Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
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Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
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Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#2But what if the virus happens to like your humming?
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#3I learned about this and many other techniques from the book "The Oxygen Advantage". It definitely makes a big difference but I wouldn't say that it completely resolved it but then I haven't been practicing consistently.
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#4Singing may reduce snoring
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11068344/
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#5But what if the virus happens to like your humming?
I'm imagining a group of zen little viruses all sitting in lotus position.
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#6From (2006). Since then it's had 23 cites, mostly in the context of alternative medicine. The one study that seemed to investigate it[1] dismissed it in passing.
The guy publishes a lot in Medical Hypotheses, on a wide range of topics (topical gallium for arthritis, taurine for cardiac arrythmia, magnesium for depression). The email address is at "coldcure.com".
Which strikes me as having a whiff of crankery to it, but I'm far from my domain of expertise.
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghamartaj_Khanbabaee/pu...
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#7Hmmmmm
In all seriousness, this is rather interesting. Fungus can cause chronic nasal irritation. Nasal nitric oxide (a naturally-generated fungicide) increases 15- to 20-fold by humming compared with quiet exhalation. It's a small dataset, but an interesting hypothesis/finding.
I was hoping it'd be more applicable to my situation (exercise-induced rhinitis).
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#8An hour a day is a lot. However, as someone who suffers from allergies and is not able to control symptoms with allergy medications alone, I am willing to give it a try (although this method is intended to treat irritation from fungus). Incidentally, this reminds me of something very similar for treating COPD called the "Lung Flute". It also works by using low frequency vibrations to clear the airways in the lungs.
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#9I found, through a coincidence, that lip trills really seemed to open up my sinuses. I wonder if this is related?
Re: Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006)
#10This is meat, and I'll be forwarding it to my ENT and allergist. I have chronic sinus issues that so far have yet to respond to much.