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Heal Snoring and Sleep Apnea - Sleep Apnea and Snoring Cure Wins Ig Nobel Prize
In
September 2017, the Ig Nobel prizes were once again handed out to researchers
who have contributed unusual research that nevertheless contributes valuable
knowledge to the scientific community.
The
Ig Nobel peace prize was awarded to scientists from Switzerland, Canada, the
Netherlands, and the USA for a study showing that playing a specific instrument
can both cure snoring and sleep apnea.
The
study is not new. It was published in 2006 in the journal BMJ, but since it has
just been rewarded for its ingenuity, it is worth revisiting it.
The
authors of the study identified the collapsing of the airway as one of the most
central difficulties of people struggling with sleep apnea and snoring.
They
then wondered whether people’s airways could be opened and trained to remain
open during the night by making them play wind instruments.
They
recruited 25 patients and divided them into a treatment group and a control
group.
People
in the treatment group were given didgeridoo lessons and practiced for 25
minutes, 6 days a week, which shows remarkable dedication.
The
control group remained on the waiting list for didgeridoo lessons.
The
scientists then tested their daytime sleepiness, their sleep quality (on the Pittsburgh quality of sleep index), their apnoea-hypopnoea
index score, their partner’s assessment of their sleep disturbance, and their general health-related quality of life.
Compared
to the control group, the didgeridoo player’s daytime sleepiness and apnoea-hypopnoea
scores improved significantly, and their partners reported sleeping much better
than before and being disturbed a lot less.
Following
this study, a different research team wondered in 2012 whether this would work
with other wind instruments too, publishing their study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Like
the authors of the earlier study, their hypothesis was that playing a wind
instrument could train the respiratory muscles to keep the upper airway open,
and thereby facilitate better breathing during sleep.
They
identified 906 active musicians and, through online questionnaires, asked them
about sleep apnea, snoring, general health, and instrument playing.
Musicians
who played double reed instruments were much less likely to suffer sleep apnea
and snoring than those who played non-wind instruments. The longer they had
played their double reed instruments, the less likely they were to struggle
with these.
People
who played other wind instruments did not differ significantly from those who
played non-wind instruments.
Double
reed instruments include the bassoon, the reed contrabass, and the oboe (of
which the English horn is one). They exclude the clarinet, saxophone, and
flute.
Therefore,
if you want to tackle your snoring and sleep apnea and acquire a new hobby at
the same time, learn to play one of these instruments and find out whether your
snoring or your playing irritates your partner most.
The
real interesting thing for me however is the scientific proof that you can
train your throat to stay open day and night and therefore cure snoring and
sleep apnea.
And
this is exactly what I’ve been teaching for over a decade, using my simple
throat, jaw and tongue exercises. The only difference is, you don’t have to
play music or use any kind of instrument. Plus these simple exercises work for
almost everyone.
Heal Snoring and
Sleep Apnea - Mega Snoring And Sleep Apnea Study Reveals Shocking Results
A
new study published in the journal JAMA
Neurologyrevealed
some scary results regarding snoring, sleep apnea and your cognitive health.
And
we’re not just talking memory loss!
Fortunately,
there are some things you can do about this if you act fast.
Researchers
analyzed 14 older studies regarding sleep-disordered
breathing
and cognitive health. Each study included at least 200 subjects over 40. So in
total, this mega study analyzed 4.2 million people.
Sleep-disordered
breathing is not just sleep apnea but also when snoring is loud enough to
interrupt sleep.
Those
suffering sleep-disordered breathing were 35% more likely to experience
cognitive decline.
The
cognitive skills mostly affected were concentration, understanding, attention,
clear communication, recognition of people or things, and so on.
It
also increased the participant’s chances of suffering from a loss of executive
function.
Executive
function refers to the ability to make sound decisions based on available
information, to exercise self-control, to avoid impulsiveness, to act according
to goals, and so forth.
The
good news is that previous studies have shown that people treated for sleep
apnea (using CPAP) were no more likely to suffer cognitive decline than normal
sleepers. So if you act quickly you can stop the decline in its track.
The
problem is that most people hate wearing CPAP masks. The majority of sleep
apnea users either stop using it altogether or take it off most nights – making
it completely useless.
Fortunately, there are simple jaw, throat and tongue exercises you can use instead that open up your breathing passages and eliminate both snoring and sleep apnea – often on the very first night. Learn more and test-drive these simple exercises for yourself here…
Heal Snoring and
Sleep Apnea - New Crucial Info On Sleep Apnea (new study)
New
study from researchers at Johns
Hopkins University and
published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals some
devastating facts about sleep apnea.
If
you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea or snore loudly (a clear sign of sleep
apnea), you absolutely must know about this.
Because
if you take the right action, you CAN avoid sudden death!
Researchers
recruited 31 overweight, sleep apnea sufferers who were already used to
sleeping with continuous positive airway pressure (or CPAP).
Their
objective was to learn two things:
1)
What exactly happens to your body when you have sleep apnea onsets?
2)
Are these effects caused by the sleep apnea or from being overweight?
Although
most people suffering sleep apnea are overweight, so are those with high blood
pressure, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other conditions often
linked to sleep apnea.
So
they had each of their subjects spend two nights in a sleep lab. One night they
slept with their CPAP and one without it.
While
they slept, the researchers drew and analyzed their blood every 20 minutes,
testing it for free fatty acids, triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, insulin,
cortisol, C-reactive protein (an inflammatory marker) and L-lactate (a test of
metabolism).
In
addition, they tested their blood pressure, blood vessel function, glucose
production, and glucose tolerance.
Comparing
the nights with and without the CPAP, researchers learned that withdrawal of
the CPAP immediately led to a resumption in the sleep apnea. And that
immediately caused an increase in free fatty acids, glucose, cortisol, and
systolic blood pressure.
Imagine,
just one night with the onset of sleep apnea triggered pretty much all markers
of bad health.
And
since their subjects were all overweight, we can safely assume it was the sleep
apnea, not their weight, that caused those markers to rise on the nights CPAP
wasn’t present.
Now,
although the CPAP was obviously very helpful, there is one major problem with
these results.
That
is, most people hate using CPAP. Over 80% of those with sleep apnea either stop
using it altogether or throw it off most nights – making it close to useless.
Fortunately
there is another way. One that’s even more effective than CPAP. It’s a simple set
of throat, tongue and jaw exercises that open up your breathing passage and
stop sleep apnea and snoring – often on the very first night.
Learn more and test drive these simple Stop Snoring and Sleep Apnea exercises here…
The Stop Snoring and Sleep Apnea Program
offers a revolutionary new approach to help people stop snoring. Snoring is not
only disruptive to our partners, but it poses health risks as well, especially
for people who suffer from sleep apnea.
This all-natural program will get you to shake
off your pesky and unhealthy snoring habit using only easy to perform natural
exercises.
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