Blowing In A Conch Shell Helps Treat Dangerous Snoring Symptoms For Folks With Sleep Apnea, Says Study

Blowing In A Conch Shell Helps Treat Dangerous Snoring Symptoms For Folks With Sleep Apnea, Says Study

Blowing In A Conch Shell Helps Treat Dangerous Snoring Symptoms For Folks With Sleep Apnea, Says Study Illustration– Blowing a Conch Shell via Wikihow (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license) Blowing through a conch shell could help treat a potentially deadly snoring condition, according to new research from India. Patients who took part in the ancient practice regularly for six months experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common sleep disorder where breathing stops repeatedly during the night due to a blocked airway. It leads to loud snoring, restless sleep, and daytime sleepiness, and can increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Blowing the conch shell, called shankh blowing, has been part of Indian culture for thousands of years. The new study, published in the European Respiratory Society’s ERJ Open Research, showed that people with moderate OSA who practiced shankh blowing slept better and felt more alert during the day, …