"A didgeri-what?" you ask. While aborigines in Australia have been
playing this long wooden trumpet for centuries, it's just recently
been redefined as a modern-day medical device. Researchers reporting
in the British Medical Journal evaluated 25 people with sleep apnea--
a breath-stealing condition caused by flabby throat muscles--and
found that those who took 4 months of didgeridoo (DIH-jeh-ree-doo)
lessons had about 31/2 times less daytime sleepiness than the folks
who didn't blow their own horns. The newly minted musicians also
snored significantly less. Credit this uncommon cure to vibrations
that exercise tissue in the mouth and throat, says researcher Milo
Puhan, Ph.D. "When these muscles are strengthened, the tongue has
less tendency to obstruct the airway."
Friday, January 11, 2008
Fight Snoring?!?!
Treat Sleep Apnea with a Didgeridoo
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment