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Sleep apnea came up in another thread about a month ago [0] where someone posted this: > This may sound crazy, but for those who can't tolerate a CPAP, an effe
by dceddia 6y ago
Sleep apnea came up in another thread about a month ago [0] where someone posted this:
> This may sound crazy, but for those who can't tolerate a CPAP, an effective alternative is playing the didgeridoo.
They linked a study [1] that actually tested this and found it to be helpful.
0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23430332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23430332
1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360393/
- wnmurphy 6y agoInteresting. Guessing this has to do with humming (or generally, vibration) increasing endogenous nitric oxide production ~15x [0]. Nitric oxide is a vasodilator, which could mitigate sleep apnea caused by a deviated septum. 0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12119224/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12119224/
- ink_13 6y agoIt could also just be a strengthening of the diaphragm, lungs, and throat.
- graeme 6y agoI actually have ordered a harmonica as one of my long shot attempts to fix this. Was inspired by the didgeridoo post. Apparently some hospitals use harmonicas for respiratory patients.