My Life and Sleep Apnea

The cause of sleep apnea comes down to the blockage of the airway in the back of your throat. When you are trying to sleep the loose tissues in the throat collapses causing you to stop breathing, which in turn sends a signal to the brain that you better wake up fast. You fall asleep again and in a few short minutes you wake up again, this pattern will happen all night. There are many ways to cure this, using the Cpap machine is common and surgery is sometimes needed if the blockage is severe. Something else you may try is to strengthen the muscles in the back of your throat by doing mouth exercises. Quick exercises that you could try: Stick your tongue straight out and hold it for 2 seconds, do this 5 times.  Stick your tongue out and move it from side to side, do this 10 times.  Make a big smile and hold it for 2 seconds, do this 10 times.  Move your tongue back and forth from one side of your mouth to another.  circle your mouth with your tongue make su...

I read quite a bit about sleep apnea, but this is entirely new to me. There have been reports that playing the didgeridoo can help with sleep apnea. What is a didgeridoo? A didgeridoo is a wind instrument from the Aboriginal tribes in Northern Australia. It is a long wooden instrument made from Eucalyptus trees. So how does it benefit sleep apnea patients? A 2005 study in Switzerland found that playing the didgeridoo helps with daytime sleepiness and sleep apnea. The researchers also concluded that training the upper airway might reduce its collapsibility during sleep. If you aren’t living in Northern Australia, you can still buy a didgeridoo online. http://www.didgeridoostore.com/ It might be worth a try. After I try the throat exercises, I might buy a didgeridoo. Feel free to comment and please subscribe to my RSS Feed thanks