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zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to And Finally...@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days ago

Conch blowing could help to alleviate sleep apnoea, study suggests

www.theguardian.com

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Conch blowing could help to alleviate sleep apnoea, study suggests

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zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to And Finally...@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days ago
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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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    I’m sure the conch sleeps very well after…

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    When I was a kid i grew up on a small farm, and we used to blow a conch shell to let everyone know it was meal time.

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      Is there a trick to it? I remember trying once as a kid and getting basically nothing.

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        It’s very similar to playing a brass instrument, basically like a bugle. The easiest way to explain it is that you kind of make “raspberries” with just your lips.

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        It has been a while since I did it regularly, but from what I remember you blow raspberries, without sticking out your tongue. There was a bit of getting your lips in the proper form.

        I used to practice after school while everyone was at work, sometimes I would sit on the living room couch watching after school cartoons and practice the conch during commercials.

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          Does this pleasure the raspberries?

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            No. The raspberries want you to stick your tongue out while you blow them.

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    Also woodwind instruments.

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      Yeah, it makes sense to train the body to maintain the airway, so I bet any kind of wind instrument or even singing would help.

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        My former pulmonologist actually recommended karaoke for me to help keep the airways strong and open.

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    Anything to avoid losing weight, huh?

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      That’s a rather unnecessary oversimplification. A lot of sleep apnoea sufferers are not overweight:

      https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5181619/

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