Gina Pepitone-Mattiello continues her month long series on different therapies to treat sleep breathing disorders in today’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, by looking at positional therapy as well as the use of one of the oldest known wind instruments, the didgeridoo.
Episode Highlights:
- The didgeridoo and circular breathing
- The findings of a study looking at their effects on sleep
- The many types of positional therapy and some tips and tricks that may help
Quotes:
“It helps you to do circular breathing.”
“This could be a natural sleep apnea therapy, and the participants were very excited to be part of the study.”
“It’s actually a pretty cool instrument.”
“Something as simple as playing an ancient aboriginal instrument can not only be fun, but it can strengthen your airway muscles, and it can improve your sleep.”
“The didgeridoo has been used to treat sleep apnea and it has been shown to be effective in part because of the strengthening of the…muscles of the throat as well as the muscles of the tongue.”
“There definitely is some validity to playing the didgeridoo.”
“There is actually a valid study that proves that being elbowed more at night can show that you’re more likely to have sleep apnea.”
Links:
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
The Utility of the Elbow Sign in the Diagnosis of OSA: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(15)34363-4/abstract
More Get a Gasp Podcast Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
