Ancient Practice of Blowing through Conch Shell Might Help Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Upper airway muscle training by blowing shankh improves subjective measurements of daytime sleepiness and sleep quality with improvement in objective measures of severity of obstructive sleep apnea. Image credit: Sharma et al., doi: 10.1183/23120541.00258-2025.

Improvements in daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, and apnea-hypopnea index observed in a new study suggest that respiratory muscle training through shankh (conch shell) blowing may emerge as a novel therapeutic option for managing symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in the future.

The post Ancient Practice of Blowing through Conch Shell Might Help Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

0 Comments
scroll to top