Posted on 12/22/2005 9:24:19 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LONDON (Reuters) - Kept awake at night by a snoring partner? The answer to your woes could lie -- believe it or not -- with the Australian didgeridoo.
Researchers in Switzerland examined 25 patients who suffered from snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, both common sleep disorders.
Half the group were given daily lessons in playing the didgeridoo, a wind instrument about 1.5 meters (yards) long which originated in northern Australia and is traditionally made from the trunk of a tree hollowed out by termites.
The study, published in the British Medical Journal's online edition on Friday, found that those who played the unusual instrument over a four-month trial period saw a significant improvement in their daytime sleepiness and apnea.
Their partners also reported less disturbance from snoring.
The researchers said training the upper airways through the breathing techniques required to play the didgeridoo was behind the improvement.
"Our results may give hope to many people with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and snoring, as well as their partners," the report's authors said.
An Aboriginal performer plays the didgeridoo as Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, his wife Princess Mary, Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, Danish Minister of Culture Brian Mikkelesen and Elaine Wexoe look in Sydney, in this March 7, 2005 file photo. Researchers in Switzerland found that those who played the unusual instrument over a four-month trial period saw a significant improvement in their daytime sleepiness and apnea. REUTERS/Will Burgess
Ping to a fun story...
Does "Rite Aid" sell them over the counter :-)
So I gotta choose between listening to that all day, or snoring all night?
most women wouldn't snore, if they had an interesting didgeredoo to contemplate. ;-)
Well, I'm lucky – I don't snore and I don't have a partner, lol.
Hahahaha, you're funny! LOL.
This begs the question:
What instrument would be a curative for sneezing?
The bongo? LOL.
Hmmmm, sitting in the living room and playing the bongos while singing "Babalu"...
Yes, but I meant just one not two, LOL.
I still haven't gotten the hand of circular breathing...but love the sound of these instruments.
Well,tie me kangaroo down sport! Someone very near and dear to me needs one of these! Amazon sell them?
OMG! LOL!!!
It is always fun to bring Desi into a thread...
Speaking of Desi, you can always use a pair or maracas to cure some maladies.
LOL!
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