Researchers say the practice might provide a simpler and low-cost alternative to the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, though trials with more participants are needed ...

Among adults with moderate obstructive sleep apnea, forceful exhalation through a conch shell, or shankh, for 6 months ...

Conch shell blowing eased sleep apnea symptoms and improved sleep quality. The practice may provide a simple alternative to machines or medication. A small randomized controlled trial published in ERJ ...

Regularly blowing through a conch shell for six months significantly improved sleep among a small group of people with sleep apnea, researchers in India found. Photo by Kitreel/Adobe Stock/HealthDay ...

People who play certain wind instruments, like the didgeridoo, may find it easier to breathe while sleeping, according to emerging research. A new randomized controlled trial suggests that blowing ...

Sleep apnea is a real pain. You know, that annoying condition where your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you’re trying to catch some Z’s? It messes with your sleep quality, leaves you ...

By Stephen Beech Blowing through a conch shell could help to treat a potentially deadly snoring condition, according to new research. Patients who took part in the ancient practice regularly for six ...

Snoring is not just annoying for the people we share our beds with, it can be a sign of a serious sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Besides snoring, OSA shows itself through ...

Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnoea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story ...

The Shankha, or Conch shell, holds significance in Indian tradition and modern science. It is blown in religious ceremonies and believed to provide we ...

Blowing through a conch shell could help to treat a potentially deadly snoring condition, according to new research. Patients who took part in the ancient practice regularly for six months experienced ...