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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A small but striking new trial from Jaipur suggests that an ancient Indian breathing practice, viz. that of blowing through a ...

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

For thousands of years, yogis across India have raised a spiralled seashell to their lips, taken a deep breath, and released a resonant, echoing note. This is known as conch or shankh blowing, an ...

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 ...

KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.