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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...