Each evening, Kathmandu’s Bagmati banks glow with sankha sounds and gokul dhoop,offering pilgrims, travellers, and seekers a ...

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

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

Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story certainly grabbed my attention. My first reaction was skepticism—sleep specialists ...

JUST DIET, MAKING THE DIFFERENCE, AND SLEEP APNEA HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE STOPS BREATHING FOR SHORT TIMES AS THEY SLEEP, AND THE MOST COMMON IS CALLED OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, OR OSA, FOR SHORT. NOW, A ...

A centuries-old tradition may soon find a place in modern medicine. Researchers have discovered that a simple breathing exercise involving a conch shell can ease symptoms of a common sleep disorder.

A new study suggests that blowing a conch shell daily may help improve sleep for those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The research, published as a randomized controlled trial, explored how ...

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Aug. 20 (UPI) --Tight control over blood pressure is not only good for patients, but is also cost-effective health care, a new study says. Controlling blood pressure to below 120 systolic prevents ...

Still, it turned out that parents of full-term babies also struggle with sleep - in some cases just as much. Insomnia is more than just poor sleep It's normal to sleep poorly with a newborn in the ...