Anyone else playing the didgeridoo to help with apnea?

[Todds]

I bought a didgeridoo (musical wind instrument from Australia) a few months ago to help relieve my symptoms. There was a study published in the British Medical Journal that said most of the apnea patients in the study gained significant improvement in daytime sleepiness and breathing. Anybody else out there try this yet? I have to say that, for something that is also a lot of fun, I can really tell the difference myself. Just want to know if there are others out there experiencing similar results.

For those who don't know what a didgeridoo is... well, it's an ancient areophone instrument that's played by vibrating your lips into a mouthpiece at the top end. The sound is a low droning, humming sound that you create rhythms with. They are made from naturally hollowed eucalyptus trees. There are no songs to remember or notes to play, so it's very intuitive to teach yourself how to play one.

It's the type of breathing that you do when you play the didgeridoo that seems to excerize and tone up all that flappiness in the back of your throat. I slpet without my muzzle for the first time in 2 years ast night.

[Todds]

Oh yeah, I for got to mention where to read the article from the British Medical Journal. Here's a link: http://www.laoutback.com/images/parts/SnoringPopUp.html

[Guest]

Todds - How ya doin mate, alright?
You live alone, correct?

[Todds]

No, I'm married. You play the didgeridoo as well?

[JPZeller]

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Count me in.

[Todds]

If you live in the Los Angeles area there's a free class every month to teach you how to play the didgeridoo. Here's the calender from the website: http://www.laoutback.com/didgeridoo/events/events.html

[GoofyUT]

Old thread raised by spammers.

[cpapjack]

Old thread raised by spammers.

How so. The date on the first post of this topic is today. Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:56 pm

[GoofyUT]

My apologies. I posted to the wrong thread.

[cpapjack]

My apologies. I posted to the wrong thread.

Quite alright. Although, when I first read it, it kinda did sound like it might've been spam.

[Todds]

How on earth would be spamming on a topic like this? I don't think WalMart sells didgeridoos.

[cpapjack]

How on earth would be spamming on a topic like this? I don't think WalMart sells didgeridoos.

I dunno. I never heard of a didgeridoo. No offense intended.

[Todds]

Here's a link that explains about what a didgeridoo is, and how to play one: http://www.laoutback.com/didgeridoo/edu ... eGuide.htm

[Ric]

Todds, your suggestion is spot on, didges are well known to this crowd:

URL: Anyone tried tongue and throat exercises?

-Ric

[OSAGuy]

Don't know if the original post regarding the Didgeridoo is SPAM or not but mine isn;t. I read an articile a while back regarding this. It did in fact talk about a didgeridoo possibly helping with OSA. I thought it was interesting but haven;t tried it - Also don't intend to try it, as I am quite happy with the results I'm getting with my APAP.