Nov 24, 2015 | Anxiety, Asthma, Asthma and Exercise, Asthma and Food, Exercises to Combat Asthma, Exercises to Combat Sleep Disorders, History of Buteyko, How is Your Breathing, Information about Buteyko, Science of Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disorders, The Facts About Asthma, What is Insomnia?, What is Sleep Apnea?, What is Snoring?, Your Breathing Muscles
When we take a breath of fresh air into our lungs, oxygen passes from the lungs to the blood where it is picked up and carried through the blood vessels by a molecule called haemoglobin. This oxygen-rich blood is then pumped by the heart throughout the body so that...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, Mouth Breathing, Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?
It is inevitable that a child with a blocked nose will breathe through his mouth. Mouth breathing children often develop poor facial structures such as undeveloped chins, narrow faces and nostrils, crooked teeth, sunken cheeks and eyes, and larger noses. When a...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?, What is Snoring?
Konstantin Buteyko discovered that the best position to sleep was on the left hand side or on the tummy. Ventilation is reduced while sleeping on the left-hand side given the position of the heart and on the tummy given the weight of the body restricting...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disorders
Allergic rhinitis is an extremely common health problem affecting up to 40 million in the United States and between 10–25% of the World’s population1 with the actual prevalence varying within and among countries. Typical symptoms of rhinitis include nasal congestion,...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders
Here, we examine the literature to determine whether sleeping with the mouth open is a causal factor for snoring and sleep apnoea. “Open-mouth breathing during sleep is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and is associated with increased disease...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnoea is increasing in prevalence, and this trend shows no signs of abating. In a paper published in the Chest Journal, Lawrence et al. wrote, “the demand for sleep medicine services has grown tremendously during the last decade and will likely...
