A melody to stop snoring?

Snoring is produced by a vibration of the soft tissues that exist in the throat (soft palate, located on the back of the throat, and bell), as indicated by the otolaryngologist and professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Claudio Haissiner. For this reason, the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and overweight prevent you from snoring.

In accordance with Germán Peces-Barba, expert in sleep disorders of Neuromadrid, snoring is more common in women than in men, and this is because estrogen or female hormones prevent sleep muscles neck relax as is the case of men.

 

A melody to stop snoring?

In an investigation, prepared by the University of Exter and published by the magazine Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, It was revealed that singing can serve as therapy to reduce some types of snoring.

The finding was made after the choir director Alise Ojay He will design a series of vocal exercises for a friend with apnea, which showed improvement after three months of performing them.

For Malcolm Hilton, otolaryngologist and principal author of the study, singing helps to reduce snoring as it strengthens the weakened muscles of the throat. In addition, the 30 participants of the study showed a long-term improvement.

These guttural exercises consist basically of singing the word onomatopoeic "unga" in different tones, and they must be done during 12 minutes a day the first month and 18 minutes in the consecutive months, when the routine is well known.

Stopping snoring can not only promote your sleep, it will also help your relationship as it is equally affected by this problem. Why do not you try to sing a little before going to sleep?