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Ruth Jones

Blowing into a conch could be new, accessible treatment for sleep apnea, says research

A man wearing a laurel holds a conch shell to his lips and blows into it, practicing the ancient ritual of shankh breathing.

An ancient ritual that involves blowing air into a conch shell could be a new method for treating the common sleep condition obstructive sleep apnea, new research has found.

Drawing from the yogic ritual of 'shankh blowing', this method encourages a practitioner to inhale deeply and exhale forcefully into a spiral conch shell.

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