From ABC News Online – Friday, Decemeber 23, 2005

Kept awake at night by a snoring partner?  The answer to your woes could lie within the Didgeridoo.  Researchers in Switzerland have examined 25 patients who suffered from snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, both common sleep disorders.

Half the group were given daily lessons in playing the didgeridoo.

The study, published in the British Medical Journal’s online edition, found those who played the wind instrument over a four-month trial period saw a significant improvement in their daytime sleepiness and apnoea.  Their partners also reported less disturbance from snoring.

The researchers said training the upper airways through the breathing techniques required to play the didgeridoo was behind the improvement.  “Our results may give hope to many people with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and snoring, as well as their partners,” the report’s authors said.

- Reuters

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