Didgeridoo Didjeridu

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Swiss researchers reported in 2006 that playing the didgeridoo, reduces snoring. The didgeridoo is a musical instrument that gives rise to a droning sound. It is a conventional instrument of Australian Aborigines.

The study was prompted after a didgeridoo instructor reported that some of his students experienced less snoring and daytime tiredness after practicing for a few months.

Dr Milo Pulan, a scientist at the University of Zurich, had half his exploration players learn to play the didgeridoo for 25 minutes each day, while half did not.

Commonly called a “didge”, didge players initial learned how to place their lips over the instrument and maintain a note for 20 to 30 seconds.. They also learned circular breathing, which is a technique that allows the didge player to hold an unbroken sound for long periods, by inhaling air through the nose while continuing airflow through the didge. The cheeks are used as bellows.

Over the four-month trial, the exploration players who played, experienced a significant betterment in their daytime tiredness and snoring.

The researchers believe that the breathing proficiencies learned to play the didge, tones the upper airways.

This finding may be consistent with another preliminary study that found a decrease in snoring in people who sang specific singing exercises for 20 minutes a day over three months. Singing may aid to improve muscle control of the soft palate and upper throat.

It may be more comfortable to find a singing teacher than a didgeridoo teacher, and of course, you already have the instrument, so this may be a suitable system for stubborn snorers.