A small study out of India suggests that blowing into a conch shell—a practice rooted in Indian tradition—may provide relief for people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, the most common ...

People with a common sleep disorder may find relief through a surprising, simple and natural source: blowing through a conch shell. Researchers have recently found that conch or shankh blowing on a ...

A Canadian woman and a pediatric cardiologist from Georgia won the men’s and women’s contests at Key West’s annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, using different techniques to impress Saturday’s judges.

Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story certainly grabbed my attention. My first reaction was skepticism—sleep specialists ...

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Michael Wachter, left, and Georgann Wachter perform during the Conch Shell Blowing Contest, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. The ...

Blowing a conch shell regularly could help reduce the symptoms of a dangerous sleep condition, according to new research. Shankh blowing is an ancient Indian practice used by yogis for thousands of ...

BLOWING through a conch shell for 15 minutes, five days a week, could reduce snoring, according to research. The exercise made people more alert during the day, with fewer breathing problems at night.

Blowing a conch shell improved moderate obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in a small randomized trial. Sleep quality and apnea-hypopnea index also improved with conch blowing. A larger, more diverse ...

More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Peruvian culture fashioned conch shells into instruments, creating sounds rarely heard in music. Back in 2001, archaeologists uncovered twenty of these marine ...

The ancient practice of blowing through a conch shell could help to reduce dangerous symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—offering an alternative to medication and machines. People with a ...

People who practiced blowing through a conch shell regularly for six months experienced a reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a small randomized controlled trial ...