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How to Reduce Sleep Apnea Symptoms: These Simple Steps Can Help You Breathe Easy Every Night


Sleep Apnea giving you a rough night’s rest? Check out what the experts have to say about how you can reduce symptoms and sleep, breathe and feel better.

While a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine is the most common treatment for breathing that stops and restarts multiple times during sleep, an alternative may be trying an oral appliance. Per the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: “Exercises for your mouth and facial muscles, called orofacial therapy, may also be an effective treatment. “Perhaps one of the least expected home remedies, singing or playing a wind instrument may improve OSA by strengthening the airway muscles that support breathing,” point out the folks at SleepApnea.org.

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