Sleep Apnea Exercise

“Give Me 20 Minutes ADay and I’ll Show You

How to Cure YourSleep Apnea ThroughScientifically-Proven

Mouth and ThroatExercises”

From the desk of:Marc MacDonald, M.Sc.Ottawa, Canada

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Dear Fellow Sleep Apnea Sufferer,

If you’re reading this website, you’ve probably triedevery sleep apnea treatment under the sun…butyour sleep apnea is as bad as ever.

You might have tried:

CPAP (but you couldn’t stand sleeping with thatdamn mask on your face)

Losing weight (but that didn’t last very long)

Dental appliances (uncomfortable and often noteffective)

Surgery (sometimes effective, but often notpermanent)

Despite trying all sorts of treatments, you still havesleep apnea – and it’s making your health worse by theweek.

The fact is, there ARE sleep apnea treatments thatdon’t involve putting equipment on your face, going

Isn’t There a Simple andInexpensive Apnea

Treatment That I Can Doat Home?

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under the knife, or other drastic measures.

These treatments are proven to help cure (orsignificantly reduce) sleep apnea – but many doctorsdon’t recommend them

Why?

Simply put, many doctors don’t know about thesetreatments. They aren’t trained in medical school on therange of sleep apnea treatments available today. Sothey prescribe CPAP as a “knee-jerk” solution.

Now, don’t get me wrong – CPAP can be a highlyeffective treatment for sleep apnea. But there are somany drawbacks to CPAP that it’s just not worth it formany people.

I’m talking about side effects like:

Claustrophobia

Sinus infections

Dry mouth

Headaches

And that’s not to mention the biggest drawback ofCPAP: you’re sleeping with a mask, tube, and otherequipment attached to your body!

How natural is that? Not very, in my opinion – and theopinion of thousands of people who subscribe to mywebsite, www.ApneaTreatmentGuide.com.

But here’s the good news: there ARE sleep apneatreatments that are completely natural; that don’trequire expensive and uncomfortable equipment; that

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can be done in your own home; and that are backed byscientific studies to help cure sleep apnea.

Sandy Thomas - C.E. (Sandy) Thomas, Ph.D.Clean Energy Consultant (former President ofH2Gen Innovations, Inc.)

“I can now say that Ihave been cured.Thank you! Thankyou! Thank you!”

Dear Marc,

I have been planning towrite to you for severalweeks. I was

diagnosed with severe sleep apnea lastDecember, and endured six weeks of CPAPtreatment that provided no relief.

Then I purchased your piece about alternativetreatments. I can now say that I have been cured.Thank you! Thank you! thank you!

I no longer have to endure the dreaded CPAPmask, and can now sleep as a normal humanbeing.

I have regained my ability to sleep solely byusing your recommended breathing exercises.

(I was going to try acupuncture next, butfortunately didn’t have to pay for that option.)Thanks again for bringing natural sleep back intomy life! Sincerely,

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Dr. Brian Wright Speech Language PathologistEmail: slpbrian.w at gmail dot com

“Well done on a greatpiece of work!”

Thank you for sendingme the initial draft ofyour ebook/guide. I’vehad a good read andmust admit it’s certainlya guide to be proud of.

The writing ‘voice’ isfriendly and/ informative

without being condescending, the whole guidehas a positive thread running through it and nonegativity which is good.

Love the conclusion and especially like the pointof telling people they’re not alone with their OSA,very important.

There are helpful references throughout and thecase studies are a great human touchaddition……by the way I recognise these peopleso I’m guessing I’ve seen them somewhere alongthe way!

Really like the images and illustrations…..laughedat the woman with her mouth taped shut, addshumour but doesn’t undermine the serious issueof OSA.

Personally I really like it and actually wouldn’t alteranything. The balance is spot onperfect…..relaxed but helpful.

Well done on a great piece of work!

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Curious?

Read on to learn more!

MY STORY: FROM CPAP to WEIGHT LOSS to…THROAT EXERCISES?

Since starting Apnea Treatment Guide in 2008, I’ve

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spent hundreds of hours researching apnea treatmentsthat DON’T involve CPAP.

That’s led me to discover many fascinating treatmentsthat are proven to help cure sleep apnea. But by far themost promising treatment is something called “orofacialexercises”.

What are orofacial exercises? I’ll give you a detaileddescription in a moment. But first, allow me to explainwhy most people have sleep apnea in the first place.

WHY MOST PEOPLEHAVE SLEEP APNEA

(AND SNORE)

The vast majority of people with sleep apnea sufferfrom what’s called “obstructive sleep apnea”, or OSA (asmall percentage of people have “central sleepapnea”. Central sleep apnea is very different fromOSA, and is caused by neurological factors. I’ll betalking only about obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA,here).

When obstructive sleep apnea occurs, the tissues inyour upper throat relax and collapse together whileyou’re sleeping. This blocks the air’s passagetemporarily.

Here’s how it happens while you’re asleep:

Travelling to the lungs, the air will make itsjourney via the nose, mouth and throat (all knownas the ‘upper airway’)

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Normally the rear of a person’s throat is soft andnaturally falls inward when the person breathes.

Muscles in the throat will be working against thecollapse, trying to maintain an open airway.

When the tissues at the rear of the throat collapseand become temporarily blocked off, apnea willhappen and the person’s breathing is halted(“apnea” is a Greek word that means “cessationof breath”).

Apnea can also occur if a person has a tonguethat is too thick, or a soft palate (the back part ofthe top of your throat) that is flabby.

There’s also a connection with snoring here. Flabbytissues in the mouth and throat not only collapse whenyou fall asleep. They also VIBRATE – which is whatcauses snoring.

So the key to conquering obstructive sleep apnea (and

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snoring) is to have STRONG muscles to keep yourthroat open while you sleep – muscles in your throat,tongue and soft palate.

Let’s move on to HOW you can strengthen thosemuscles.

HOW CAN EXERCISECURE MY SLEEP APNEA

AND SNORING?

As I said, the main reason people do exercises forobstructive sleep apnea is to build and strengthen themuscles located around their airway.

By doing these exercises, the airway is a lot less likelyto completely collapse and become blocked off duringsleep.

So what kinds of exercises strengthen the airway?

Here are the main categories of exercises, for eachbody area:

Tongue exercises: many people don’t realizethat the tongue is a muscle. If the tonguebecomes weak it can drop into the throat, causingan airway blockage. Tongue exercises assist inbuilding the tongue’s tone and strength.

Jaw exercises: a tense jaw can contribute toobstructive sleep apnea. If the jaw is tight it canplace pressure directly on the breathingpassages. Jaw exercises will help to loosen andrelax the jaw muscles.