Snoring and Buteyko

The Buteyko Method of breathing retraining will help you to stop snoring without the need for anti snoring devices or surgery.

The majority of Buteyko Breathing Clinics course attendees achieve an improvement in their snoring and reduction in sleep apnoea episodes within the first few days of the programme. With functional breathing restored, snoring and sleep apnoeas reduce and normal sleep patterns return.

It was pleasing to read John Roughan’s article, As easy as drawing breath, The New Zealand Herald, Saturday 9 October, and learn that a tip he learned on the Buteyko course he did in 2006 has helped control his sleep apnoea.

He says he found it difficult to stick with the six-week programme of exercises but the suggestion to sleep with a strip of tape on his mouth helped him control his sleep apnoea. However, breathing through the nose is not the full answer to a complex and potentially serious health issue like sleep apnoea.

The exercises do take commitment: forty-five minutes of breathing exercises a day for six weeks will help overcome sleep apnoea, reduce the snoring, and make a noticeable improvement to overall health.

Unfortunately most people are unaware that snoring and sleep apnoea may be the result of a faulty breathing pattern and that learning a breathing technique like Buteyko can help resolve the problem.

Hopefully articles like this will encourage some to try this natural drug-free alternative to CPAP machines, mandibular splints and surgery. The solution is right under your nose. 

Phone us at the Buteyko Breathing Clinic, Auckland on 09-360 6291 if you would like to book a private consultation or course with Glenn or to learn more about the programme.