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#364. Nasal Breathing to Regulate Stress, Improve Sleep, & Improve Performance with Patrick McKeown

The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

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The Impact of Nasal Breathing on Sleep Apnea

This chapter explores how nasal breathing can effectively decrease sleep apnea by discussing the impact of airway anatomy, tongue and mouth position, reduced breathing resistance, increased lung volume, reduced throat collapse risk, and the influence of breathing patterns and carbon dioxide sensitivity on loop gain. The importance of further research in this field is also highlighted.

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