March 2006 Readers Digest reported that playing the Didgeridoo helped folks with moderate obstructive Sleep Apneoa.

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Bedtime Heavy Breathing

Who'd have dreamt that the resonant sounds of the didgeridoo could ease you into a good night's sleep? That's only the case, however, if you learn to play the traditional instrument yourself.

Swiss researchers ran a trial involving 25 adults with moderate obstructive Sleep Apneoa. They found that playing the didgeridoo for 25 minutes a day for 4 months helped helped reduce snoring & the daytime sleepiness associated with the condition, which causes the throat to close & the patient to stop breathing momentarily during sleep.

Melbourne sleep expert Professor Matthew Naughton says the circular breathing used in playing wind instruments could improve upper-airway muscle tone & exercise the glottis, which may be a good thing in snorers.

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sandra (who has moderate obstructive sleep apnoea but has not yet learned the didg.)