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Acupuncture Treats Sleep Apnea - New Research
"A recent study shows that acupuncture as a treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) has immediate effects in reducing nocturnal respiratory events,
sleep disruptions, and desaturations (low oxygen levels in the blood). The
researchers hypothesize that this improvement is due to acupuncture’s effects on
serotonergic pathways and also acupuncture’s anti-inflammatory effects. .... The
researchers note that the acupuncture points of the neck are of specific
interest because they stimulate the genioglossus muscle (secondarily, the
mylohyoid muscle) on deep insertion. They note that stimulation of this lingual
muscle affects airflow dynamics and may be a key reason as to why acupuncture is
effective for improving the symptoms of patients with sleep
apnea."
apnea (OSA) has immediate effects in reducing nocturnal respiratory events,
sleep disruptions, and desaturations (low oxygen levels in the blood). The
researchers hypothesize that this improvement is due to acupuncture’s effects on
serotonergic pathways and also acupuncture’s anti-inflammatory effects. .... The
researchers note that the acupuncture points of the neck are of specific
interest because they stimulate the genioglossus muscle (secondarily, the
mylohyoid muscle) on deep insertion. They note that stimulation of this lingual
muscle affects airflow dynamics and may be a key reason as to why acupuncture is
effective for improving the symptoms of patients with sleep
apnea."
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Permalink Reply by Steven Y. Park, MD on
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Thanks for sharing. These are the same doctors that published the original article a few years ago on acupuncture for sleep apnea where the overall AHI was lowered about 50%. Just goes to show that acupuncture can significantly alter your nervous system. It cured my knee pain when traditional options didn't work.
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Permalink Reply by Rooster on
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I might look into this as an adjunct to improve CPAP therapy. The big questions would be cost, frequency of treatment needed, and availability of skilled practitioners.
With a data-capable CPAP and software and recording pulse-oximeter I could experiment to see if acupuncture allowed me to lower my pressure and still achieve a better therapy.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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Rooster, keep us posted. As you said for one thing the availability of sufficiently skilled practitioners may be a problem.
Mary Z.
Rooster said:I might look into this as an adjunct to improve CPAP therapy. The big questions would be cost, frequency of treatment needed, and availability of skilled practitioners.
With a data-capable CPAP and software and recording pulse-oximeter I could experiment to see if acupuncture allowed me to lower my pressure and still achieve a better therapy.
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