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What causes snoring? Why does an airway collapse during sleep?How does a mild snoring problem progress to heavy snoring over time and then to a diagnosis of sleep apnea, even in people of normal weight? The first thing you need to know is that snoring and sleep apnea do not occur in people with a normal breathing pattern. People who snore and have sleep apnea do not breathe correctly. No exceptions. Research shows they breathe 2-3 times more air per minute than is normal, both when AWAKE and ASLEEP. Rapid inhalation of air during sleep, when the throat muscle are relaxed, causes vibration and turbulence in the throat (snoring), and may create a suction effect on the throat sufficient to obstruct breathing. This book, lays out the facts about the dysfunctional breathing patterns that underlie snoring and sleep apnea, shows you how to identify what faulty breathing patterns you may have, and how to change them step-by-step to a more normal breathing pattern. YOU CAN CHANGE THE WAY YOU BREATHE.Physiotherapist Tess Graham has over 23 years of clinical experience in breathing retraining, and has helped thousands of sufferers of sleep-breathing disorders. Many of the people she worked with had struggled to adjust to CPAP machines. In this practical guide she reveals the nine habits that can help you to overcome the dysfunctional breathing linked to sleep apnea and snoring and get you back to gentle, silent, rhythmic breathing. Her program is quick, do-able and highly effective. The book contains case studies, including with pre-and post-breathing retraining sleep studies, showing the effectiveness of the breathing retraining approach with snoring and serious sleep apnea. “This book is an invaluable resource. Its easy-to-follow program shows us how to breathe the way nature intended – silently, gently and rhythmically.” Dr Ross G T Walker, FRACP. Consultant Cardiologist. "This book gives a full description of the technique for getting your breathing right as well as wonderful case studies of people who have been relieved from the debilitating effects of poor sleep, snoring and sleep apnoea. My patients have found it extremely helpful and I'm so pleased to have this resource to recommend to them.” Dr Kim Glass, MB ChB.