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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone fixed their own bruxism? by dceddia on Saturday June 27, 2020 @11:46PM (#23666619)
Sleep apnea came up in another thread about a month ago [0] where someone posted this:

> This may sound crazy, but for those who can't tolerate a CPAP, an effective alternative is playing the didgeridoo.

They linked a study [1] that actually tested this and found it to be helpful.

0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23430332

1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360393/

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone fixed their own bruxism? by wnmurphy on Sunday June 28, 2020 @12:45AM (#23666800)
Interesting. Guessing this has to do with humming (or generally, vibration) increasing endogenous nitric oxide production ~15x [0]. Nitric oxide is a vasodilator, which could mitigate sleep apnea caused by a deviated septum.

0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12119224/

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone fixed their own bruxism? by ink_13 on Sunday June 28, 2020 @01:06AM (#23666862)
It could also just be a strengthening of the diaphragm, lungs, and throat.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone fixed their own bruxism? by graeme on Sunday June 28, 2020 @04:44PM (#23671895)
I actually have ordered a harmonica as one of my long shot attempts to fix this. Was inspired by the didgeridoo post. Apparently some hospitals use harmonicas for respiratory patients.
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