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Re:Daily 'Breath Training' can work as well as Meds to reduc... by Trouble_007 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @02:57AM (#32921630)
>through a narrow straw

You can just use the palm of your hand over your mouth,

however to determine if you you are making progress, you make like a meter to measure your performance.

A Spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the Volume of air Inspired and Expired by the lungs : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirometer

What Is an Incentive Spirometer? : https://www.webmd.com/lung/lung-incentive-spirometer

Edit add; the palm of

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Re:Daily 'Breath Training' can work as well as Meds to reduc... by reacweb on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:41AM (#32921901)
Maybe playing the recorder or inflating balloons is as effective.
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Re:Daily 'Breath Training' can work as well as Meds to reduc... by Trouble_007 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:21AM (#32922152)
Inhalation & Exhalation resistance is required.
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