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Can You Reduce Snoring With An App?
Written By Brian Krohn / Reviewed By Ray Spotts
Minnesota-based medical technology company Soundly recently launched the first app-based therapy clinically proven to reduce snoring by simply playing a mobile game for 15 minutes a day for six to 12 weeks. In partnership with the University of Minnesota's Sleep Centers and the Medical Devices Center, researchers recently demonstrated the ability to reduce snoring through a noninvasive therapy facilitated by a smartphone game called Soundly.
The Link Between Snoring And Other Health Risks
Snoring could be more than just a nighttime frustration, say researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Even without sleep apnea and the problems associated with it, snoring may put you at a greater risk of having carotid artery thickening or abnormalities and the risk may be greater than for people who smoke, have high cholesterol or are overweight. The study revealed that changes in the carotid artery are likely due to trauma and subsequent inflammation caused by vibrations from snoring even for snorers without sleep apne...