Recap: 1. Push your tongue forward as far as you can for 5 seconds 3X or more 2. Push your tongue upward (inside your mouth) for 5 seconds 3x or more 3. Push the tongue to the left and right side of your mouth for 5 seconds 3x each 4. Pull your tongue downward for at least 5 seconds 3 times 5. Push your tongue against your front teeth and try to swallow. (This is so you can copy and probably paste it to your daily schedule so you don't forget to do it daily like me, thanks doc❤)
Guys please trust me, this man is giving everything he has got to better your life...these exercises are the only way out to heal yourself from OSA. He is Legit. Thank you Sir 🙏🏻
i too have been suffering from sleep apnea, my daughter and her husband are doctors, they advised to straightaway go for CPAP. But i dared to try to overcome this problem. it is at this juncture that i saw this video and started these exercises from the very next day. now, about 45 days i am better. and i tell you that every day i improving. thank you doctor, yoi are helping people like an angel.
I think you are an intelligent, compassionate, amazing Dr. who actually has common sense and brains. This is what has happened to me for years. They sent me to a dentist, an ENT, and not for nothing they told me they had no idea why I had sleep apnea. I thought it was a worthless sleep study she woke me 5 times during the night and sent me home in the middle of the night while it was snowing and sleeting and I was exhausted sort of a comma state and I had a 30-minute drive home. This is for real, no exaggeration. I tried 5 different masks and all they said was just stick to it.. I do not use the cpap anymore. Won't stay on my face I must take off in the middle of the night and my eyes dry out. I just asked my Dr. about the Inspire and I am so glad to find your videos. Thank You, Thank you!
Thanks from the USA. It’s getting harder everyday to get the doctor who will spend few more minutes to listen to patients and teach them or make them to understand the causes and symptoms. They rush to fulfill the pharmaceutical demand which is some kind of pills ( sleeping, pain killer, anti depression, muscle relaxer or so on and on ...). That’s why I am very grateful to you for taking extra time to explain. Rest will depend on the patients how seriously they take it. Your cost free services are global due to technology and blessings are pouring upon you universally. Thanks from the deepest part of my heart.
Yeah, me too. I finally went to a doctor regarding chronic nasal congestion, etc.. Actual visit was only about 5 minutes. Never even mentioned a nasal rinse. Now I use one and it makes a huge difference. I think there needs to be a new - intermediate profession. One in which a skilled professional does a personal evaluation and best options of all challenges a patient faces. (Nutrition, simple exercises, etc..)
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon from a patient's pov, I'd have to say there aren't many doctors who actually care enough to give you a few extra minutes. They just want to fill a script. This is from my personal experience with Canadian health care and Polish health care system
MDs here in the US spend as little time as possible with patients providing the very bare minimum of information on the symptoms. It's very rushed and they provide no additional information unless you specifically ask a pointed question. There is often no diagnosis given. No extra time to explain anything. Often you are asking follow up questions as they are backing their way out of the exam room.
Suffered from Sleep apnea for 16 years and no one told me about exercises. So happy I did all of them while you demonstrated them. A very humble thank you!
I know right - If not for this video I would probably never have known about any of these exercises. I'm gonna need to talk to my doctor about this or fire him completely.
I have suffered for several years and use a CPAP. I am going to try these exercises. In the USA they are all about making money so they don't want you to "Cure yourself"!
You are amazing! I am so glad I found you! I got this app to record my snoring. The results scared me. Out of 6/7 hours sleep I found out I snore 1.5/2 hours. Wow. I bought a nose opening gadget to sleep with and thought I had a great night sleep. The recording showed 1.5 hours of snoring... Yesterday I found you and I did the exercises you recommend. This morning the recording showed 15 min snoring in 7 hours sleep. Miracle! Thank you Doctor! I am on the computer now to watch all your videos. Thanks for taking the time to help us!
I tried these last night, and I didn’t wake up gasping for air. Everything is sore, but when you first exercise muscles, that happens. Huge thanks for this video! ❤️
My mother has severe sleep apnea and needs to have her gallbladder removal surgery.. Did any of you guys who had sleep apnea go through any Surgery under General Anesthesia? Please Reply I need to know
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 I had throat collapse/airway problems under local while having work done on a tooth filling. It was very interesting to observe my apnea while fully conscious. The dentist pretty much told me to, "Suck it up, buttercup," when I made him aware of my difficulties, LOL. Prior to that, I went under general for wisdom tooth extraction, all 4 at once. I suspected I was intubated (later confirmed) because I had a sore throat after waking. I now make it a point to let medical staff know of my apnea and past experiences every time there is a possibility of anesthesia.
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 I have several times. When you're under anaesthetic they stick a tube down your throat so you can breathe. In recovery you're propped at an angle so you can breathe properly. Later in a hospital room you can use your cpap at night. So it's gonna be ok.
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 yes i did, i broke my ankle and i was scared, but it went well your mom will stay 1-2 days in the hospital to be checked if shes okay bcuz of the apnea
These exercises improved my sleep tremendously. I went from waking up 20-30 times a night to just 3/4. I wake up a lot more refreshed without headaches. Can't thank you enough, Doc!
Oh i have the same! I wake up many times, cant go back to sleep often, wake up always tired and with square head. I just can not figure out why i have this insomnia and fatigue. Maybe i have apnea, need to check for it. Did you have apnea, why did you wake up?
@@zvonazvon that happens to me for the las 3 months, my primary care doctor suspected I might have sleep apnea so she referred me to a pulmonologist dr to get a sleep study. I used the study machine for 2 nights at home, they monitored me and the results came up positive. I have sleep apnea, the doctor said that I stop breathing 10 times in an hour, she said it is mild cause there are other people that stop breathing 40 times in an hour, that’s serious. I suggest you to go to the doctor.
I have been having breathing difficulties during the day and at night, but I didn't get any diagnosis when I went to the doctor. They thought that the cause was anxiety. I treated my anxiety, but I still fase these challenges daily, so I found different strategies to improve my breathing such as lymphatic face massage, vagus nerve exercises, etc. I have to say this exercises helped me the most, and I'm almost in tears that I found something so helpful after all these months. Thank you!
After about a month of doing these exercises nightly, I can now sleep without my cpap and still feel ok (untreated AHI is 25). Absolutely amazed at how much they helped.
Hey man could you give me an update on this? Im at the exact same position as you AHI of 16 and cpap is not making me feel too good. Are you still not wearing cpap? Have you done a knew sleep test?
Thank you !!! I am fit in my 60's and have been waking after 2hrs sleep trying to catch my breath for about 8 months ! I go on a x-trainer 3-4 times a week , no problems when exercising. Been to GP ..sent for heart scan (all V Good) chest x-ray ( all OK ). GP had no idea .. was going to go private !! But first I decided to do some research on line.. and bingo found this video and started the exercises.. with in 3 days I was not waking breathless !!!! now 3 months on all is good ! Thank you very much Vik for posting here..these simple exercises have changed my life !!!
Really? Are you still sleeping great? I’ve been struggling for about 4 months. This has been brutal but after seeing so many comments of success in this video I’m going to try them myself and keep my hopes up. Can not tolerate CPAP, and my mouth guard doesn’t seem to work well anymore.
I actually asked my doctor if there were any exercises I could do to help with the muscles in my throat, his answer was no, c-pap was his go to. So, I am on the c-pap but I am going to do these exercise.
Sir you are a blessing, yesterday I tried these, after many many months of troubled sleep, I slept peacefully at a stretch for 6 hours, and did not cough even Once.🙏🏽from India🇮🇳
main thing is lose weight. I was inito boxing kickboxing wrestling karate ect when i stopped doing it i got up to nearly 300 pounds. I had all these issues with breathing sleep apnea ect. I started exercising again and working out and fasting and i also use these exercises for my throat ant 6 months later im under 200
@@kkiraryl I can confidently say that the exercises have helped me sleep better continuously. I was having trouble sleeping despite taking melatonin but the first time I did these exercises and took melatonin, I slept 12 hours at a stretch. I now sleep 6-8 hours peacefully with no help from melatonin.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon thank you DR. I have sleep apnea but it is mixed with me feeling paralized ( feeling going out of my body) and I also have it without the paralized feeling, what is that? is it something different? thank u
I have been sleeping with a cpap machine for 2 yrs and the idea of being depend on this machine (although, I am grateful for it) for the rest of my life sadden me. I want to be able to doze off for a nap without gasping for air causing anxiety but at 49 apnea per hr it's impossible. I will try these exercises in hope of improving my apnea at this point I have nothing to lose.
I've been diagnosed with sleep apnea since 2018 and I was told that the only two option to help treat this problem is wearing a cpap or surgery and they won't consider surgery because it isn't that effective. I've took the advise from the clinic and I've worked hard at the gym to lose weight , that didn't work! then they said I should measure my muscle to fat ratio which I did and I only had 16.7% fat . So now 3 years later I finally found another way. I will be doing these exercises and giving my feed back. Then hopefully I can get myself re-tested and come off this cpap machine and incorporate these throat exercises to my daily life. . Thank you
I found this extremely helpful! I really admire your efforts in keeping people from surgery and pursuing a natural route to resolve their problems! That is rare to find in a surgeon! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very kind of you to comment - I guess all i'm trying to do is get the best outcomes for my patients, and I agree surgery should always be considered to be the last resort.
Thank you doc ! Excercise 1 4:32 Push your tongue forward as far as you can for 5 seconds 3X or more Exercise 2 5:49 Push your tongue upward (inside your mouth) for 5 seconds 3x or more - to make it harder open your mouth at the same time. Once this becomes easier to do, try to look as well. Exercise 3 7:22 Push the tongue to the left and right side of your mouth for 5 seconds 2x each Exercise 4 8:37 Pull your tongue downward for at least 5 seconds 3 times Exercise 5 10:57 Push your tongue against your front teeth and try to swallow.
I love your approach : addressing the cause directly instead of relying only on passive ways like CPAP which encourages our tongue and perypheral muscle’s lazyness
Also, CPAP (and mandibular advancement devices) push the maxilla backwards into the airway. Long term, they make the problem worse and do nothing to address the cause.
I found that exercising my throat by flexing the muscles involved in yawning improved my snoring. I always thought that the cause of snoring was weakened muscles in the neck. Now I have proper exercises to do along with my yawning ones. Thank you.
A few years ago I read that regular singing is very good for both snoring and apnea as it strengthens the throat muscles including the supra and infrahyoids as well as the intrinsic tongue muscles. I noticed that when I'm singing a lot over time, I do see improvement (I am a part-time busker in the summer and sing quite strongly for several hours).
There is a wonderful lady from Bristol area that started this all off. Please look up - Singing for Snorers - she makes the whole process fun and engaging. She is a professional singer and leads a choir I think. Definitely check the site out.
That is so interesting. I've only started snoring a year or so ago. In 2020 when Covid hit, could not go to church so no singing. A year of not singing weekly may have contributed to my sudden snoring. I'm back singing weekly, will do these exercises 2x a day and also sing every day. Hope to take care of this snoring.
@@gigiflame6454 @whatwouldhousedo5136 @VikVeerENTSurgeon this is so interesting and now I realise I used to sing every day for years and years and then I stopped. I didn't have apnea right away, but after 10 years, it's been catastrophic and I am now at my wits ends. Looking forward to doing the exercises and I hope resume singing!
A huge thank you!!! My ears are less blocked because of this exercise. They were blocked for years. They used to open for a while by eating spicy and sour food. But with these excersies, it's very less clogged. Thanks a lot 🙏🙏
My American doctor (yes an American here) stated that there were no exercises that would help with sleep apnea. I have started these and hope they help me. I really don't want a CPAP machine if I can help it. Thanks for posting this.
I have been doing these exercises for almost two months and it has made such a huge difference, I do not wake up gasping and feel so much better during the day and improving all the time. Thank you Dr. Veer from my heart, you are a Godsend and may you be blessed all throughout your life in every way. I I am awaiting a test in the hospital and have great hope that I will not have to use a cpap.
Ive had apnea for 20 years- been on cpap the last 10. When i finally gave in to the machine, i asked the sleep doctor if any population doesnt snore. He said people who play dijoridoo. He and i joked and said we should develop a pocket sized instrument for snorers! Exercising the throat/tongue is the next best thing! Thanks for these maneuvers.
I did the exercises while watching the video and I felt that I was breathing better! Like everything was opening up. Definitely trying this now everyday
I also did the exercises while watching the video and the exact same thing happened to me, I could breathe better. Definitely my favorite exercises from now on 😅
It's great to have a Doctor who cares and takes some time to help out ❤️🙏 Doctors now days can't wait to get you out of the office now days plus they don't know much anyways
Thank you very much. I have been snoring for many years, often feel very tiered when I wake up and have gained slowly over the years over 30kg despite not eating rediculously. Seldom processed foods, not much sugar, no sweetened drinks, lots vegetables and salads, so became very frustrated... this video has opened a new avenue.... Will do the exercises and see if my sleep and my general well-being improves. Have also had a heart attack, so it's high time to try everything. Thank you so much for this video 😊
I work in the Dental field and my office has started myofunctional therapy and we just started diving into sleep. I did a sleep test and was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. We do the P.O.D sleep device and the Homeoblock. I'm so happy we are doing these things, but you are right myofunctional therapy doesn't really involve oropharyngeal issues. I didn't realize how many people have obstructed sleep apnea and I think it's amazing there are exercises that can help with this problem.
You just earned a subscriber Vik! Im a Filipino with OSA this helped me a lot I no longer wake up at night gasping for air. Now I can sleep peacefully and wakeup not feeling tired and have a good night sleep. This video of yours is truly helpful! May God Bless you!
So pleased to see these exercises presented by a western doctor. I have had sleep apnea for 20 years, but intolerant to c-pap (sinus infections) and mandibular advancement didn't work either. Many years ago I learned about these exercises through an Ayurvedic website, which also tied the exercises to strengthening/balancing the parasympathetic nervous system. This is the root of the associated problems of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke that you mentioned, which are characterized by sympathetic dominance and inflammation. Hope I live long enough to see western "medicine" move more fully to embrace the tremendous knowledge embodied in Ayurveda, TCM, etc., where it is recognized that our health is the fully functional and integrated expression of our inherited genes and the regulation of their expression through our mind (thoughts and emotions), and actions - this latter includes all the choices and activities from how we breathe, to what we eat and drink, how we move, and how we sleep. Much of the costly (both financially and physically) pill-popping and surgeries would become avoidable. The power of correct breathing and its regulation is foundational to all aspects of health.
Thanks for this. I received my first sleep apnea machine when I was living in London. I'm now in the US, and I am telling you it has been a struggle for me to wake up feeling refreshed and without headaches. Thanks for this information.
I put a 10cm long strip of zink tape over my closed mouth to stop it falling open during sleep, this stopped my sleep apnea completely. Thank you so much for suggesting this somewhere in your videos, it really has helped me, I don’t even notice it there in the night.
As a physical therapist thank you so much for this info I’ve been struggling with mouth breathing and the occasional waking up gasping when I get to my back while sleeping. I and going to add these to my sleep routine. Having another conservative method to try makes me very happy.
Have you also tried taping your mouth to prevent mouth breathing? Just a strip of sellotape 2 to 3 cm long applied diagonally across your lips or vertically (as you would hold a finger up to your lips to shush someone). Surgical tape is more expensive but has less of a grip. Any tape will do, such as masking tape, etc.
It has been just over a week now since i was fortunate enough to discover your content and the impact has bee immediate and far reaching. I still don't have sleep cycle under control yet but when I do sleep the quality is massively improved and I have unbroken, dream filled sleep that allows me to wake up more refreshed than i have ever felt. I have also found my breathing in general has improved. It is still very early days but already I have no doubt this is a massive change. Being a poor sleeper has ruined my life since childhood and if anyone struggles with snoring i can't emphasise enough how powerful these techniques could prove to be. Thank you so much and will update further at a later date.
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video. I've gone from 240 pounds to 175 pounds in about 8 months and I joined a gym 3 months ago. Changes my lifestyle to a more active one and started eating clean.. however I'm still exhausted all the time and I wake up numerous times throughout the night, sometimes even gasping for air and my heart feels like it's going a 1000 miles a minute and hurts (rarely). I also seem to have very vivid dreams and the occasional sleep paralysis episode (which I actually find to be entertaining because I've learned how to force them into lucid dreams, very cool lol). I'm going to try these exercises and see if it helps because waking up everyday exhausted is no Bueno and I feel like it has a detrimental effect on my everyday life and motivation. Cheers from Canada!
I am glad that I found this. This is good! Sleep Apnoea / snoring are so damaging for sleep - and we can't help, although we can often do a brilliant job of helping apnoea sufferers who are treating the apnoea (i.e. where just dealing with apnoea isn't enough for good sleep because we also have a pattern of poor sleep that has become entrenched.)
My uncle is facing extreme obstructive sleep apnea. He has had snoring problems since he was young. But right now, he just woke up from sleep and was struggling to breathe, then suddenly he fell to the ground. We went to an ENT and a pulmonologist, but they couldn't find anything in the CT scans of his chest and neck. Maybe they are just not competent. I will try to work on these exercises with him. Thank you so much for all of this; you will definitely see a return for your selfless service one day. God bless you, doctor. Love all the way from Pakistan.
I was just diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Said I stopped breathing 77 times a hour. I am going to try these exercises. Thank you doctor and bless you for uploading these videos. I am going to do them daily in the shower and will let you know if my snoring improves.
Glad I found this. A voice teacher once told me I have a "lazy" soft palate. I never thought of it in relation to my apnea. It makes total sense to me.
Thank you for teaching these amazing exercises. I have been doing it for a week and feel better already. I don't know if I have sleep apnea but was having similar symptoms and really needed help. I am able to breath so much better. It feels like some congesting has cleared up. For last few years, I have gone from nose endoscopy to esophagography to taking the sleep apnea home test. The sleep apnea home test using a small kit (given to me) turned out to be a ridiculous thing. It didn't work due to the finger piece being loose and still the insurance was charged for almost $1000. They suggested me to retake the test and I learnt that there is going to be another charge. I have high deductible insurance and was coming to know what is being sent to them. I lost my trust in this testing and thought It's just a gimmick. My sincere appreciation for Dr Veer for this selfless act and helping heal others. God bless
Thank you so very much! I was just diagnosed with mild OSA (9) and moderate OSA during REM sleep. I was sent a CPAP machine yesterday. 😥 I am going to do these exercises multiple times a day. I hope my OSA is curable w/out surgery. Thx again for this info, bec no doctor that I have seen has ever made any suggestions for doing these exercises. I am writing from the USA-Michigan
This is brilliant. Thanks Vic. I find setting the intention to keep my airway open before sleep helps. I relax my throat open by imagining I’m saying “aaaah” and then I tell my body to sleep that way. It may sound silly but my room mate slept better.
I also did the exercises while watching the video and the exact same thing happened to me, I could breathe better. Definitely my favorite exercises from now on 😅
What a wonderful doctor you are to take time out of your day to share this information for free simply for the purpose of assisting people with their health and wellbeing. You took your oath seriously, and the world is a better place for having you in it.
Thank you for this video!! I have done these exercises almost everyday and it has helped my sleep apnea tremendously!! I would say it has helped about 50% and that is a lot to me!!!! 💗💗👍👍💗💗
I am so fortunate to be able to see this amazing video to help with my chronic sleep apnea. I tried CPAP and I hate it. I tried mouth guard and it hurts my teeth, both were disrupting my sleep, and I have been struggling with my insomnia that leads to my life living like a half dead person, no energy and feeling tired and dizzy all day long that I could hardly to do things that I wanted. I was just searching for CPAP on RUclips and this video popped up just like a heavenly sent . I will for sure practice these 5 useful techniques to improve my sleep apnea as well as my insomnia even just 50% better that is much better than wearing mask on face and struggling with tube with all kinds of side effects. These 5 practices definitely are more natural than machine!
Well done! do let me know when they start working for you. I'm (very slowly) putting together a free app that will allow you to record your snoring and monitor it's loudness over time. Something like this will help you track any changes. Snorelab is a good example of something that is already out there, but you need to pay for it.
It’s a beautiful thing having someone like you who is a surgeon potentially help people avoid surgery through these natural exercises. I’m here to try this on day one I will report back in a few days thank you so much
1)Pushing up the tongue to the Upper jaw. 2)Pushing the right and left cheek with the tongue 3) Pushing g the spoon with the tongue. 4) Pushing the teeth with the tongue. 5) pulling the tongue back/ inside by saying aah.. eeee... voo.. 6) weight loss (by physical exercises) 7) clean the nasal with saline water before bed. 8) taking hot water bath before bed will relax the body and help to sleep better. You have done and shown For strengthening the throat muscles by Tongue training can be useful for everyone to get relief from snoring/ sleep apnea.. Thank you so much Doctor....
Thank you for making this video.I am suffering terrible from sleep apnea and having a very hard time using mask.I remove it in my sleep.Im starting these exercises and looking forward to gtn some better sleep!
I watched the whole video and didn't skip the ads because you deserve it. Your video is really informative, and you deserve millions of subscribers. God bless!😇🙂💙🇵🇭
Thank you very much Vik for doing all those incredible things on your channel! I lived 1,5 years frozen in fear, since found out that i have apnea but thanks to you i'm finally ready to tackle it.
I must give credit to this doctor's advice, and I encourage all people who have issues with Apnoea to try these exercises suggested by this doctor. I started exercising them yesterday, and I have seen some improvement this morning when I woke up. Thanks doctor
Thank you I’m going to try these and I hope and pray they help me. I snore so bad and everything you said from being tired when I shouldn’t to full bladder and headaches in the morning hit it right in for me.
It makes sense since the toungue is the strongest uncle in our bodies. I will continue to follow the Doctors orders as this makes sense. Thank you doctor from Canada :-)
Thanks so much for making this video! I've been to a doctor, done a sleep study, but can't afford a CPAP and it didn't seem to work for me anyone. Why none of the doctor's I met shared these exercises when they seem so simple and helpful is a mystery. Thanks!
I’m so happy I found your video. I don’t sleep throughout the night and when I mentioned it to my doctor she put me on antidepressants ( I don’t know why I needed that, also did not like the way it made me feel). Now hopefully I can get the rest my body deserves 🙏🏾
The antidepressants made it deeper in my scenario. I've read heaps of articles about it and mostly say about deep negative emotional experience. Your past, unconciuos mind, somewhere you were deeply hurt by someone and it hits the surface now...everyone has a different scenario. Wish you all the best lovable people, we all deserve being lovable 😘
I just suffered a mini stroke which was a result of yrs of undiagnosed sleep apnea. I use a cpap machine now. I will start doing these exercises asap. Thanks for this video. I've been going to the same dr for 15yrs & she never diagnosed sleep apnea but the dr from the hospital where I had my stroke saw the problem.
Dr Veer I have started doing these exercises!! I felt so happy after seeing you and for the honest diagnoses. Thank you soo much and hopefully soon you will be able put me and my family out of misery. 🙏🏻
Hi Vik , I just want to say You are the gift to humanity❤ These exercises started having affect on my dad from day1 and I can see how much these 'simple looking' exercises changed his life for the better. ❤from India.
Buddha bless you . I am 73 yrs ,retired medical doctor who developed / IBM for 2 years and I have been looking for Myofunctional therapy / oropharyngeal therapy . You are relieving the suffering of many like myself all over the world . METTA ( may you all be healthy , wealthy and PEACEFUL. )
Recap:
1. Push your tongue forward as far as you can for 5 seconds 3X or more
2. Push your tongue upward (inside your mouth) for 5 seconds 3x or more
3. Push the tongue to the left and right side of your mouth for 5 seconds 3x each
4. Pull your tongue downward for at least 5 seconds 3 times
5. Push your tongue against your front teeth and try to swallow.
(This is so you can copy and probably paste it to your daily schedule so you don't forget to do it daily like me, thanks doc❤)
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you for detailed notes..
Thank you! ❤
Thanks
🎉🎉🎉 thanks for this information
In 14 minutes this gentleman had given more healthCARE to me than almost 50 years of living with the US sick care system. Thank you!!
The US has a health care system?
No, actually a partial SICK care system!
@@DiogenesOfCa its a misnomer, its really a pharmaceutical industry disguised as "health"
@@DiogenesOfCa NO, it's a sick care system that keeps the money flowing in.
Suggestion: Watch the full video. When you come back to practice, start at 4:30. (Thank you, Doctor!)
thanks this is the skip i was looking for🤣
Thank you Fran!!
11:40. Quick recap
thanks 😄👍
Thanks
Guys please trust me, this man is giving everything he has got to better your life...these exercises are the only way out to heal yourself from OSA. He is Legit. Thank you Sir 🙏🏻
i too have been suffering from sleep apnea, my daughter and her husband are doctors, they advised to straightaway go for CPAP. But i dared to try to overcome this problem. it is at this juncture that i saw this video and started these exercises from the very next day. now, about 45 days i am better. and i tell you that every day i improving. thank you doctor, yoi are helping people like an angel.
Thank you for the detailed comment, mentioning your initial status, your progress, and the time it's taken.🙏
Just curious how you're doing now, a year later
Hello, did it continue to get better ? Thank you !
I think you are an intelligent, compassionate, amazing Dr. who actually has common sense and brains. This is what has happened to me for years. They sent me to a dentist, an ENT, and not for nothing they told me they had no idea why I had sleep apnea. I thought it was a worthless sleep study she woke me 5 times during the night and sent me home in the middle of the night while it was snowing and sleeting and I was exhausted sort of a comma state and I had a 30-minute drive home. This is for real, no exaggeration. I tried 5 different masks and all they said was just stick to it.. I do not use the cpap anymore. Won't stay on my face I must take off in the middle of the night and my eyes dry out. I just asked my Dr. about the Inspire and I am so glad to find your videos. Thank You, Thank you!
@@lindalonghi3453 did these exercises help you?
Thanks from the USA. It’s getting harder everyday to get the doctor who will spend few more minutes to listen to patients and teach them or make them to understand the causes and symptoms. They rush to fulfill the pharmaceutical demand which is some kind of pills ( sleeping, pain killer, anti depression, muscle relaxer or so on and on ...). That’s why I am very grateful to you for taking extra time to explain. Rest will depend on the patients how seriously they take it. Your cost free services are global due to technology and blessings are pouring upon you universally. Thanks from the deepest part of my heart.
Your welcome, and I'm sure you'll find doctors who will treat you the way you want. I'm sure they are trying their best to help you. Good Luck.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon How can i contact you please?
Yeah, me too. I finally went to a doctor regarding chronic nasal congestion, etc.. Actual visit was only about 5 minutes. Never even mentioned a nasal rinse. Now I use one and it makes a huge difference. I think there needs to be a new - intermediate profession. One in which a skilled professional does a personal evaluation and best options of all challenges a patient faces. (Nutrition, simple exercises, etc..)
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon from a patient's pov, I'd have to say there aren't many doctors who actually care enough to give you a few extra minutes. They just want to fill a script. This is from my personal experience with Canadian health care and Polish health care system
MDs here in the US spend as little time as possible with patients providing the very bare minimum of information on the symptoms. It's very rushed and they provide no additional information unless you specifically ask a pointed question. There is often no diagnosis given. No extra time to explain anything. Often you are asking follow up questions as they are backing their way out of the exam room.
Thank you so much for this! I must say; this is the most time a doctor has spent with me in the last 5 years.
Any doctor for that matter 😂!
Suffered from Sleep apnea for 16 years and no one told me about exercises. So happy I did all of them while you demonstrated them. A very humble thank you!
I know right - If not for this video I would probably never have known about any of these exercises.
I'm gonna need to talk to my doctor about this or fire him completely.
Did they work?
I have suffered for several years and use a CPAP. I am going to try these exercises. In the USA they are all about making money so they don't want you to "Cure yourself"!
Did these work I have sleep apnea as well and it'd caused me high blood pressure and I can't breath well
@@tterry53 well said, couldnt agree more
You are amazing! I am so glad I found you! I got this app to record my snoring. The results scared me. Out of 6/7 hours sleep I found out I snore 1.5/2 hours. Wow. I bought a nose opening gadget to sleep with and thought I had a great night sleep. The recording showed 1.5 hours of snoring... Yesterday I found you and I did the exercises you recommend. This morning the recording showed 15 min snoring in 7 hours sleep. Miracle! Thank you Doctor! I am on the computer now to watch all your videos. Thanks for taking the time to help us!
Which app do you use for snorting tracking ? Thanks !
I tried these last night, and I didn’t wake up gasping for air. Everything is sore, but when you first exercise muscles, that happens.
Huge thanks for this video! ❤️
That is great news. Thanks for sharing!
My mother has severe sleep apnea and needs to have her gallbladder removal surgery.. Did any of you guys who had sleep apnea go through any Surgery under General Anesthesia? Please Reply
I need to know
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 I had throat collapse/airway problems under local while having work done on a tooth filling. It was very interesting to observe my apnea while fully conscious. The dentist pretty much told me to, "Suck it up, buttercup," when I made him aware of my difficulties, LOL.
Prior to that, I went under general for wisdom tooth extraction, all 4 at once. I suspected I was intubated (later confirmed) because I had a sore throat after waking. I now make it a point to let medical staff know of my apnea and past experiences every time there is a possibility of anesthesia.
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 I have several times. When you're under anaesthetic they stick a tube down your throat so you can breathe. In recovery you're propped at an angle so you can breathe properly. Later in a hospital room you can use your cpap at night. So it's gonna be ok.
@@healthfitnessbysuman6602 yes i did, i broke my ankle and i was scared, but it went well your mom will stay 1-2 days in the hospital to be checked if shes okay bcuz of the apnea
These exercises improved my sleep tremendously. I went from waking up 20-30 times a night to just 3/4. I wake up a lot more refreshed without headaches. Can't thank you enough, Doc!
Thank you doctor for your advice of exercises for reducing sleep apenia and snoring
Oh i have the same! I wake up many times, cant go back to sleep often, wake up always tired and with square head. I just can not figure out why i have this insomnia and fatigue. Maybe i have apnea, need to check for it. Did you have apnea, why did you wake up?
@@zvonazvon that happens to me for the las 3 months, my primary care doctor suspected I might have sleep apnea so she referred me to a pulmonologist dr to get a sleep study. I used the study machine for 2 nights at home, they monitored me and the results came up positive. I have sleep apnea, the doctor said that I stop breathing 10 times in an hour, she said it is mild cause there are other people that stop breathing 40 times in an hour, that’s serious. I suggest you to go to the doctor.
Hey Ex Ell since it has been 9 months. How is your sleep doing right now?
How long before you started waking up less times?
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Thank you for posting these. Super helpful for daily practice 👍
ruclips.net/video/wNscQ3bGxNk/видео.html i've got this short version - sorry my early video was so long.
Very helpful..
@VikVeerENTSurgeon I think I like the long video. It is detailed 😊Thank you
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I have been having breathing difficulties during the day and at night, but I didn't get any diagnosis when I went to the doctor. They thought that the cause was anxiety. I treated my anxiety, but I still fase these challenges daily, so I found different strategies to improve my breathing such as lymphatic face massage, vagus nerve exercises, etc. I have to say this exercises helped me the most, and I'm almost in tears that I found something so helpful after all these months. Thank you!
I have been earnestly doing these exercises for the last 10 days on a morning and evening . They work it is marvellous thank you Doctor
I’ve noticed an improvement after 5 days. Thank you doc!
It stopped your snoring??
legit?
@@TheRandomFactor_87not legit.
Two years later, how is it now please ? Thank you !
Finally someone who helps other people without trying to sell them something , bless you Doctor. Liked, subscribed and notification turned on.
After about a month of doing these exercises nightly, I can now sleep without my cpap and still feel ok (untreated AHI is 25). Absolutely amazed at how much they helped.
hello how severe was your sleep apnea? did you have the test before and after,?
would it still work for my ahi of 12?
Hey man could you give me an update on this? Im at the exact same position as you AHI of 16 and cpap is not making me feel too good. Are you still not wearing cpap? Have you done a knew sleep test?
Please reply for the sake of help a lot of people 🙏🏻
Some people do not receive updates and do not know there are questions. Each phone has to be set to receive updates.
Thank you !!! I am fit in my 60's and have been waking after 2hrs sleep trying to catch my breath for about 8 months ! I go on a x-trainer 3-4 times a week , no problems when exercising. Been to GP ..sent for heart scan (all V Good) chest x-ray ( all OK ). GP had no idea .. was going to go private !! But first I decided to do some research on line.. and bingo found this video and started the exercises.. with in 3 days I was not waking breathless !!!! now 3 months on all is good ! Thank you very much Vik for posting here..these simple exercises have changed my life !!!
Wonderful to hear, thank you!
Really? Are you still sleeping great? I’ve been struggling for about 4 months. This has been brutal but after seeing so many comments of success in this video I’m going to try them myself and keep my hopes up. Can not tolerate CPAP, and my mouth guard doesn’t seem to work well anymore.
@@Bigf00t100 so how has it been going so far? I'm about to get started with them myself..
No one ever told me that there were exercises for sleep apnea! Thank you SO much for sharing this!!!!
there are. the ones that work are part of the buteyko program.
I actually asked my doctor if there were any exercises I could do to help with the muscles in my throat, his answer was no, c-pap was his go to. So, I am on the c-pap but I am going to do these exercise.
At last, a Dr with a "Bedside manner": sincerity, kindness, patience, humour, a gentle voice. Thank you. 😊
Sir you are a blessing, yesterday I tried these, after many many months of troubled sleep, I slept peacefully at a stretch for 6 hours, and did not cough even Once.🙏🏽from India🇮🇳
Wonderful! Hope that it carries on giving you good sleep.
how are you doing recently?
How have you been doing recently? Did it help in long run also? Pls reply.. My mom is suffering from Sleep Apnea.. 😞
main thing is lose weight. I was inito boxing kickboxing wrestling karate ect when i stopped doing it i got up to nearly 300 pounds. I had all these issues with breathing sleep apnea ect. I started exercising again and working out and fasting and i also use these exercises for my throat ant 6 months later im under 200
@@kkiraryl I can confidently say that the exercises have helped me sleep better continuously. I was having trouble sleeping despite taking melatonin but the first time I did these exercises and took melatonin, I slept 12 hours at a stretch. I now sleep 6-8 hours peacefully with no help from melatonin.
We need more drs like this regardless if this helps anyone. Seems very compassionate.
Thanks so much, my sleep apnea doctor never even mentioned any of these exercises. God bless you!!!
Happy to help!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon thank you DR. I have sleep apnea but it is mixed with me feeling paralized ( feeling going out of my body) and I also have it without the paralized feeling, what is that? is it something different? thank u
Have these exercises helped you? Please & thank you 🙏
I have been sleeping with a cpap machine for 2 yrs and the idea of being depend on this machine (although, I am grateful for it) for the rest of my life sadden me. I want to be able to doze off for a nap without gasping for air causing anxiety but at 49 apnea per hr it's impossible.
I will try these exercises in hope of improving my apnea at this point I have nothing to lose.
Have you noticed any progress with these exercises? Please & thank you 🙏
Really appreciate this video. This is the best treatment ever. You arerealy a God-sent!!!!
Quick recap for tongue exercises at 11:31! Thank you doc. I had never been told about this by any doc. Much appreciated!
It's been a few months now doing these exercises and I feel I'm sleeping better. My throat area also feels stronger, thanks mate.
Great to hear!
I've been diagnosed with sleep apnea since 2018 and I was told that the only two option to help treat this problem is wearing a cpap or surgery and they won't consider surgery because it isn't that effective. I've took the advise from the clinic and I've worked hard at the gym to lose weight , that didn't work! then they said I should measure my muscle to fat ratio which I did and I only had 16.7% fat . So now 3 years later I finally found another way. I will be doing these exercises and giving my feed back. Then hopefully I can get myself re-tested and come off this cpap machine and incorporate these throat exercises to my daily life. . Thank you
Hey, have you noticed any progress, so far?
I found this extremely helpful! I really admire your efforts in keeping people from surgery and pursuing a natural route to resolve their problems! That is rare to find in a surgeon! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very kind of you to comment - I guess all i'm trying to do is get the best outcomes for my patients, and I agree surgery should always be considered to be the last resort.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon ..you are a gem. Going to convince hubby to try these exercises.
Thanks a bunch Doc!👍🙏❤️
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Hi Dr. What country fo you practice in?
@@youknowcrimedontpay9257 he said London
Thank you doc !
Excercise 1 4:32 Push your tongue forward as far as you can for 5 seconds 3X or more
Exercise 2 5:49 Push your tongue upward (inside your mouth) for 5 seconds 3x or more - to make it harder open your mouth at the same time. Once this becomes easier to do, try to look as well.
Exercise 3 7:22 Push the tongue to the left and right side of your mouth for 5 seconds 2x each
Exercise 4 8:37 Pull your tongue downward for at least 5 seconds 3 times
Exercise 5 10:57 Push your tongue against your front teeth and try to swallow.
I love your approach : addressing the cause directly instead of relying only on passive ways like CPAP which encourages our tongue and perypheral muscle’s lazyness
Glad you like it!
Also, CPAP (and mandibular advancement devices) push the maxilla backwards into the airway. Long term, they make the problem worse and do nothing to address the cause.
@@myoldvhstapes CPAP machines never sat right with me!!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Hey Doctor Vik!
I found that exercising my throat by flexing the muscles involved in yawning improved my snoring. I always thought that the cause of snoring was weakened muscles in the neck. Now I have proper exercises to do along with my yawning ones. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing these exercises because so far I can not wear my sleep apnea mask. I pray these work 🙏
Hi, I was just diagnosed with apnea and I am glad I found this video. Thank you so much.!!
A few years ago I read that regular singing is very good for both snoring and apnea as it strengthens the throat muscles including the supra and infrahyoids as well as the intrinsic tongue muscles. I noticed that when I'm singing a lot over time, I do see improvement (I am a part-time busker in the summer and sing quite strongly for several hours).
There is a wonderful lady from Bristol area that started this all off. Please look up - Singing for Snorers - she makes the whole process fun and engaging. She is a professional singer and leads a choir I think. Definitely check the site out.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Thank you for the tip!
That is so interesting. I've only started snoring a year or so ago. In 2020 when Covid hit, could not go to church so no singing. A year of not singing weekly may have contributed to my sudden snoring. I'm back singing weekly, will do these exercises 2x a day and also sing every day. Hope to take care of this snoring.
@@gigiflame6454 @whatwouldhousedo5136 @VikVeerENTSurgeon this is so interesting and now I realise I used to sing every day for years and years and then I stopped. I didn't have apnea right away, but after 10 years, it's been catastrophic and I am now at my wits ends. Looking forward to doing the exercises and I hope resume singing!
Anyone who suffers of sleep apnea should be given this information to relieve or stop sleep apnea. Thank you so much for the video.
A huge thank you!!! My ears are less blocked because of this exercise. They were blocked for years. They used to open for a while by eating spicy and sour food. But with these excersies, it's very less clogged. Thanks a lot 🙏🙏
Awesome. God bless you. Saved me 2200 dollars for a new apnea machine.
My American doctor (yes an American here) stated that there were no exercises that would help with sleep apnea. I have started these and hope they help me. I really don't want a CPAP machine if I can help it. Thanks for posting this.
How has your progress been with these exercises? Please & thank you 🙏
I have been doing these exercises for almost two months and it has made such a huge difference, I do not wake up gasping and feel so much better during the day and improving all the time. Thank you Dr. Veer from my heart, you are a Godsend and may you be blessed all throughout your life in every way. I I am awaiting a test in the hospital and have great hope that I will not have to use a cpap.
So pleased to hear this.
Ive had apnea for 20 years- been on cpap the last 10. When i finally gave in to the machine, i asked the sleep doctor if any population doesnt snore. He said people who play dijoridoo. He and i joked and said we should develop a pocket sized instrument for snorers! Exercising the throat/tongue is the next best thing! Thanks for these maneuvers.
How pleasant to listen to a professional who genuinely wants to help people and is so thoughtful. Thank you for your brilliant advice. 👏
I did the exercises while watching the video and I felt that I was breathing better! Like everything was opening up. Definitely trying this now everyday
I also did the exercises while watching the video and the exact same thing happened to me, I could breathe better. Definitely my favorite exercises from now on 😅
Thanks! I am suffering a lot from Sleep Apnea and there are no devices in the market because of shortage. These exercises are helping me to an extent.
So nice of you to do this, thank you very much
It's great to have a Doctor who cares and takes some time to help out ❤️🙏 Doctors now days can't wait to get you out of the office now days plus they don't know much anyways
Thanks Sir. Every one is fedup with my snoring but my wife is still with me
Hahaha - I guess she must love you a lot! Congratulations!
Until options open up!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon hi doc.....looks great . Have to try this to control snorting.
Thank you very much. I have been snoring for many years, often feel very tiered when I wake up and have gained slowly over the years over 30kg despite not eating rediculously. Seldom processed foods, not much sugar, no sweetened drinks, lots vegetables and salads, so became very frustrated... this video has opened a new avenue.... Will do the exercises and see if my sleep and my general well-being improves. Have also had a heart attack, so it's high time to try everything. Thank you so much for this video 😊
I work in the Dental field and my office has started myofunctional therapy and we just started diving into sleep. I did a sleep test and was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. We do the P.O.D sleep device and the Homeoblock. I'm so happy we are doing these things, but you are right myofunctional therapy doesn't really involve oropharyngeal issues. I didn't realize how many people have obstructed sleep apnea and I think it's amazing there are exercises that can help with this problem.
I'm no expert at MFT, but there are various FB and WhatsApp groups around. network and learn from clever people around the world. good luck!
Have these exercises helped you? Please & thank you 🙏
You just earned a subscriber Vik! Im a Filipino with OSA this helped me a lot I no longer wake up at night gasping for air. Now I can sleep peacefully and wakeup not feeling tired and have a good night sleep. This video of yours is truly helpful! May God Bless you!
so glad for you!
So pleased to see these exercises presented by a western doctor. I have had sleep apnea for 20 years, but intolerant to c-pap (sinus infections) and mandibular advancement didn't work either. Many years ago I learned about these exercises through an Ayurvedic website, which also tied the exercises to strengthening/balancing the parasympathetic nervous system. This is the root of the associated problems of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke that you mentioned, which are characterized by sympathetic dominance and inflammation. Hope I live long enough to see western "medicine" move more fully to embrace the tremendous knowledge embodied in Ayurveda, TCM, etc., where it is recognized that our health is the fully functional and integrated expression of our inherited genes and the regulation of their expression through our mind (thoughts and emotions), and actions - this latter includes all the choices and activities from how we breathe, to what we eat and drink, how we move, and how we sleep. Much of the costly (both financially and physically) pill-popping and surgeries would become avoidable. The power of correct breathing and its regulation is foundational to all aspects of health.
Really glad that it resonated with you. You ought to look at Myofunctional therapy, they are doing simply marvellous things.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Already on it - thanks so much for this info.
HI Susan, could you please tell me the Ayurvedic websites for breathing and strengthening nervous system?
Thanks for this. I received my first sleep apnea machine when I was living in London. I'm now in the US, and I am telling you it has been a struggle for me to wake up feeling refreshed and without headaches. Thanks for this information.
I put a 10cm long strip of zink tape over my closed mouth to stop it falling open during sleep, this stopped my sleep apnea completely. Thank you so much for suggesting this somewhere in your videos, it really has helped me, I don’t even notice it there in the night.
Hi what is zink tape?
Doc, I can't thank you enough. I started falling asleep as I was doing the exercise. A million thanks from Kenya.
Awesome doctor!
I'm a Neurological Physiotherapist practicing in India.
I'm glad you shared this, very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Did this for the first time and already feel great about it. God bless you. So well explained. You are a fantastic doctor for sure.
As a physical therapist thank you so much for this info I’ve been struggling with mouth breathing and the occasional waking up gasping when I get to my back while sleeping. I and going to add these to my sleep routine. Having another conservative method to try makes me very happy.
Have you also tried taping your mouth to prevent mouth breathing? Just a strip of sellotape 2 to 3 cm long applied diagonally across your lips or vertically (as you would hold a finger up to your lips to shush someone). Surgical tape is more expensive but has less of a grip. Any tape will do, such as masking tape, etc.
Thank you so much for this information, i have been told that i snore, and struggle to breathe during sleep. I will begin today.
Have you noticed any progress with these exercises? Please & thank you 🙏
It has been just over a week now since i was fortunate enough to discover your content and the impact has bee immediate and far reaching. I still don't have sleep cycle under control yet but when I do sleep the quality is massively improved and I have unbroken, dream filled sleep that allows me to wake up more refreshed than i have ever felt. I have also found my breathing in general has improved. It is still very early days but already I have no doubt this is a massive change. Being a poor sleeper has ruined my life since childhood and if anyone struggles with snoring i can't emphasise enough how powerful these techniques could prove to be. Thank you so much and will update further at a later date.
Could you please give us an update on your progress, so far?🙏
I would like to know how you are sleeping one year latter?
Update please
Looking for the update please ? Thank you !
Please like this comment so that I'm reminded to do these exercises!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video. I've gone from 240 pounds to 175 pounds in about 8 months and I joined a gym 3 months ago. Changes my lifestyle to a more active one and started eating clean.. however I'm still exhausted all the time and I wake up numerous times throughout the night, sometimes even gasping for air and my heart feels like it's going a 1000 miles a minute and hurts (rarely). I also seem to have very vivid dreams and the occasional sleep paralysis episode (which I actually find to be entertaining because I've learned how to force them into lucid dreams, very cool lol). I'm going to try these exercises and see if it helps because waking up everyday exhausted is no Bueno and I feel like it has a detrimental effect on my everyday life and motivation.
Cheers from Canada!
You are very welcome, would love to go to Canada.
Did you try the exercise? Did it help you? It's been two years since you wrote this comment.
WoW of all the many years with Sleep Apnoea being on the Critical Severe list and never knew any of this Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🤗👅
Thank you so much. I've never seen a doctor that patient to explain something. I wish you all the Best.
I like how you repeat several times. It sure helps one to remember these helpful exercises. Thank you so much.
I am glad that I found this. This is good! Sleep Apnoea / snoring are so damaging for sleep - and we can't help, although we can often do a brilliant job of helping apnoea sufferers who are treating the apnoea (i.e. where just dealing with apnoea isn't enough for good sleep because we also have a pattern of poor sleep that has become entrenched.)
Glad you liked it, let's keep spreading the info
My uncle is facing extreme obstructive sleep apnea. He has had snoring problems since he was young. But right now, he just woke up from sleep and was struggling to breathe, then suddenly he fell to the ground. We went to an ENT and a pulmonologist, but they couldn't find anything in the CT scans of his chest and neck. Maybe they are just not competent. I will try to work on these exercises with him. Thank you so much for all of this; you will definitely see a return for your selfless service one day. God bless you, doctor. Love all the way from Pakistan.
I was just diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Said I stopped breathing 77 times a hour. I am going to try these exercises. Thank you doctor and bless you for uploading these videos. I am going to do them daily in the shower and will let you know if my snoring improves.
Best of luck!
Can you give an update please! And thank you!
how’d it go? asking bc my dad has really bad sleep apnea he refuses to do anything about
update
@@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstubwxyz123 how did you make out?
Glad I found this. A voice teacher once told me I have a "lazy" soft palate. I never thought of it in relation to my apnea. It makes total sense to me.
Thank you. Its great to see doctors teaching us how to solve our own problems. 😍
It's my pleasure
Thank you for teaching these amazing exercises. I have been doing it for a week and feel better already. I don't know if I have sleep apnea but was having similar symptoms and really needed help. I am able to breath so much better. It feels like some congesting has cleared up. For last few years, I have gone from nose endoscopy to esophagography to taking the sleep apnea home test. The sleep apnea home test using a small kit (given to me) turned out to be a ridiculous thing. It didn't work due to the finger piece being loose and still the insurance was charged for almost $1000. They suggested me to retake the test and I learnt that there is going to be another charge. I have high deductible insurance and was coming to know what is being sent to them. I lost my trust in this testing and thought It's just a gimmick.
My sincere appreciation for Dr Veer for this selfless act and helping heal others. God bless
Thank you so very much! I was just diagnosed with mild OSA (9) and moderate OSA during REM sleep. I was sent a CPAP machine yesterday. 😥 I am going to do these exercises multiple times a day. I hope my OSA is curable w/out surgery. Thx again for this info, bec no doctor that I have seen has ever made any suggestions for doing these exercises. I am writing from the USA-Michigan
Have you noticed any improvements? Please & thank you🙏
These exercises have made me have the fittest tongue in the family.
This is brilliant. Thanks Vic. I find setting the intention to keep my airway open before sleep helps. I relax my throat open by imagining I’m saying “aaaah” and then I tell my body to sleep that way. It may sound silly but my room mate slept better.
Thank you, Vik. I will do these everyday. They make sense. I forget that we do have muscles in the throat area.
I started doing the excercises while watching the video and I am actually breathing better instantly. Thank you so much Doc!
Same here. Thanks doctor 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Me too, amazing!
same here
I also did the exercises while watching the video and the exact same thing happened to me, I could breathe better. Definitely my favorite exercises from now on 😅
What a wonderful doctor you are to take time out of your day to share this information for free simply for the purpose of assisting people with their health and wellbeing. You took your oath seriously, and the world is a better place for having you in it.
Thank you Doc. I've been doing variations of these exercises for a year, but your instructions have improved my results.
Great to hear! Thank you for your feedback
Vik, I was called to say this...Jesus loves your sincere heart. When you love and serve His children, you love and serve Him. God Bless You Vik.
Thank you for this video!! I have done these exercises almost everyday and it has helped my sleep apnea tremendously!! I would say it has helped about 50% and that is a lot to me!!!! 💗💗👍👍💗💗
Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Marta, how long did it take to see that 50% result ?
@@nameerwahsh was wondering the same thing
Do you use cpap or have other treatment too?
Marta , do you still using your machine after the exercises???
I am so fortunate to be able to see this amazing video to help with my chronic sleep apnea. I tried CPAP and I hate it. I tried mouth guard and it hurts my teeth, both were disrupting my sleep, and I have been struggling with my insomnia that leads to my life living like a half dead person, no energy and feeling tired and dizzy all day long that I could hardly to do things that I wanted. I was just searching for CPAP on
RUclips and this video popped up just like a heavenly sent . I will for sure practice these 5 useful techniques to improve my sleep apnea as well as my insomnia even just 50% better that is much better than wearing mask on face and struggling with tube with all kinds of side effects. These 5 practices definitely are more natural than machine!
Doctor i am so thankful to u for putting all this throat exercise in your video . I do this exercise every day .
Well done! do let me know when they start working for you.
I'm (very slowly) putting together a free app that will allow you to record your snoring and monitor it's loudness over time. Something like this will help you track any changes. Snorelab is a good example of something that is already out there, but you need to pay for it.
Please let me know is it helpful or not.
we are coming from France to listen to your advices, thanks for your time Vik!
Fantastic!
Have been doing these exercises for a week did not think they could help but wow my wife says there is a big difference thanks so much
Great to hear!
It’s a beautiful thing having someone like you who is a surgeon potentially help people avoid surgery through these natural exercises. I’m here to try this on day one I will report back in a few days thank you so much
I just ran across your video today. Most definitely trying this exercise. I have lost 25 pounds. So I am working on it!! Thanks a lot !!!
Nice bro
1)Pushing up the tongue to the Upper jaw.
2)Pushing the right and left cheek with the tongue
3) Pushing g the spoon with the tongue.
4) Pushing the teeth with the tongue.
5) pulling the tongue back/ inside by saying aah.. eeee... voo..
6) weight loss (by physical exercises)
7) clean the nasal with saline water before bed.
8) taking hot water bath before bed will relax the body and help to sleep better.
You have done and shown For strengthening the throat muscles by Tongue training can be useful for everyone to get relief from snoring/ sleep apnea..
Thank you so much Doctor....
Thank you Mr Veer, everything was well explained. Not all doctors do something like this. I'll practice that for sure.
Thank you, you're very kind. Let me know if it helps. 🤞
Thank you for making this video.I am suffering terrible from sleep apnea and having a very hard time using mask.I remove it in my sleep.Im starting these exercises and looking forward to gtn some better sleep!
I watched the whole video and didn't skip the ads because you deserve it. Your video is really informative, and you deserve millions of subscribers. God bless!😇🙂💙🇵🇭
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you very much Vik for doing all those incredible things on your channel! I lived 1,5 years frozen in fear, since found out that i have apnea but thanks to you i'm finally ready to tackle it.
Have these exercises helped you? Please & thank you 🙏
I must give credit to this doctor's advice, and I encourage all people who have issues with Apnoea to try these exercises suggested by this doctor. I started exercising them yesterday, and I have seen some improvement this morning when I woke up. Thanks doctor
Thank you I’m going to try these and I hope and pray they help me. I snore so bad and everything you said from being tired when I shouldn’t to full bladder and headaches in the morning hit it right in for me.
The very best of luck to you! Probably worth getting a sleep study just in case though.
Have these exercises helped you? Please & thank you 🙏
It makes sense since the toungue is the strongest uncle in our bodies. I will continue to follow the Doctors orders as this makes sense. Thank you doctor from Canada :-)
Thanks so much for making this video! I've been to a doctor, done a sleep study, but can't afford a CPAP and it didn't seem to work for me anyone. Why none of the doctor's I met shared these exercises when they seem so simple and helpful is a mystery. Thanks!
Im glad I found this, I have been waiting for 2 yrs to see a ENT specialist here in UK as my sleep apnia is bad.
I’m so happy I found your video. I don’t sleep throughout the night and when I mentioned it to my doctor she put me on antidepressants ( I don’t know why I needed that, also did not like the way it made me feel). Now hopefully I can get the rest my body deserves 🙏🏾
Wonderful ! and good luck! take care.
The antidepressants made it deeper in my scenario. I've read heaps of articles about it and mostly say about deep negative emotional experience. Your past, unconciuos mind, somewhere you were deeply hurt by someone and it hits the surface now...everyone has a different scenario. Wish you all the best lovable people, we all deserve being lovable 😘
I'm sorry, I'm out of my depth here, as I don't know anything about antidepressants. I hope it sorts it self out soon though.
I just suffered a mini stroke which was a result of yrs of undiagnosed sleep apnea. I use a cpap machine now. I will start doing these exercises asap. Thanks for this video. I've been going to the same dr for 15yrs & she never diagnosed sleep apnea but the dr from the hospital where I had my stroke saw the problem.
Dr Veer I have started doing these exercises!! I felt so happy after seeing you and for the honest diagnoses. Thank you soo much and hopefully soon you will be able put me and my family out of misery. 🙏🏻
My pleasure, also great fun meeting you too. I hope we can sort all this out for you soon.
Hi Vik , I just want to say You are the gift to humanity❤
These exercises started having affect on my dad from day1 and I can see how much these 'simple looking' exercises changed his life for the better.
❤from India.
Buddha bless you . I am 73 yrs ,retired medical doctor who developed / IBM for 2 years and I have been looking for Myofunctional therapy / oropharyngeal therapy . You are relieving the suffering of many like myself all over the world . METTA ( may you all be healthy , wealthy and PEACEFUL. )
Thanks a million times, I have started the exercise, God bless you richly.
Definitely going to try this, thank you for all of the explanation, my snoring is going to ruin my marriage if I dont get it take care of.
Best of luck to you!
Same here my husband complains so much but I really cannot control
OMG! I just did these because my R nostril was pretty much blocked, and these 5 exercises just opened it immediately! THANKS