Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea


Author: TESS GRAHAM
A step-by-step guide to restful sleep and better health through changing the way you breathe. 

Penguin 2012, ISBN: 978-0670076499

See below for book information, Reviews and Table of Contents

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eBook also available.

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About the Book

Sleepless nights are a common curse yet many people think snoring and sleep apnoea are things you just put up with, whether you’re the partner or the sufferer. But if left untreated, these sleep disorders can lead to poor concentration and drowsiness, memory problems, impaired work performance, relationship breakdowns, irritability, and even high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes.

Many have gone to drastic lengths to fix these conditions – going to expensive clinics, buying elaborate equipment, and undergoing surgery – when in fact the solution could be as simple as changing the way you breathe.

After 20 years of clinical experience, Tess Graham has successfully helped  thousands of sufferers. In this practical guide she reveals the nine habits that can help you to overcome the dysfunctional breathing linked to sleep apnoea and snoring. Her five-day program is quick, easy-to-follow and effective.

The first part of this book gives the facts about snoring and sleep apnoea and the serious health problems they can lead to. It lays out the evidence that faulty breathing habits are a primary cause of poor sleep, snoring and sleep apnoea. It tells you why your anatomy – the shape of your nose and your jaw, and the size of your tongue and the ‘soft tissues’ of your palate and throat – may be less of an issue than the way you breathe past them.

Part one also helps you identify how your breathing differs from normal healthy breathing and the likely reasons you developed and got stuck with poor breathing habits in the first place. If you snore or have sleep apnoea, you do not breathe correctly. No exceptions.

The second part of the book delivers commonsense practical advice on how to improve your breathing, your health and your sleep – starting while you read. It can be as simple as taking your next breath … differently.

By learning to breathe normally again – silently, gently and rhythmically – you can significantly improve your sleep and your health, boost your energy levels, and subsequently enjoy better quality of life.

Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea shows you how to get back to basics with your breathing, so you can enjoy a good night’s rest, naturally. 

While it is specifically written for people with sleep-breathing issues, the information and strategies there for improving breathing may also be of help to people with asthma, breathlessness, persistent cough, nasal problems, insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks and other breathing-related disorders.

See Table of Contents - Chapters Names below

Reviews

Dr Ross GT Walker FRACP - Consultant Cardiologist

“We can’t opt out of breathing. We can do it well, or we can do it poorly. Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea is an invaluable resource for those of us determined to maintain or restore good breathing, good health and quality sleep. Tess Graham’s easy-to-follow program shows us how to breathe the way nature intended – silently, gently and rhythmically. I, for one, sleep better for having read this book.”

Peter Thompson - Writer, journalist, film critic

“Tess Graham’s book is a template of the effective practices she has taught to thousands of clients and it is mercifully free from jargon and spin. It will change the way you think about breathing. So instead of just swallowing pills, inhaling drugs or clamping gadgets in your mouth or on your face, why not pay attention to the most fundamental function of our living bodies – the breath? Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea could be what you’re looking for.”

David Polkinghorne - Excerpt from the Canberra Times – Relax- Sunday Oct 21 2012

 "Hi, my name is David and I’m a snorer and it’s been 15 days since I last snored.
I no longer stop breathing – known as sleep apnoea – and the missus doesn’t get woken up by the tiles rattling to the tune of my thunderous opera. It’s been a remarkable turnaround in a few short weeks since Relax editor, Karen Hardy, sent around an email asking for a human guinea pig. Tess Graham had written a book, called Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, and it was my nasal passages’ job to put both her and her book through their paces.”

Michael – Amazon review 2018

 "This book is heaven sent. Sleep apnea has robbed me of so many years of my life. I’ve been suffering from it since the age of 13, I’m 23 Years old now and finally feel like I have my life back. Having a consistent good nights rest, seemed far fetched in my world, until now. This book is heaven sent, it still seems surreal to me .Thank you Tess from the bottom of my heart, your book has changed my life. 

Heather Gemini - Amazon review 2019

 "BUY THIS BOOK!!!! I just finished Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnea book. I am a believer. Recently, I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. I am 48 years old with a BMI of 19.4 and teach yoga and own my own studio. I absolutely refused a CPAP machine or a oral device. I had progress with side sleeping and now this book! THIS BOOK! It has only been a few days and my life is back. I slept for more than 6 hours straight last night for the first time in, I can’t remember. I woke up feeling refreshed. It was amazing! I also ran this morning using nose breathing and even though I had to slow down my pace, I was still able to get my heart rate up to 130 bpm, but not feeling dizzy and gasping for air and the feeling of my lungs burning. Normally, a run for me goes like this, I would breathe heavy in and out through my mouth, people walking a block away could hear me coming. I would run as hard as I could to get my heart rate up and most I could get it was 150 bpm. I am excited to see my progress each day. This is a must and I just ordered the anxiety one."

Chris Wallace BA BEc MBA PhD author & journalist

 “If you have a parent, a spouse, a son or daughter with sleep-breathing problems, this is a must-read book. It guides you through a simple, natural and effective approach – one that has been all but overlooked in a medical system focused on high-tech surgical and appliance-based approaches to what is fundamentally a problem of faulty breathing habits. Isn’t it just common sense to learn to breathe correctly?”

Table of Contents

Foreword – Dr Ross GT Walker- FRACP Consulting cardiologist
Introduction

PART ONE
UNDERSTANDING SNORING AND SLEEP APNOEA: THE WAY YOU BREATHE, THE SLEEP YOU GET


CHAPTER 1   Snoring and sleep apnoea – what are they?
CHAPTER 2   The dangers of snoring and sleep apnoea
CHAPTER 3   How do you know if you have sleep-disordered breathing?
CHAPTER 4   Know your breathing 24/7
CHAPTER 5   Normal, healthy breathing – how do you measure up?
CHAPTER 6   The over-breathing model: A new way of looking at snoring and sleep apnoea
CHAPTER 7   Explaining those other symptoms
CHAPTER 8   Why me? How disordered breathing starts
CHAPTER 9   Different approaches to snoring and sleep apnoea
CHAPTER 10 The breathing retraining approach

PART TWO
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BREATHING: DAY BY DAY, HABIT BY HABIT


CHAPTER 11   Nine healthy breathing habits in five days
CHAPTER 12   Healthy habit one: Awareness
CHAPTER 13   Healthy habit two: Nose-breathing
CHAPTER 14   Healthy habit three: Upright posture
CHAPTER 15   Healthy habit four: Regular breathing
CHAPTER 16   Healthy habit five: Diaphragm-breathing
CHAPTER 17   Healthy habit six: Eight to twelve breaths per minute
CHAPTER 18   Healthy habit seven: Silent, invisible breathing
CHAPTER 19   Healthy habit eight: Breathing control during speech and singing
CHAPTER 20   Healthy habit nine: Breathing well during exercise
CHAPTER 21   Strategies for panic attacks, colds and insomnia
CHAPTER 22   The food–breathing connection
CHAPTER 23   Water and breathing
CHAPTER 24   A typical five-day program experience – and beyond
CHAPTER 25   Working with your doctor
CHAPTER 26   Hold-ups to improvement
CHAPTER 27   Taking it further
CHAPTER 28   Conclusion

APPENDIX A   Researching breathing retraining for sleep apnoea

APPENDIX B   Case study – a new lease of life
Frequently asked questions
Chapter reference and resource materials
Learning resources

DISCLAIMER
This product is for educational purposes only. The author is not engaged to render professional advice or services to the user of this material and is not liable or responsible for any loss or damage arising from any use or misuse of information in this product. The instructions in this product are not intended as a substitute for consulting your medical practitioner. You should always have your doctor’s approval before stopping or modifying any prescribed treatments.