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Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome – the silent epidemic

UARS is a condition described in the 1990s by Dr Christian Guilleminault. He was studying young, fit men and women who were chronically tired. Sleep tests were providing limited insight into apnoeas and airway obstructions so initially, he had no explanation for the patients’ symptoms. However, with more detailed analysis he noticed a pattern. All...
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What is functional breathing?

Functional breathing is respiration that appropriately serves the two primary functions of: biochemical – regulation of oxygen, carbon dioxide and blood pHbiomechanical – adequate action of the respiratory pump, the diaphragm Functional breathing varies between individuals because we are all different. However, the general agreement is that the following parameters need to be present for...
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