Snoring

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In a message dated 11/24/2003 3:36:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,

alstone writes:

Spleen manifests in the muscles. Tongue and throat muscles become

flaccid with Spleen Qi deficiency, leads to snoring.

A classic western view is that excess weight leads to snoring. Of course

if a person has gained weight, the spleen is most likely deficient and the

muscles flaccid. Which came first?

So from a western view, exercise and lose weight, stop snoring. Of

course excersise and a clean diet will likely improve the spleen. ;-)

 

Chris

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Some interesting ideas from Dr. Tan. I don't understand the reasoning (nor

his style of herbalism), but this is reported to work clinically.

 

A combination of:

-Yin Qiao San

-Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

 

For more commentary on the rationale, see Dr. Tan's forum at:

http://www.drtanshow.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/276.html

 

-Mike

 

 

> However, my plan for

> CHA was that we would all learn from each other every time such questions

> were asked. That we could learn from those who read chinese and those who

> did research and worked in labs and specialized in this or that.

>>>>>With that in mind does anybody have information on the treatment of

>>>>> snoring beyond phlegm

> Thanks Alon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Spleen manifests in the muscles. Tongue and throat muscles become

flaccid with Spleen Qi deficiency, leads to snoring.

 

That's my take on it, anyway. Haven't seen anybody complete a full

course of this approach though, so I can't go to bat for its efficacy.

 

Alon inquires:

 

>>>>> With that in mind does anybody have information on the treatment

>>>>> of snoring beyond phlegm

 

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Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

-Adlai Stevenson

[Guest guest]

Al

thanks

 

 

[Guest guest]

I was checking up any new threads in the last few weeks, and was

suprised to see a response to a question I posted a while ago.

There were even a couple other interesting threads. Glad to see the

list 'focusing'.

 

Ban Xia Hou Po T looks pretty straight forward - get rid of phlegm

in the Upper Jiao. I suspect the Yin Qiao is there for the throat

soothing and treating a possible component of heat. I wonder if

heat is common with snoring then (ETOH often triggers more

snoring). I would say a large majority of patients with long

standing phlegm have hot phlegm rather than cold phlegm, so maybe

this added heat clearing will help.

 

 

, mshort@z... wrote:

> Some interesting ideas from Dr. Tan. I don't understand the

reasoning (nor

> his style of herbalism), but this is reported to work clinically.

>

> A combination of:

> -Yin Qiao San

> -Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

>

> For more commentary on the rationale, see Dr. Tan's forum at:

> http://www.drtanshow.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/276.html

>

> -Mike

>

>

> > However, my plan for

> > CHA was that we would all learn from each other every time such

questions

> > were asked. That we could learn from those who read chinese and

those who

> > did research and worked in labs and specialized in this or that.

> >>>>>With that in mind does anybody have information on the

treatment of

> >>>>> snoring beyond phlegm

> > Thanks Alon

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My partner has a serious snoring issue. I have never heard anything like it. Is

there anything other than surgery he can do? It sounds like it has to hurt

something! He sleeps just fine. I get NO sleep and we have resorted to seperate

bedrooms. I am really concerned for his health & he doesn't think he needs to

see a DR. Please help! Thanks!