Changes in intraocular pressure induced by differential forced unilateral nostril breathing, a technique that affects both brain hemisphericity and autonomic activity

Backon, Joshua; Matamoros, Nelson; Ticho, U

doi:10.1007/bf00920034

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“…The percentage of change in IOP reported here is smaller than previous studies where a reduction of 25 % was reported [3,4]. UFNB appeared to have a greater effect on IOP than on accommodation (assessed using TA).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The methodology of UFNB employed in this study was adopted from the studies by Backon et al [3,4] and they differed from the classical sense of UFNB where subjects are instructed to consciously force air through the unblocked nostril. In the present study, subjects were instructed to breathe naturally through the open nostril instead of consciously forcing themselves to breathe through it.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies have shown that right UFNB produces a significant reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) in both normal subjects [4,15,20] and glaucoma patients [3]. The reduction in IOP mediated by right UFNB (i. e. sympathetic activation) was found to be as high as 25 % (4.6 mmHg) in both normal subjects and glaucoma patients [3,4].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The reduction in IOP mediated by right UFNB (i. e. sympathetic activation) was found to be as high as 25 % (4.6 mmHg) in both normal subjects and glaucoma patients [3,4]. Other ocular characteristics or physiological processes that may also be manipulated by UFNB include blink rate [2], pupil size (i. e. degree of pupillary dilatation/miosis) and pupil cycle time [3].…”

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confidence: 96%

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Effect of unilateral forced nostril breathing on tonic accommodation and intraocular pressure

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Effect of unilateral forced nostril breathing on tonic accommodation and intraocular pressure

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“…58,66 This is supported by another study showing blood insulin levels are elevated during left nostril dominant breathing in a natural nasal cycle. 9 The selective effects and benefits of UNB are proposed here to be implemented during sleep by the use of a second-generation PAP technology as a new approach for metabolic disease treatment.…”

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Sleep architecture, insulin resistance and the nasal cycle: Implications for positive airway pressure therapy

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Aim: To explore the relationship between sleep, especially sleep architecture and the nasal cycle, on insulin secretion in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) with comorbid metabolic disease. This review includes a discussion of the potential role of Rest-Activity-Cycler positive airway pressure (RACer-PAP), a novel non-pharmacological OSA treatment strategy. Methods:A narrative review of all the relevant papers known to the authors was conducted. This review also included results from a polysomnographic sleep clinic pilot study (n = 3) comparing sleep efficiency of RACer-PAP to nasal continuous positive airways pressure (n-CPAP) in OSA patients.Results: Metabolic disease is strongly associated with disturbed sleep. Sleep architecture influences cerebral hormonal secretion, lateral shifts in the autonomic nervous system and nasal airflow dominance. Disturbed sleep shortens short-wave sleep periods, decreasing insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. Improvements to metabolic function during n-CPAP treatment are inconsistent. If RACer-PAP demonstrates superior effects on sleep architecture and autonomic function, it may offer advantages in OSA patients with comorbid metabolic disease. Conclusion:Improving sleep architecture by maintaining the nasal cycle proposes a novel non-pharmacological treatment paradigm for treating OSA with comorbid metabolic disease.Research is required to demonstrate if RACer-PAP therapy influences whole night sleep architecture, sympathovagal balance and markers of metabolic disease.

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Immediate Effect of Specific Nostril Manipulating Yoga Breathing Practices on Autonomic and Respiratory Variables

Raghuraj

Telles

2008

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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The effect of right, left, and alternate nostril yoga breathing (i.e., RNYB, LNYB, and ANYB, respectively) were compared with breath awareness (BAW) and normal breathing (CTL). Autonomic and respiratory variables were studied in 21 male volunteers with ages between 18 and 45 years and experience in the yoga breathing practices between 3 and 48 months. Subjects were assessed in five experimental sessions on five separate days. The sessions were in fixed possible sequences and subjects were assigned to a sequence randomly. Each session was for 40 min; 30 min for the breathing practice, preceded and followed by 5 min of quiet sitting. Assessments included heart rate variability, skin conductance, finger plethysmogram amplitude, breath rate, and blood pressure. Following RNYB there was a significant increase in systolic, diastolic and mean pressure. In contrast, the systolic and diastolic pressure decreased after ANYB and the systolic and mean pressure were lower after LNYB. Hence, unilateral nostril yoga breathing practices appear to influence the blood pressure in different ways. These effects suggest possible therapeutic applications.

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Changes in intraocular pressure induced by differential forced unilateral nostril breathing, a technique that affects both brain hemisphericity and autonomic activity

Cited by 9 publications

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Effect of unilateral forced nostril breathing on tonic accommodation and intraocular pressure

Effect of unilateral forced nostril breathing on tonic accommodation and intraocular pressure

Sleep architecture, insulin resistance and the nasal cycle: Implications for positive airway pressure therapy

Immediate Effect of Specific Nostril Manipulating Yoga Breathing Practices on Autonomic and Respiratory Variables

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