Sleep Apnea & Snoring Led To Swollen Uvula
Author: Sarah L.
Date: 12-05-2013
Views: 14,446
Word Count: 211
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 9166-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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My husband has sleep apnea and in the past has snored so heavily that he wakes up with a swollen uvula. Since we've started using the oils, this hasn't really been an issue since oils have helped to minimize his snoring using the Valor oil blend and Thyme.
However, he took a nap one afternoon without putting on his oils and when he woke up, his uvula was very swollen. In the past, the only thing that he had found to reduce the swelling was Benadryl. So he said, "Well, I guess I should take some Benadryl." I told him not to take it since it would just make him sleepy again, and that we should try the oils.
Since I've heard Copaiba is an excellent anti-inflammatory, I told him to try that. So we put a little bit of water in a glass and added a couple of drops of Copaiba. I left him to gargle with that, thinking it would take a bit to kick in.
A minute later, he comes and finds me to tell me that he felt the swelling go down instantly! He couldn't believe how well it worked and how quickly!
He was able to eat dinner after that because it was too swollen to eat before hand.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Associated topics: sleep — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: swelling-/-swollen-/-puffy — "[W]e studied the anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective effects of C. citratus [Lemongrass] and E. citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus] essential oils on formol-induced edema and acetic acid induced abdominal cramps in Wistar rats.... In vivo analysis and histological assay showed that the two essential oils displayed significant dose-dependent edema [swelling] inhibition effect over time. They displayed strong analgesic [pain-relieving] and antipyretic [fever-reducing] properties similar to that induced by 50 mg/kg of acetylsalicylate of lysine.... This work demonstrates the anti-inflammatory property of Cymbopogon citratus [Lemongrass] and Eucalyptus citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus], suggesting their potential role as adjuvant therapeutic alternatives in dealing with inflammatory-related diseases." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: throat — "Streptococcus pyogenes [strep] plays an important role in the pathogenesis of tonsillitis.... [T]hyme, cinnamon, lemongrass, tea tree, lavender, oregano, clove, palmarosa, or cajeput [melaleuca] EOs [essential oils] are known to be active against Streptococcus pyogenes, while oregano, basil, mint [peppermint], rosemary, and lavender EOs are known to inhibit another Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus [staph].... We showed that cinnamon presented the higher activity against S. pyogenes compared to the other EOs tested.... 14 [essential oils] showed antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes.... Among them Cinnamomum verum [cinnamon bark], Cymbopogon citratus [Xiang Mao], Thymus vulgaris CT thymol [thyme], Origanum compactum [oregano], and Satureja montana [Mountain Savory] essential oils exhibited significant antibacterial activity. The in vitro results reported here suggest that, for patients suffering from bacterial throat infections, if aromatherapy is used, these essential oils, considered as potential antimicrobial agents, should be preferred." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: sleep — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: sleep — "[T]he lavender fragrance had a beneficial effect on insomnia and depression in women college students." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: sleep — "Valerian improves the sleep of insomniacs after benzodiazepine (tranquilizer) withdrawal. Valerian subjects reported significantly better subjective sleep quality than placebo ones...." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: sleep — "Women [with insomnia] receiving aromatherapy experienced a significant improvement in sleep quality after intervention." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: sleep,sleep-apnea,snoring — "This double-blind study suggests a significant reduction in snoring reported by bed partners in a group of snoring volunteers using either an essential oil spray or gargle formulation." | Link |
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