Music for Your Lungs -- Pulmonologists Treat Breath Shortness with Harmonica Classes

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Music for Your Lungs -- Pulmonologists Treat Breath Shortness with Harmonica Classes

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Chronic lung diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema can make breathing difficult. Researchers have shown that playing the harmonica on a regular basis can help. The repeated pattern of pushing air from the lungs into the instrument, and then sucking air back into the lungs helps patients learn to control and boost their breathing.

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Tags: Lung, Breathing, Bronchitis, COPD, Disease and Condition, Pulmonologist

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