Thread: Does better breathing improve dreaming?

Hi, first of all your daughter is half right, she's just got it the wrong way round. Once you get into REM sleep you won't start snoring. This is because REM sleep is when the brain is more active and breathing is shallower, you just don't take those deep slow breaths that make you snore.

There is potentially a well grounded connection, being lucid requires a high level of brain activity (for someone who's asleep) and one of the key ingredients for good brain functioning is oxygen. Sticking on those nasal strips has opened up your airways meaning your lungs are getting more air into them with each breath. This in turn increases the concentration of oxygen in your blood and essentially gives your brain more fuel to play around with.

Originally Posted by InfiniteMinds

Hi, first of all your daughter is half right, she's just got it the wrong way round. Once you get into REM sleep you won't start snoring. This is because REM sleep is when the brain is more active and breathing is shallower, you just don't take those deep slow breaths that make you snore.

There is potentially a well grounded connection, being lucid requires a high level of brain activity (for someone who's asleep) and one of the key ingredients for good brain functioning is oxygen. Sticking on those nasal strips has opened up your airways meaning your lungs are getting more air into them with each breath. This in turn increases the concentration of oxygen in your blood and essentially gives your brain more fuel to play around with.

Just met with my doctor who said that snoring kicks you out of REM sleep. Also, alcohol is a big factor in snoring, so if it causes snoring, which kills REM sleep, it's connected to dreaming :-[ Guess I'll have to give up my red wine in the evening. I'll just have to start drinking in the morning