First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Turquoise rollers heaved, then pounded the shore, foaming at its edge. I ...

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Every evening at sunset, a unique sound fills the air in Saint Andrews. It’s the call of the conch, a tradition kept alive by Mary Lou Race, affectionately known as the ...

Turks and Caicos turned their love of conch into an annual event. In 2004, the first Conch Festival took place in Blue Hills, a settlement in Providenciales. Since then, this special event continues ...

The ancient practice of blowing through a conch shell could help to reduce dangerous symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—offering an alternative to medication and machines. People with a ...

Jennifer Lynn Griffith, 46, was riding with husband Maynor Rene Ancona, 41, who was driving Saturday morning in San Pedro, a town in Ambergis Caye that Madonna made famous with “Las Isla Bonita,” ...

Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnoea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story certainly grabbed my attention. My first reaction was scepticism – sleep ...

Sleep apnea is a real pain. You know, that annoying condition where your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you’re trying to catch some Z’s? It messes with your sleep quality, leaves you ...

A recent study suggests that blowing into a conch shell could potentially ease sleep apnea symptoms. The breathing techniques involved in playing the instrument are similar to respiratory therapy, ...

People with a common sleep disorder may find relief through a surprising, simple and natural source: blowing through a conch shell. Researchers have recently found that conch or shankh blowing on a ...