Buteyko encourages nasal breathing, which helps maintain healthy carbon dioxide levels and increases nitric oxide production in the sinuses. Together, these support better blood flow, reduce nasal inflammation, and help open the nasal passages making nose breathing easier and decreasing mouth breathing.

Buteyko helps sleep disordered breathing and snoring by reducing overbreathing and encouraging nasal breathing, which supports stable carbon dioxide levels and nitric oxide production. This can improve airway muscle tone, reduce airway collapse, and promote quieter, more stable breathing during sleep, especially in conjunction with myofunctional therapy.

Buteyko helps with anxiety, stress, and restlessness by calming overbreathing and restoring healthy carbon dioxide levels, which helps regulate the nervous system. This steadier breathing pattern can reduce sympathetic “fight or flight” activation and promote a calmer, more settled state.

Buteyko supports fewer colds and allergy symptoms by encouraging nasal breathing, which improves nitric oxide production and helps regulate carbon dioxide levels. This can reduce nasal inflammation, enhance immune defense in the airways, and support healthier, more resilient breathing.

Buteyko helps asthma and asthma- like symptoms by reducing overbreathing and stabilizing carbon dioxide levels, which can ease airway sensitivity and bronchial constriction. Calmer, nasal focused breathing may reduce breathlessness and support more efficient, controlled breathing.

Studies have shown that Buteyko breathing exercises can improve symptoms of allergies, panic attacks, hyperactivity, eczema, rhinitis, PMS, high blood pressure, sinusitis, migraines, chronic fatigue and emphysema.