Vanilla Reduces Baby Apnea

A study tested 36 pre-mature infants by placing a cottontball with of 2% saturated solution of vanillin - found in Vanilla oil.  The study showed that diffusing Vanilla Oil in this manner could "significantly decrease apnea through the newborns’ olfactory stimulation. It was also highly effective in the newborns’ SpO2 as well as the mean of HR. Thus, it can be concluded that vanillin saturated solution might decrease the incidence of apnea in premature newborns and, at the same time, protect them against the dangerous complications of the disease."

This study showed that smelling the scent of the ... solution could significantly decrease apnea through the newborns’ olfactory stimulation. It was also highly effective in the newborns’ SpO2 as well as the mean of HR. Thus, it can be concluded that vanillin saturated solution might decrease the incidence of apnea in premature newborns and, at the same time, protect them against the dangerous complications of the disease."
​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684469/

This is one of many studies concluding that vanilla causes a reduction in sleep apnea and need for high flow oxygen in infants.

Ninette Jackson, J.D., Clincal Aromatherapist
Josiah's Oils
8 Meadow Lane, Lancaster, PA
717.824.3222
​www.josiahsoils.com

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