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A device and method for the treatment of sleep apnea and / or snoring in a human patient includes at least one electrode stimulator for providing direct electrical stimulation to a throat and / or laryngeal muscles of the patient. The stimulator is constructed and arranged to be positioned at the throat and / or laryngeal muscles of the patient, either on the surface or subcutaneously. A power source provides a continuous electrical signal to the stimulator so that the throat and / or laryngeal muscles of the patient are contracted to open the airway of the patient. The power source can be a portable source remote from the electrode or a pacemaker unit also implanted in the patient.

An oral application for snoring prevention which has a flattened tube with an unobstructed airway and ridges on the inferior surface for pulling the tongue forward out of the path of the airway while the superior surface of the tube follows closely the hard and soft palate. The tube is short and extends in the oral cavity or mouth to a location which will not cause a gag reflex.

A snore suppression pillow includes a pillow body and at least one raising layer. The pillow body has a surface forming a high end and a low end. The high end includes a recessed portion formed in each of two sides of a middle portion thereof so that the middle portion is configured as a curved protrusion. The at least one raising layer is attachable to a bottom of the pillow body. As such, adjustment is achievable with the at least one raising layer to provide the pillow with a height suiting the need of a user and the protrusion of the pillow body allows the head of the user to turn aside to the left side or right side when the user is sleeping so as to stretch the respiratory tract to help prevent snoring caused by slackening of the respiratory tract.

An anti-snoring piercing in the form of specially designed thin mesh-like symmetric structure resembling a pair of wings connected symmetrically by means of a middle bar-like bridge. A middle bar-like bridge is mounted under the uvula while the two symmetric wing parts are placed over the soft palate and pierced on the soft palate in the mouth to provide stiffness to uvula-soft palate assembly and thus prevent snoring. A stiffening member is attached to the uvula by means of at least one piercing post with a backing or with an adhesive. Each of these embodiments stiffens the uvula and prevents snoring.

The anti-snoring device is a combination of a chin pillow placed under the chin of a wearer and is designed to induce the wearer's mouth to stay closed while sleeping. Included in the combination is a dental appliance that has an upper box to receive the wearer's upper teeth therein. Below the box is an indent to receive the wearer's lower teeth therein to enhance the wearer's proper bite or occlusion when the mouth of the wearer is closed. Included in the appliance are two upper segments that extend under the roof or palate of the mouth of the wearer. From below the box are extending two inclines which follow a line adjacent the position of the lower teeth without touching them. The ultimate aim is to induce a person wearing the chin pillow or the dental appliance or both to keep his or her mouth closed when sleeping to thereby alleviate the incident of snoring.

A pillow is of a dual-layer structure composed of a relatively soft upper main body and a relatively hard main body. The main body is centrally provided with a central unit that is flanked by two lateral units. The central unit has a raised portion for propping up a user's cervical vertebra so as to make the user's head lean backward, thereby keeping his trachea opening and preventing snoring. Each of the lateral units has a lateral depressed portion. When a user sleeps on his side with his head placed on the pillow, the depressed portion prevents his ear from being pressed and serves to lead his head lean backward. Each of the lateral units has its front edge recessed and provided with an inward inclined portion, for receiving the user's shoulder and preventing discomfort caused by pressure. The pillow thus provides comprehensive support to the user's head.

The breathing device (10) has an inner section (14) having an inlet (32) defined therein. The section (14) has a motor (20), a fan (24) and a processor (22) disposed therein and the section (14) has an outlet (34) defined therein. The outlet (34) is in fluid communication with the inlet (32) so that pre-heated air is being be propelled by the fan (24) to pass from the inlet (32) across the processor (22), over the motor (20) and out through the outlet (34). An outer section (16) has a container (26) attached thereto that has a channel (42) defined therein. The channel (42) has a water-absorbing material (44) disposed therein for increasing the humidity of the air passing therethrough. A tube (28) is connected to the outer section (16) for carrying air from the channel (42) to a mask (30) attached to one end of the tube (28).

A dental oral appliance for use with patients who suffer with sleep disorders, to reduce or eliminate snoring and to open the airway for a sleeping individual who suffers with obstructive sleep apnea. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper teeth and has an open palate. Retention for the appliance is provided by either clasps placed over the upper right and left molars and a retainer in the anterior area or by an occlusal coverge of the upper teeth. A raised incisor ramp that extends from the incisal tip (biting edge) of the incisors toward the lingual, or posterior raised ramps, separate the posterior teeth to reduce spasm on the temporalis muscle. A transverse, transpalatal ramp, which extends from the inside (lingual) of the upper right molars to the inside of the upper left molars, covers the tongue and holds it down, opening the airway.

A breathing normalizer for partial insertion within the user's mouth for normalizing breathing patters, prevention of snoring, teeth grinding, and light forms of sleep apnea is disclosed. The device includes an outer plate which is positioned external to the user's mouth when in use, an elongated hollow shaft for connecting the structure to a lip plate adapted to be received between the user's lips and teeth, and a generally C-shaped multi-lobed structure adapted for receiving the user's tongue. The device is positioned within the oral cavity of the user in an operative configuration such that the tongue is retained within the multi-lobed structure, the teeth clamp down upon the connector with the lip plate positioned between the teeth and the inner portions of the upper and lower lips. The outer plate further defines a centrally disposed chamber having an inlet tube in fluid communication with the hollow tubular connector for providing an inlet for breathing air. The inlet tube is adapted for connection to a source of gas, such as oxygen, to assist in delivering the gas to the user through the lungs. In addition, the chamber includes a threaded peripheral edge adapted for threaded engagement with a container of medicine thereby facilitating the delivery of oral medications into the user's oral cavity and preferably the delivery of oral medications below the tongue. A medicine receiving chamber is further provided to allow for medicine received therein to be dispensed and / or evaporated in the user's mouth. As a result of proper application of the apparatus breathing at night is normalized, while snoring, grinding of the teeth, and apena are prevented, and further while medications may be simultaneously delivered orally.

An oral nighttime appliance consists of a somewhat resilient U-shaped base substantially complementary with a person's dental arch. At least one integral lip protrudes from anterior edges of the U-shaped base, and a substantially rigid hourglass-shaped flap is connected into and partially spanning the gap between the posterior legs of the U-shaped base, and protrudes rearward and downward. A second flap, nearly semicircular and rigid, extends rearward and upward from the posterior of the base into which one end of the second flap is secured.

An appliance, a system and a method prevent snoring of a patient. The appliance opens an airway of the patient by advancing a lower jaw of the patient. A slot is formed on an upper shell and / or a lower shell of the appliance to receive teeth of the patient for wearing the appliance. A hinge connects the upper shell to the lower shell and resists the closing of the mouth of the patient to maintain the open airway of the patient. Wedges protrude from the hinge between the upper shell and the lower shell to further resist the closing of the mouth of the patient. Stiffer material of the hinge and / or the wedges relative to material of the upper shell and the lower shell requires more force to close the mouth of the patient and maintains the open airway of the patient during sleep. Extended margins may receive liner material to secure the appliance to the dentition. Lingual extensions on the lower arch help to maintain the lower jaw in a forward position relative to the upper jaw.

Provided is a snoring prevention device including an upper support supported by upper teeth of a patient, an upper protruding part provided at the upper support to protrude downward from the upper support, a lower support supported by lower teeth of the patient, and a lower protruding part provided at the lower support to protrude upward from the lower support and caught to a front side of the upper protruding part.

A snoring and obstructive sleep apnea prevention and treatment device has an oral device portion with a centrally disposed plate portion. The plate portion has a suction cup on its tongue facing side which helps hold it in place and to keep the tongue from moving back towards the throat, thus preventing snoring and sleep apnea. A hood portion fits around the tip of the tongue further preventing the tongue from sliding back into a user's throat. In one embodiment, an inflatable balloon portion is provided to prevent soft tissue from contacting portions of the tongue. In another embodiment, a plate is used in place of the balloons. Additionally, oxygen may be supplied to a posterior portion of the device. Dental adhesives such as denture adhesive may be used to further restrict movement.

A method and device for stopping a person from snoring while sleeping comprising a narrow strip having adhesive covering one surface or a buccal tab which can be affixed to a snore prevention intra-oral device, both of which block the snoreway space of the person.

The snoring prevention device comprises an air bag mounted between a person sleeping on his / her back on bedding and the bedding, an air pump for supplying air to the air bag, air piping for connecting the air bag and the air pump, a flow rate adjusting valve installed to the air piping, a suction and exhaust valve for controlling the suction and exhaust of the air bag, a snoring sensor for sensing the snoring of the sleeping person, and a control part for turning the suction and exhaust valve to a suction state and driving the air pump when the snoring is sensed by the snoring sensor. An air flow rate to be supplied to the air bag is varied by the flow rate adjusting valve.

A dental oral appliance for use with patients who suffer with sleep disorders, to reduce or eliminate snoring and to open the airway for a sleeping individual who suffers with obstructive sleep apnea. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper teeth and has an open palate. Retention for the appliance is provided by either clasps placed over the upper right and left molars and a retainer in the anterior area or by an occlusal coverage of the upper teeth. A raised incisor ramp that extends from the incisal tip (biting edge) of the incisors toward the lingual, or posterior raised ramps, separate the posterior teeth to reduce spasm on the temporalis muscle. A transverse, transpalatal member, which extends from the inside (lingual) of the upper right molars to the inside of the upper left molars, covers the tongue, preventing it from moving upward or backward during sleep, opening the airway.

An inter-lip device for regulating mouth airflow to prevent snoring while sleeping. A canoe shaped horizontal pocket is formed by hinge-ably attaching two resilient panels together by three common edges, sized to fit between the lips without protruding into the mouth. An adhesive covering is applied to both outer faces of the pocket and a slit is cut in the middle of the front edge hinge. The pocket opens to the rear into the mouth. The lips are sealed to the adhesive about the pocket opening, holding the mouth closed while directing mouth breathing through the device and out the front slit opening. With the jaw consciously flexed, resting mouth airflow is comfortably allowed, however, a relaxed sleeper's jaw or a forced inhalation will collapse the slit opening, reducing or stopping airflow, causing the user to breath through their nose, thereby preventing the necessary mouth airflow needed to support snoring.

A nasal breathing aid includes a base portion and two extending diverging arms. The arms, near their base include inward facing contact elements which are adapted to “pinch” the vomer bone within the nose. The arms, at their outer ends, include outward facing contact elements which are adapted to apply pressure to the inner wall of the nostrils, urging a wider passageway through the nostrils.

The invention discloses a sleeping bed for preventing snoring, which comprises a movable bed body which can adjust the lateral tilt angle in the longitudinal direction, and a snoring sound detecting sensor; and a signal of the snoring sound sensor can be transmitted to the front of the bed; and further a drive device is utilized to adjust the tilt angle of the movable bed body. The sleeping bed for preventing snoring can be used for improving the situation of the narrowing of an upper respiratory tract in the sleeping so as to achieve the aim of preventing the snoring. Through the adjustment of the tilt angle of the movable bed and the detection of the snoring sound sensor, the tilt angle of the movable bed needed to be adjusted can be judged from a data message transmitted by the sound sensor.

A snoring prevention device prevents apnea symptoms and the like caused by snor-ing when a patient with severe snoring problem is sleeping, by using a dental guard having an upper jaw guard and a lower jaw guard so as to correct the upper jaw and lower jaw positions of the patient in order to prevent snoring during sleeping and specifically, the upper jaw guard and the lower jaw guard having a good comfortable fit, and an orthodontic state in which the upper jaw and the lower jaw of a patient from being artificially closed is avoided without applying an excessive force to a jaw joint such that sleep apnea and snoring can be prevented while enabling natural opening of the mouth.

The present invention relates to a health pillow capable of correcting a body shape, the health pillow comprising: a pillow body including a back head seating part recessed downward, on which a back head of a user lying down straight is seated, the back head seating part being disposed between a pair of, left and right, side head seating parts on which a side head of a user lying on his / her side is seated, and a cervical vertebrae support which is disposed in a front end of the back head seating part, is convex upwardly, and upwardly supports a cervical vertebrae of a user lying straight; and a back supporting body provided in front of the pillow body to allow a back of a user lying straight to be seated thereon, and including a thoracic vertebrae supporting part which has a convex shape at a central portion thereof, and upwardly supports an upper thoracic vertebrae of a user lying down straight. According to the present invention, by supporting the cervical vertebrae and the upper thoracic vertebrae to allow a user to have a good posture, a straightening neck and a swayback may be corrected and a comfortable posture may be maintained without stiffening a neck and shoulders, thereby providing an optimized sleep effect.

The invention provides a head, a neck and shoulders intelligence healthcare device and the head, the neck and the shoulders intelligence healthcare method. The head, the neck and the shoulders are important constituent parts of human body, safety problems exist in the head, the neck and the shoulders of a plurality of people at present, and the safety problems are not diagnosed and treated timely, time used by the people to spend on body care is limited even the people have no time on the body care, the problem of taking advantages of sleeping time to conduct health care and nursing care to the head, the neck and the shoulders of the human body becomes urgent. The head, the neck and the shoulders intelligence healthcare device comprises a pillow, a sensor connected with the pillow, an intelligence analyzing device connected with the sensor, an intelligence controlling circuit connected with the intelligence analyzing device, the intelligence control circuit is connected with an output device or an intelligence needle warming moxibustion device or an intelligence massage device or one set or two sets of combination of the output circuit, the elevator mechanism, the needle warming moxibustion device and the intelligence massage device. The device and the method are used for conducting the health care to the head, the neck and the shoulders of the human body.

The present invention is a two part device to prevent a person from snoring consisting of a mouth guard with an attached tongue suppressor. The tongue suppressor attaches to the mouth guard in a manner so that it is adjustable in length and creates a downward pressure on the base of the tongue. The underside of the tongue suppressor has ridges that angle forward to engage papillae on the tongue and thereby prevent the tongue from moving rearward in the mouth during sleep.