Apparatus for preventing sleeping respiratory obstruction and method using same

Abstract

A sleep-disordered breathing preventing and treating device for preventing and treating snoring or sleep apnea, comprising a human body wearable unit worn by a sleeper; an air chamber provided on the back of the human body wearable unit, the air chamber capable of shrinking and expanding; and An air supply unit that supplies air to the air chamber. The device also includes a pressure detection unit for measuring each pressure of the air chamber and outputting each pressure as an electric signal; and for receiving the signal output from the pressure detection unit, when it is detected that the sleeper is snoring or A controller that changes the sleeper's posture by supplying air to the air chamber using an air supply unit during sleep apnea. A method for preventing and treating sleep apnea using the device is provided to prevent and treat snoring or sleep apnea.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for preventing and treating sleep-disordered breathing and a method for preventing and treating sleep-disordered breathing; and, in particular, to such a device for preventing and treating sleep-disordered breathing and a method for preventing and treating sleep-disordered breathing using the device , which can change the sleeping position naturally to stop snoring or sleep apnea without waking the sleeper up, and even if the sleeper moves unconsciously, it can precisely change the position by accurately judging whether the sleeper is snoring based on the environmental noise. Background technique [0002] In general, habitual snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, and upper airway resistance syndrome, which are classified as sleep-disordered breathing, are disorders in which recurrent closing of the upper airway occurs during sleep. This disorder interferes with normal sleep by reducing sleep efficiency at night, an...

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Problems solved by technology

However, according to the embodiment of the prior art, the snoring prevention device cannot return to the original state from the state in which the snoring prevention pillow is tilted after the snoring is sensed, unless the user manually resets the device

Reliable operation of the device is problematic, as snoring prevention becomes difficult if the sleeper moves off the pillow or changes position during sleep

In addition, the sleeper's normal sleep may be disturbed because of the noise generated by the mechanical friction between the camshaft and the plate

[0015] In addition, according to Figures 3A to 3C The snoring prevention device of another embodiment of the prior art changes the posture by using the air cushion 71, but it is not an active type, and wakes up the sleeper by disturbing the normal sleep of the sleeper, because it promotes sleep change his / her own posture

In the event that the sleeper moves or changes his position, even such a change in position cannot be caused in the event that the sleeper moves away from the inflated portion of the air cushion 71, so there is also a problem in operating the device reliably.

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