Humidity and Allergy Control Device

Abstract

A temporary artificial environment for maintaining an increased level of humidity is created over a sleeping person by suspending a perforated netting or perforated net-type material over a supporting framework creating a restricted air volume environmental or enclosed space over said sleeping person as said person respires to retard the evaporation of moisture within the said enclosed space and thereby the unwanted drying of nasopharyngeal tissues of the sleeping person by the ambient environment, thereby increasing the healthfulness of the nasal pharyngeal membranes of the sleeping person.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention provides a simple, effective humidity control device, which is simple, “green”, inexpensive and easy to implement, as well as surprisingly effective in humidifying the air to which a sleeping person is exposed and results in the attainment of a more restful sleep.[0002]A considerable percentage of the American population, and other populations, particularly in the Northern hemisphere are subject to the drying of the nasal cavities during sleep leading to swollen or engorged nasal and pharyngeal cavities with accompanying discomfort and uncomfortable, interrupted and generally overall less satisfactory sleep This is usually accompanied by sleepiness during waking or daylight hours. While air conditioning may alleviate these difficulties, the humidity controls in all but the most expensive air conditioning installations, have many less than desirable characteristics and often may intensify or add to the breathing difficulties, rat...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a simple and inexpensive way to prevent nasal and pharyngeal tissues from drying out during sleep. This is achieved by using a support structure over which a netting is hung to create a closed chamber around the sleeper's head and upper torso. The netting is designed with specific openings to allow air to flow while maintaining a higher level of humidity inside the chamber. This results in the sleeper's breathing passages being kept moist and comfortable during sleep. The invention can be used in a variety of sleeping arrangements and is particularly useful in colder months when air heating can make sleeping more difficult.

Problems solved by technology

The netting over or surrounding the sleeper impedes to some extent the circulation of air around the sleeper.

The warmth of the exhaled air is not sufficient, nor does it contain enough heat, to cause excessive drying of exhaled air.

The arrangement, unlike the use of mosquito netting for insect control during the summer or in tropical areas, is particularly useful in the colder months when drying due to the artificial heating of air is particularly troublesome.

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