DE20105290U1 - Chin holder to reduce snoring and improve sleep quality - Google Patents

Description

Description

Chin rest to reduce snoring and improve sleep quality.

What is snoring?

Snoring, breathing noise during sleep, which occurs primarily when breathing through the mouth while lying on your back and is caused by vibrations of the relaxed soft palate. The reduction in the size of the pharyngeal cavity due to the tongue falling back also contributes to this.

The causes often include an obstruction to nasal breathing, and in children enlarged adenoids are a contributing factor. The recommended countermeasures include preventing the patient from lying on their back and, in severe cases, a tightening palatoplasty.

A special form of sleep apnea syndrome is a disease in which, for unknown reasons, there is a short-term cessation of breathing, resulting in oxygen deficiency.

( Brockhaus Encyclopedia , Vol. 19 )

A reduced oxygen supply (see Figure 6 to Figure 5) to the brain leads to disturbances in the brain centers that are responsible for sleep quality.

The consequences of sleep disorders are:

- Sleep apnea syndrome - Irritability

- Metabolic disorder - Headaches (migraines)

- Undersupply of the brain - High blood pressure

with oxygen - cardiac arrhythmia

- Permanent fatigue - Late cardiovascular complications

- Difficulty concentrating cations

- Depression - Heart attack

- dangerous microsleep - stroke

- nervous disorders

(Product of many sleep researchers, e.g. Jürgen Zulley, Regensburg)

The invention specified in the protection claim is based on the problem of reducing snoring and improving sleep quality by optimizing the airway, without the user experiencing a disturbing restriction of movement due to the insertion of the chin rest.

This problem is solved with the features listed in the protection claim.

The invention achieves:

- Avoiding constrictions in the airways, thereby reducing snoring.

- Optimization of oxygen supply, thereby reducing sleep disorders.

- It is also ideal for long journeys (plane, bus, train). In addition to the advantages mentioned above, the positive effects lie in the relief of the neck muscles by avoiding the typical neck tension.

An embodiment of the invention is explained with reference to Figures 1 to 6. They show:

Fig. 1 the chin rest, this includes: (1) chin rest

(2) Neckband

(3) Closure

(4) Eyelet

(5) Cord

All parts that come into contact with the body are covered with cotton fabric.

Fig. 2 Chin rest insert with reinforcing bead, with appropriate space for the larynx.

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Fig. 3 Use for long journeys

Fig. 4 Use while sleeping

Fig. 5 the airway, with the head in an upright position

Fig. 6 the airway, with the head lowered. The bottleneck is created at point (A).

The invention is the product of three years of scientific work by Prof. Dr. Shudong Zhang. It has already been tested on 250 people in sleep laboratories. The evaluation of the studies showed an increase in oxygen supply of around 25%.

Dr. Zhang himself suffers from the above-mentioned problem (snoring). He has already used products and medications (against snoring) available on the market. However, after they did not bring any significant improvement, Dr. Zhang began to develop the product presented here.

Until his retirement (one year ago), he was chief physician of the Sports Hospital in Beijing for 15 years.

Prof. Dr. Zhang is a respected guest at many international medical symposiums, e.g. twice a guest in Germany, at the symposium at the sports hospital in Hellersen with the topic: "Sport and Pain". Dr. Zhang has long been a household name in medical circles in Germany (see attachments, 4 copies).

Claims (1)

Chin rest to reduce snoring and improve sleep quality, is worn on the neck while sleeping, characterized in that the chin rest ( 1 ) with neck strap ( 2 ) in conjunction with the eyelet ( 4 )-guided cord ( 5 ) and a fastener ( 3 ) can be fixed in the correct position (see Fig. 4) in a height-adjustable manner, and the chin rest ( 1 ) supports the weight of the head in a flexible, springy manner.