CN113081766B

CN113081766B - Device for treating snoring and use method thereof

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Publication number: CN113081766B
Application number: CN202110412583.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 晏雨扬; 晏长友
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-04-16
Filing date: 2021-04-16
Publication date: 2022-10-14
Anticipated expiration: 2041-04-16
Also published as: CN113081766A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments, and discloses an appliance for treating snoring, which comprises a base, a vibration structure and a treatment plate, wherein the vibration structure is positioned at the upper end of the base and is connected with the base; the two ends of the treatment plate are respectively provided with a protruding section protruding upwards, and the middle part of the upper end of the treatment plate is provided with a containing part. The device can be used for effectively treating snoring people without side effect.

Description

Device for treating snoring and use method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments, in particular to a snore treatment device and a using method thereof.

Background

Snoring, medically known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS), is common in obese middle-aged people. Upper airway narrowing or a decrease in the ability to maintain open function caused by a variety of factors is a major cause of OSAHS. The upper airway is narrowed (such as nasal polyp, hypertrophy of nasal turbinates, deflection of nasal septum, hypertrophy of adenoids, hypertrophy of tonsil, fat accumulation, and glossoptosis), or the nervous system reduces the regulating function of upper airway muscles during sleeping, which can cause partial or complete collapse of the airway, thereby reducing the ventilation volume, forming vortex at the blocked part of the upper airway, impacting the soft tissue of the upper airway to generate vibration and generate snore, and causing insufficient ventilation. If the airway is completely blocked, an apnea is caused. Obesity causes hypertrophy of nasal concha, nasal polyp, loose soft palate, hypertrophy of uvula, pharyngeal cavity stenosis, body hypertrophy of tongue, tongue root tenesmus and the like, and is an important factor of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. An important inducing factor of obesity obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, especially central obesity, may aggravate obesity itself. It is statistical that up to 20% of the adult population snores habitually, and 10% of these snores lead to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome due to airway collapse during sleep. Snoring poses a serious health hazard to humans and even breaks in the marital family, and has received increasing attention.

At present, the treatment modes for snoring mainly include the following modes: 1. general treatment, namely performing behavior treatment such as weight loss on obese patients; for some postural OSAHS, a lateral sleeping position may be employed to reduce upper airway obstruction. 2. At present, no medicine with definite curative effect can be used in a targeted manner, and the medicine treatment is mainly used for symptomatic treatment or causal treatment. For example, nasal spray hormone can be used to treat the causes of upper airway inflammation (such as nasal sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, etc.). 3. The surgical treatment is suitable for patients who are treated by the surgical treatment to really remove the obstruction of the upper airway after the surgery, such as OSAHS caused by nasal cavity obstruction, pharyngeal mucosal tissue hypertrophy, narrow pharyngeal cavity, uvula hypertrophy, soft palate hypo, tonsil hypertrophy and the like, and the patients have Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) of less than 20 times/h, but the surgical treatment is not suitable for obese people and people with AHI of more than 20 times/h. 4. Other treatments, non-invasive positive airway pressure treatment, are the first and initial treatment options for adult OSAHS patients. Clinically common non-invasive assisted ventilation includes common fixed pressure Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), intelligent CPAP (autocopap), and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP), with CPAP being the most common. By applying a continuous positive pressure to the airway, it acts as a gas support for the upper airway during sleep. 5. The oral appliance is suitable for patients with simple snoring and moderate OSAHS, especially patients with mandibular retropulsion. Can be tried out for the patients who cannot tolerate CPAP, cannot be operated or have poor operation effect, and can be used as a supplementary or alternative treatment measure of the CPAP treatment. This type of treatment is not suitable for patients with severe temporomandibular arthritis or dysfunction, severe periodontal disease, and severe dentition loss.

Such as the above existing snoring treatments, suffer from several drawbacks. Such as weight loss and general treatment with lateral position sleeping; the weight reduction needs the willpower and the decision of the ordinary people, and the general problem is difficult to overcome by the weight reduction; the existing technical schemes in the aspect have great limitations, such as technologies of turning over a bed, snoring intelligent sensing and reminding (stimulating a user to wake up by using pulse current) and the like, the turning over bed technology has the limitation of large occupation and inconvenient daily use, and the intelligent sensing and reminding technology has the limitation of great influence on the sleep of the user. The oral appliance technology is generally suitable for the person with the mandible retropulsion, and the use of the oral appliance enables the person to breathe in the oral cavity, so that the filtering, humidifying and heating effects of the nasal cavity on the external air are lost, and the oral appliance is harmful to the lung of the person who uses the oral appliance for a long time; the noninvasive positive pressure ventilation treatment is that the breathing machine is connected with a patient through a nasal mask, and the sleep of the user is influenced by wearing the nasal mask; surgical treatment techniques have painful and uncomfortable recovery phases after surgery, complications and side effects, and variable efficacy, and may cause sustained discomfort, for example, techniques of scar tissue on the surface of the soft palate may be continuously irritating to the patient. More importantly, the therapy is irreversible when it happens to produce adverse side effects that are not commensurate with the benefits of surgery, and it is therefore important to develop a device that is effective in the treatment of snoring without side effects.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a device for treating snoring and a using method thereof, and the device can achieve effective treatment effect on snoring people and has no side effect.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: an appliance for treating snoring comprises a base, a vibration structure and a treatment plate, wherein the vibration structure is positioned at the upper end of the base and is connected with the base, and the treatment plate is connected with the upper section of the vibration structure and is driven by the vibration structure to vibrate; the two ends of the treatment plate are respectively provided with a protruding section protruding upwards, and the middle part of the upper end of the treatment plate is provided with a containing part.

The principle and the beneficial effect of the scheme are that: the utility model provides an utensil base of treatment snore provides the support for whole utensil, this utensil is when using, let the user lay flat on the bed and let user's back neck put in holding portion department, then start vibrating structure, vibrating structure vibrates and drives the treatment board vibration, the vibration of treatment board drives the inside nasal cavity and the resonance of oral cavity tissue of human neck, thereby carry out limited vibration massage and vibrations massage to patient's nasal cavity and oral cavity tissue, in order to dredge patient's nasal cavity and oral cavity tissue channels and collaterals, improve the blood circulation of its muscle, strengthen the activity of muscle cell, and adopt the vibration mode of high frequency low amplitude can improve the regulatory function of nerve to local muscle, the utensil that adopts this scheme can make pointed pair human neck inside upper respiratory track and the resonance massage of oral cavity tissue (the tissue on the internal cavity promptly), reach the effect of alleviating and treating snore. The utility model relates to an appliance for treating snoring, in particular to an appliance which can be driven and is beneficial to the resonance of specific tissues in the head and neck of a human body according to a certain direction, frequency and amplitude.

The treatment plate both ends in this scheme are equipped with the outstanding section that makes progress respectively, can fix human neck, prevent human neck and treatment plate separation when the treatment plate vibrates.

Furthermore, the upper end of the treatment plate is provided with a cushion pad which is sleeved on the treatment plate, so that the massage effect of vibration on the skin and the muscle on the surface layer of the human body is reduced, and the resonance effect of the upper respiratory tract tissue and the oral cavity tissue (namely the tissue on the internal cavity) in the head and the neck of the human body is increased.

Furthermore, the cushion pad is made of thermoplastic elastomer elastic cushion and nontoxic and wear-resistant skin-friendly material, so that discomfort caused by vibration to skin and muscle on the surface layer of a human body in use is reduced.

Further, the material of the buffer pad is one of latex, rubber, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene or polyolefin.

Furthermore, the surface of the containing part contacting with the back neck or the back brain of the human body is a curved surface structure suitable for supporting and suspending the back neck or the back brain when the human body lies on the back, so that the resonance effect and the use comfort of the upper respiratory tract tissue and the oral cavity tissue in the head and the neck of the human body are favorably improved.

Furthermore, the bottom surface of the base is rectangular, and the long side is larger than the short side; the axial direction of an output shaft of the motor with the vibration structure is parallel to the long edge of the rectangle on the bottom surface of the base. The bottom surface of the base is rectangular, and the long side is larger than the short side, so that the consistency of the vibration direction is facilitated. The output shaft axial of vibrating structure motor is parallel with the rectangular long limit of base bottom surface to further be favorable to the uniformity of vibration direction, and be favorable to the directional resonance effect to upper respiratory tract tissue and oral cavity tissue in human head, the neck (mainly to the tissue on the interior cavity have more the effect, if to the directional resonance of tissues such as uvula).

Further, the vibrating structure comprises a power supply, a motor and an eccentric wheel, the power supply is electrically connected with the motor, the motor is fixed at the upper end of the base, and an output shaft of the motor is connected with the eccentric wheel.

Furthermore, the eccentric wheel is two identical metal semi-cylinders which are respectively and symmetrically connected to two ends of an output shaft of the motor, the diameter of the eccentric wheel is 2cm-6cm (preferably 4 cm), and the mass of each eccentric wheel is 10g-200g (preferably 70 g) so as to control the frequency and amplitude of vibration, which is beneficial to not damaging human bodies and achieving the required effect.

Furthermore, the power supply is a variable voltage power supply, and the output voltage of the power supply is 1V-36V.

A method of using an apparatus for treating snoring comprising the steps of:

(1) Placing appliances for treating snoring;

(2) The user lies down and places the back neck or the back brain at the upper end of the treatment plate and at the inner side of the protruding sections protruding upwards at the two ends of the treatment plate, and the angle formed by the back neck or the back brain of the user and the horizontal plane of the treatment plate is kept between 70 and 110 degrees;

(3) Starting the motor, and controlling the rotating speed of the motor to be 100-1800r/min; the time is 1-18min;

(4) The rotating speed of the motor is changed to 1200-3200r/min, and the time is changed to 1-18min.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a side view of an apparatus for treating snoring of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation state of a method for treating snoring according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 isbase:Sub>A sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in fig. 3.

Detailed Description

The following is further detailed by way of specific embodiments:

reference numerals in the drawings of the specification include: base 1, motor 2, casing body 3, treatment board 4, eccentric wheel 5, blotter 6.

The embodiment is basically as shown in the attached figures 1 and 2: an appliance for treating snoring comprises a shell, wherein the shell consists of a left half shell and a right half shell, and the shapes of the left half shell and the right half shell are completely symmetrical. The left half shell and the right half shell are connected by bolts. Taking the left half shell as an example, the left half shell sequentially comprises a base section, a fuselage section, a treatment plate section and a treatment plate protruding section from bottom to top. The two base sections form a base, the two treatment plate sections form a treatment plate, and the two fuselage sections form a shell body 3.

A vibration structure and a treatment plate 4, the base is in a trapezoidal shape, and the lower end surface of the base is a rectangle of 6.5cm multiplied by 8 cm. The vibration structure is positioned at the upper end of the base 1 and connected with the base 1, and the treatment plate 4 is connected with the upper section of the vibration structure and is driven by the vibration structure to vibrate; the middle part of the upper end of the treatment plate 4 is provided with an accommodating part, and the surface of the accommodating part contacted with the back neck or the back brain of the human body is a curved surface structure suitable for supporting and suspending the back neck or the back brain when the human body lies on back. The vibrating structure is located within the housing body 3. The vibrating structure comprises a power supply, a motor 2 and an eccentric wheel 5, the power supply is electrically connected with the motor 2, the motor 2 is fixed at the upper end of the base 1, and the output shaft of the motor 2 is parallel to the long side of the rectangular bottom surface of the base. The output shaft of the motor 2 is connected with the eccentric wheel 5 through a flat key. The power supply in the embodiment is a variable voltage power supply, and the output voltage of the power supply is 1-24V; the motor 2 is a motor with the model number of 24V/0.35A, the eccentric wheel in the embodiment is two identical metal semi-cylinders, and the two metal semi-cylinders are respectively and symmetrically connected to two ends of an output shaft of the motor; the diameter of the circle of the eccentric wheel is 2-6cm, and the diameter of the eccentric wheel is 4cm in the embodiment. The mass of each eccentric wheel is 10-200g, and the mass of the eccentric wheel is 70g in the embodiment.

The specific implementation process is as follows: appliance base 1 of treatment snore in this scheme provides the support for whole utensil, this utensil is when using, let the user lie flat in bed and let user's back neck put in the department that holds, then starter motor 2, motor 2 rotates and drives eccentric wheel 5 and rotate, can drive whole utensil when eccentric wheel 5 rotates and rotate, including driving treatment plate 4 vibration, treatment plate 4 vibrates the massage to patient's back neck, with the mediation main and collateral channels, improve the blood circulation of muscle, strengthen muscle cell's activity, and adopt the vibration mode of high frequency low amplitude can improve neural regulation function that needs local muscle that provides, the utensil that adopts this scheme can make pointed to vibrate the massage to the inside upper respiratory tract of human neck and oral cavity tissue, reach the effect of alleviating and treating snore.

The upper end of the treatment plate 4 is provided with a cushion 6. The buffer pad is made of soft or elastic nontoxic wear-resistant skin-friendly material, the buffer pad 6 in the embodiment is a latex pad, and the latex pad is sleeved at the upper end of the treatment plate. The buffer pad 6 mainly has the functions of buffering the impact on the skin when the appliance vibrates, reducing the power consumption of the vibration at the contact part (mainly skin and superficial muscles) with the human body and increasing the vibration efficiency of the shock pad on the upper respiratory tract and the oral cavity tissues inside the head and neck of the human body; secondly, the pad also has the function of reducing the triboelectric effect so as to reduce the discomfort of the skin caused by the triboelectric when the appliance vibrates.

The two ends of the treatment plate 4 in the scheme are respectively provided with the protruding sections protruding upwards, so that the neck of a human body can be fixed, and the neck of the human body is prevented from being separated from the treatment plate 4 when the treatment plate 4 vibrates.

The present invention also provides a method of treating snoring, for use in combination with the snoring treatment apparatus described above, comprising the steps of:

(1) Placing appliances for treating snoring;

(2) The user lies down and puts the neck of the user on the upper end of the treatment plate, and the back neck or the back brain of the user keeps an angle of 70-110 degrees with the horizontal plane of the treatment plate;

The use situation and appliance parameters that the lower end surface of a base of a common mattress, an adult and an appliance is a rectangle of 6.5cm multiplied by 8cm, the model of a motor 2 is a 24V/0.35A motor, the diameter of an eccentric wheel is 4cm, and the mass of each eccentric wheel is 70g are taken as examples: when the voltage of the variable voltage power supply is adjusted to 6V-12V (200-1200 rpm of the motor approximately) and the amplitude of the device is about 1cm-2cm, the device is most effective for the resonance massage of the soft palate and uvula; when the voltage of the variable voltage power supply is 12V-24.5V (the motor rotates at 1200-3200 rpm approximately), the amplitude of the device is about 1cm, the device is most effective in the resonance massage of tissues in the nasal cavity, tissues in the oral cavity such as tongue and the like, tissues in the throat such as trachea and the like, the related parts have a 'numb and itchy' feeling, and when the voltage of the variable voltage power supply is adjusted to be more than 23V, discomfort occasionally occurs.

The contact area of the appliance and the skin of a human body is relatively large, and the appliance is buffered by the elastic buffer cushion, so that the vibration power consumption of the motor at the position is relatively less. The vibration power consumption of the motor is less for massaging the surface skin of the back head and the neck, and the vibration massage and the beneficial effect on the upper respiratory tract and the oral tissue inside the head and the neck of a human body are more facilitated. The use of such utensil does not have secondary injury to the patient, makes things convenient for the patient to use by oneself daily, and treatment time is short each time, does not influence patient and companion's sleep.

The device of the invention is simultaneously suitable for carrying out resonance massage on deep muscles of legs and arms of a human body.

The foregoing is merely an example of the present invention and common general knowledge in the art of designing and/or characterizing particular aspects and/or features is not described in any greater detail herein. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the technical solution of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention, and these will not affect the effect of the implementation of the present invention and the practicability of the patent. The scope of the claims of the present application shall be determined by the contents of the claims, and the description of the embodiments and the like in the specification shall be used to explain the contents of the claims.

Claims

1. An apparatus for treating snoring, comprising: the device comprises a base, a vibration structure and a treatment plate, wherein the bottom surface of the base is rectangular, and the long side is larger than the short side; the vibrating structure is positioned at the upper end of the base and connected with the base, and the axial direction of an output shaft of a motor of the vibrating structure is parallel to the long edge of the rectangle on the bottom surface of the base; the vibration structure comprises a power supply, a motor and an eccentric wheel, wherein the power supply is electrically connected with the motor; the eccentric wheels are two identical metal semi-cylinders which are respectively and symmetrically connected to two ends of an output shaft of the motor, the diameter of the circle of the eccentric wheel is 2cm-6cm, and each eccentric wheel is 10g-200g in mass; the treatment plate is connected with the upper section of the vibration structure and is driven to vibrate by the vibration structure; the two ends of the treatment plate are respectively provided with a protruding section protruding upwards, and the middle part of the upper end of the treatment plate is provided with a containing part.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the upper end of the treatment plate is provided with a cushion pad.

3. The apparatus for treating snoring as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the cushion pad is made of thermoplastic elastomer elastic, nontoxic and wear-resistant skin-friendly materials.

4. An apparatus for treating snoring as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the material of the buffer pad is one of latex, rubber, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene or polyolefin.

5. The apparatus for treating snoring as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the surface of the containing part contacting with the back neck or the back brain of the human body is of a curved surface structure.

6. The apparatus for treating snoring as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the power supply is a variable voltage power supply, and the output voltage of the power supply is 1V-36V.