JPS60163658A - Promotion of cold treatment by hot air inhalation - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It is already known that inhaling warm air into the human nasal cavity is effective in treating colds.

For example, a method has been announced in which warm air at 43° C., the maximum temperature that does not destroy nasal mucosal cells, is sent into the nasal cavity.

In addition, the hot air inhaler (patent application number 5) related to the application by the present inventor
8-29242) (hereinafter referred to as the original application) has a maximum temperature of 4
This device relates to a device whose main purpose is to dry nasal mucus, which is produced in large quantities during colds, by inhaling warm air at about 0° C. into the nasal cavity.

However, these concepts all belong to methods of treating colds using hot air, which is limited to temperatures below 43°C, and have drawbacks such as inefficiency in achieving the objective due to the low temperature.

The present invention relates to a method and a device which are mainly capable of applying high temperature air, which widely exceeds 43° C., in order to eliminate such defects.

To explain this invention based on the drawings, a hot air inhaler 1 (hereinafter referred to as the device) forms a hot air generation chamber 2 by surrounding the outer periphery of a heating element with a box-shaped outer wall that is highly insulated. An air inlet 3 is provided on one side of the hot air generation chamber 2, and a flexible hot air introduction pipe 4 with two ends is provided on the opposite side. The tube 5 is constructed so that it can be airtightly attached to each of the two nostrils of the human body.

The heating element is composed of a plate-shaped electric heater 6 whose surface is covered with a thin electric insulator, and metal plates 7 with high thermal conductivity are closely attached to both sides of the heater 6. So-called metal wool 8 that closely adheres to the plate 7 and has high thermal conductivity
is filled in the hot air generation chamber 2. The warm air generation room 2 is
Since the metal plate and metal wool have such good thermal conductivity and have a significantly large heat exchange area, it is possible to generate hot air with extremely high efficiency.

Further, a lead wire 9 from the heater 6 is taken out to the outside of the hot air generation chamber 2, and is connected to a power source 10, a voltage regulator 11, and a switch 1.
2 and integrally form the electric circuit of the heater 6.

As a result, the heat generation capacity of the heater 6 is equal to the voltage regulator 11.
By operating the , the amount of hot air corresponding to the amount of air taken in the normal breathing state of the human body can be adjusted to any temperature within the temperature range from about 37 degrees Celsius, which is no lower than the average human body temperature, to the upper limit of about 80 degrees Celsius. It is constructed so that it can be held at

Note that the structure of the device 1 may be modified as long as the gist of the present invention is not changed.
Of course, the material, shape, structure, etc. can be changed arbitrarily.

Since the device 1 is configured as described above, if the tip tube 5 of the hot air introduction tube 4 is airtightly attached to the two nostrils of a person suffering from a cold and the power supply circuit is closed, the heater will be heated. 6 starts to generate heat, and as the human body breathes, warm air is inhaled into the nasal cavity each time the human body takes in air. At this time, since there is usually a considerable amount of mucus in the nose due to a cold, the voltage regulator is operated to set the hot air temperature to 80° C. and the air is inhaled. At this time, the 80°C warm air inhaled into the nasal cavity first comes into contact with the nasal mucus and immediately causes vaporization of the nasal mucus due to heat exchange. The warmth of the hot air is barely felt, and the nasal mucosal cells are not destroyed at all. Continuous inhalation of high-temperature hot air reduces the amount of nasal mucus in the nasal cavity, and if the temperature of the hot air is appropriately lowered, the operation can be performed more safely. In other words, as the nasal mucus evaporates and transpiration progresses, when the water that covers the nasal cavity approaches a state of insufficient water, the warmth of the warm air is acutely felt in the nasal cavity for the first time.
faintly perceived. However, at this point, there is still a few seconds left before the warm air becomes slightly hotter. Therefore, at this point, immediately stop inhaling warm air into the nasal cavity.

As a result of repeated experiments many times, it was confirmed that this method showed an extremely sensitive response and that destruction of nasal mucosal cells could be safely prevented with high accuracy.

Next, the temperature of the hot air is lowered and the air is inhaled into the nasal cavity, and while taking into account the amount of moisture in the nasal cavity and the temperature of the warm air, the inside of the nasal cavity is brought to a dry state to the extent that the nasal mucosal cells are not destroyed.

In this way, the warm air is finally inhaled into the nasal cavity for an appropriate period of time while maintaining the temperature of the hot air at around 40°C.

What should be noted here is that, as mentioned above, keeping the inside of the nasal cavity in a near-dry state and continuing to inhale warm air is considered to have a considerable effect on the treatment of colds.

In this example, the maximum temperature of the hot air is 80°C.
However, if done with care, it can be carried out safely even at temperatures above 80°C.

As explained above, this invention makes it possible to apply air at a temperature far exceeding 43°C, which is conventionally considered the maximum temperature that can be safely introduced into the nasal cavity. In the case of a cold, the nasal mucus that normally occurs in large quantities over a long period of time can be dried and evaporated extremely efficiently.
This can further promote the therapeutic effect of colds.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device 1, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Warm air, which can be set at any temperature within the temperature range of 37°C to 80°C, is
By introducing it into the nasal cavity of the human body as warm air heated to a high temperature area, it quickly dries the mucus that occurs in large amounts when infected with a cold without destroying the nasal mucosal cells, and ultimately, Using warm air set at an appropriate temperature below the maximum temperature that does not destroy nasal mucosal cells, for an appropriate period of time.
A method for drying nasal mucus when suffering from a cold and for promoting cold treatment, characterized by heating and drying the inside of the nasal cavity. 2. A metal plate (7) with high heat conductivity is closely attached to both sides of the plate-shaped electric heater (6) whose surface is covered with a thin electric insulator, and the metal plate (7) is further closely attached to the plate-shaped electric heater (6) to ensure heat conduction. rich in sex,
A warm air generation chamber (filled with so-called metal wool (8)
2), and in this hot air generation chamber (2), 3
It is characterized in that it is configured to generate hot air at any temperature within the temperature range of 7°C to 80°C, and the outer periphery of the heating element is surrounded by a box-shaped outer wall with high heat insulation properties. By surrounding it, a sealed hot air generation chamber (2)
An air inlet (3) is provided on one side of the hot air generation chamber (2), and an air inlet (3) is provided on the opposite side of the hot air generation chamber (2), and a flexible hot air introduction pipe (4) whose tip is divided into two is provided on the opposite side. ), and the two tip tubes (5) are configured so that they can be airtightly attached to two nostrils of the human body, respectively.