KR20100096049A - Oral instrument for preventing snoring and sleep apnea - Google Patents

Oral instrument for preventing snoring and sleep apnea Download PDF

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KR20100096049A
KR20100096049A KR1020100078547A KR20100078547A KR20100096049A KR 20100096049 A KR20100096049 A KR 20100096049A KR 1020100078547 A KR1020100078547 A KR 1020100078547A KR 20100078547 A KR20100078547 A KR 20100078547A KR 20100096049 A KR20100096049 A KR 20100096049A
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PURPOSE: A snoring and sleep apnea prevention oral cavity apparatus is provided, which prevents the tongue from being drooped rearward by raising the tongue in sleep. CONSTITUTION: A snoring and sleep apnea prevention oral cavity apparatus comprises: a upper teeth receiving part(10) and a lower teeth receiving part(20) in which a space for receiving the tooth is formed and a hanging protrusion is respectively formed to prevent rearward movement in the state that mandible is advanced to the front; and a lifting part(30) which lifts uvula and soft palate in the state that the upper teeth receiving part is combined with the lower teeth receiving part. The lifting part comprises a handle part and a uvula and soft palate hanging part.

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Oral device for preventing snoring and sleep apnea {Oral instrument for preventing snoring and sleep apnea}

The present invention relates to an oral device for preventing snoring and sleep apnea, so that it can be easily worn before bedtime to take a comfortable sleep.

Snoring is caused by vibrations caused by the flow of air through these areas when there is a narrowed area (soft tissues in the throat, tongue root, tonsils, adenoids, etc.) in the airway during sleep. Apnea occurs when the airway is completely closed. It becomes dangerous.

The medical definition of apnea refers to a case where sleep completely stops breathing for 10 seconds or more, and low breathing refers to a case in which the respiratory airflow has been reduced to less than 50% for 10 seconds or more. Sleep apnea is a condition in which apnea or hypopnea occurs at least 5 times per hour or at least 30 times during 7 hours.

Recent studies show that people with severe snoring and sleep apnea are 34 percent more likely to have a heart attack, 67 percent more likely to have a stroke, and 40 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure.

As you go to deeper sleep, brain waves show slower waveforms. However, when sleep apnea continues and hypoxia leads to a dangerous state of life, a specific brain wave appears, where the resting brain temporarily wakes up. This abnormal waking is called the brain's 'Arousal'. This is a phenomenon that repeats every time the breath is resumed from sleep apnea is not aware of the next morning. Sleep is not constant and sleeps. In addition, blood flow in the brain stem of sleep apnea patients is significantly reduced, resulting in memory, learning disorders, and cognitive dysfunction.

In addition, during sleep, the brain was not able to rest comfortably, and in the morning, I had a headache, a feeling of tiredness during the day and drowsiness. This drowsiness interferes with mental concentration resulting in learning disabilities. Drivers are at risk of traffic accidents.

The risk of sudden death from myocardial infarction in apnea patients is 23 times higher than normal.

Treatment of snoring or sleep apnea includes surgical and non-surgical treatments. Surgical treatments have side effects of pain, bleeding, and recurrence, and non-surgical treatments may involve intraoral devices or airway suppressors. Not only do they have to sleep on the floor, but because of expensive equipment, there are many cases of giving up treatment because of the economic burden.

In this regard, it is a task to make sure that patients with snoring or sleep apnea have a comfortable life without any cost burden.

The present invention has been made to improve the problems associated with surgical therapy for snoring and sleep apnea and treatment with airway positive pressure, the object of the present invention is to sleep the tongue or soft palate during sleep without discomfort or side effects The present invention provides an oral device that prevents snoring and sleep apnea by preventing airway stenosis by preventing it from falling backwards.

The snoring and sleep apnea-preventing oral device of the present invention for achieving the above object, the upper teeth receiving portion and the lower teeth receiving portion, the upper teeth receiving portion and lower teeth receiving portion according to different tooth structure for each person without inconvenience It is manufactured to be wearable, and forms a space for storing teeth, and each of the two protrusions corresponding to each other in the lower part of the upper teeth and the upper part of the lower teeth is not pushed backward while the mandible is advanced forward. Characterized in that formed.

The snoring and sleep apnea preventive device of the present invention is manufactured to be worn without discomfort in accordance with the different tooth structure for each person, to form a space for receiving each tooth, the mandible is advanced forward The upper teeth receiving portion and the lower teeth receiving portion each formed with two engaging protrusions corresponding to each other so as not to be pushed backward in the state; And the upper teeth receiving portion and the lower teeth receiving portion is coupled characterized in that consisting of the upper portion to raise the neck and pale.

The upper portion of the present invention is characterized in that the handle portion and the neck and the pawl hanger is penetrated from the front to the rear of the upper teeth receiving portion.

The upper portion of the present invention is characterized in that the installation is possible to move back and forth.

The upper portion of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of grooves are fitted at a predetermined interval to the protrusion formed on the upper teeth receiving portion so as to maintain this state after lifting up the milk and soft palate.

According to the oral device for snoring and sleep apnea prevention of the present invention, while reducing the side effects and economic burden caused by the use of surgery or airway positive pressure, by spreading the airway by wearing a simple device before bedtime to enable a smooth breathing breath There are benefits to preventing your body health and improving your quality of life.

1 is a perspective view of the upper teeth receiving portion of the oral device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lower teeth receiving portion of the oral device of the present invention.
3 is a combined state diagram of the receiving part of FIG. 1 and FIG.
Figure 4 is an operating state of the upper portion accommodated in the upper teeth receiving portion of the oral cavity device of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the upper teeth receiving portion and the upper portion of the oral device of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a view showing a state lying without wearing the oral device of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a view showing a state lying down wearing the oral device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of the upper teeth receiving portion of the oral cavity device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lower teeth receiving portion of the oral cavity device of the present invention, Figure 3 is a combined state of the receiving portion of Figure 1 and 2, Figure 4 is an oral cavity of the present invention Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the upper teeth receiving portion and the upper portion of the oral device of the present invention, Fig. 6 shows a state of lying down without wearing the oral device of the present invention. Figure 7 is a view showing a state lying down wearing the oral device of the present invention.

The principle of prevention of snoring and sleep apnea is to widen the narrowed airways during sleep.

To do this, you must first maintain a proper weight to prevent the airways from narrowing due to weight gain in the soft tissues around the airways. To do this, it's a good idea to keep up with something that doesn't get too tiring. Tired of excessive exercise can relax the muscles of the soft tissue around the airway, which can worsen snoring and sleep apnea.

Sleeping position is good to lay sideways. If you sleep in a straight position, the tongue is pushed back by gravity, which narrows the airway, so the symptoms worsen.

In spite of the prevention of snoring and sleep apnea through the improvement of the lifestyle, the treatment is divided into surgical and non-surgical methods. Surgical methods include cleft palate, pharyngeal flap, anterior and lower jaw movement, and radiofrequency surgery. Non-surgical methods include intraoral device and airway positive pressure (CPAP).

The principle of surgery is to relieve or stiffen long necks and sagging palates to reduce airflow tremors and ensure airways. However, as time goes on, the hardening progresses and snoring is prevented, but narrowing the airways may worsen apnea.

Many years ago, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine warned of the risk of recurrence of sleep apnea in people who had had a snoring operation with lasers and recommended at the academic level to refrain from further surgery. But if the milk is too long to block the airway without any other cause, it must be temperate.

CPAP is a device that opens the area where airway is blocked by the pressure of air from the mask to secure a space for breathing. Snoring or sleep apnea can be treated most reliably and is suitable for the treatment of severe sleep apnea. You should choose this treatment, especially if you believe you are at risk of dying from sleep apnea. However, it's inconvenient to sleep with a face mask that looks like a ventilator.

Existing oral devices can be classified into mandibular advancement device, toque retainer, and soft palate lifter. The device of the present invention moves the lower jaw forward. It is characterized by raising the dog at the same time.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the oral cavity device of the present invention includes an upper teeth receiving portion 10, a lower teeth receiving portion 20, and a coarse portion 30.

The upper teeth receiving portion 10 and the lower teeth receiving portion 20 is manufactured to be worn without discomfort in accordance with the different tooth structure for each person, each space can accommodate (fitting) teeth (code not shown) ), And two locking protrusions 10a, 20a, 10b, and 20b corresponding to each other are formed in the lower portion of the upper teeth receiving portion 10 and the upper portion of the lower teeth receiving portion 20, respectively.

The locking protrusions 10a, 20a, 10b, and 20b advance the mandible (lower jaw) forward, and the mandible moves forward when the wearer moves his or her mouth while the lower teeth are positioned forward of a portion ahead of the upper teeth. Only when the projections 10a and 10b of the upper teeth receiving portion 10 are positioned to the rear of the protrusions 20a and 20b of the lower teeth receiving portion 20 so as to be kept forward and not retreated backward. Is maintained. That is, in the drawing, the locking protrusions 10a and 10b of the upper teeth receiving portion 10 are worn to be positioned on the right side of the locking protrusions 20a and 20b of the lower teeth receiving portion 20.

The length of the engaging protrusions 10a, 10b, 20a, 20b is designed so that the lower jaw advances forward and the lower teeth protrude a certain length compared to the upper teeth, even though the upper part 30 does not have a role of the neck and the study dog. It is preferable to design the degree to be elevated to ensure that the airway is larger than usual, and the front and rear ends may be formed to be inclined at an angle between the upper and lower parts so that the wearer may move a little. In addition, the height of the engaging protrusions 10a, 10b, 20a, 20b is designed so that the mouth of the wearer is too wide when the upper teeth receiving portion 10 and the lower teeth receiving portion 20 are worn so that there is no inconvenience in the water surface. desirable,

If you maintain this state, the wearer's airway during sleep is more open than usual, so that the air flows smoothly is very useful for preventing snoring and sleep apnea.

The present invention further ensures the airway more securely by elevating the neck and soft palate to more effectively prevent snoring and sleep apnea.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the upper teeth receiving portion 10 of the oral cavity device of the present invention is provided with a coarse portion 30 that crosses in half. That is, the upper teeth receiving portion 10 is manufactured to have a predetermined area while connecting the entire tooth in addition to the portion worn on the teeth, so that the upper portion 30 is half of the upper teeth receiving portion 10 and is embedded through the center thereof and is mostly visible. Positioned so as not to, the handle portion 32, the hook portion 31 is in a state of protruding to the outside to be visually visible. The upper part 30 is not easily bent in consideration of the role for raising the neck and soft palate, but is preferably made of a soft material without being too hard.

A certain number of through holes 33a, 33b, 33c are formed in series between the handle portion 32 and the hook portion 31 of the coarse portion 30 to elevate the milk and the palate and hold the wearer forward. By inserting the protrusion 11 formed on the upper teeth receiving portion 10 to maintain the wearer's neck area to the appropriate pressure.

The upper portion 30 is a cavity (empty) state that passes through the upper teeth receiving portion 10 is possible to flow back and forth, and the wearer's milk by the hook portion 31 formed in a hook shape of a solid yet soft material ( 102) and hold the handle portion 32 to raise the palate 100 and push the hook portion 31 to the rear (toward the throat) to move the neck 102 and the pale 100, and then the handle portion ( 32) Grab and move to the front (pull) is the neck 102 and soft palate (100) is in an elevated state.

Figures 5 to 7 that can confirm such a state.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the oral device of the present invention, when the wearer wears the upper teeth receiving portion 10 and the lower teeth receiving portion 20, the mouth is opened slightly and the lower jaw is moved forward to close the upper teeth receiving portion 10. The locking protrusion 10a is located at the rear of the locking protrusion 20a of the lower teeth receiving portion 20, and the locking protrusion 10b of the upper teeth receiving portion 10 is the locking protrusion 20b of the lower teeth receiving portion 20. Located at the rear of each to maintain the lower jaw advanced state.

If such a condition persists, the throat 102 and the soft palate 100 by the hook portion 31 of the upper portion 30 when the respiratory air flow 101 indicated by the arrow is discharged to the outside through the nose again. The breathing path is widened according to the maintenance of the colossus, so that smooth breathing is maintained, thereby preventing snoring.

In addition, since the neck portion 102 and the soft palate 100 are kept in an elevated state by the hook portion 31 of the upper portion 30, the airway is secured widely to more reliably prevent snoring and sleep apnea. will be.

As described above, the oral cavity device according to the present invention, when lying down as shown in FIG. Although the effect is insignificant, as shown in FIG. 7, the airway may be reliably opened by elevating not only the palate 100 but also the palate (milk) 102.

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10: upper teeth receiving portion 20: lower teeth receiving portion

10a, 10b, 20a, 20b: jamming protrusion 30: upper part

31: hook portion 32: handle portion

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It consists of upper teeth and lower teeth,
The upper teeth receiving portion and the lower teeth receiving portion are manufactured so that they can be worn without discomfort in accordance with different tooth structures for each person, and form a space for accommodating teeth, and the lower portion of the upper teeth receiving portion and the upper portion of the lower teeth receiving portion Snoring and sleep apnea prevention device characterized in that each of the engaging projections corresponding to each other is formed so as not to be pushed backward in the forward state. It is manufactured to be worn without discomfort in accordance with different tooth structures for each person, and forms a space for storing teeth, and each corresponding protrusion is formed so that the mandible is not pushed backward while the mandible is advanced forward. Upper teeth and lower teeth; And
Colossus that is installed through the upper teeth receiving portion from the front of the upper teeth receiving portion is composed of the handle portion and the neck and the pawl hanger of the elastic material so that the upper teeth and the lower teeth receiving portion is combined to raise the neck and the palate. Snoring and sleep apnea prevention device characterized in that consisting of parts. The oral cavity of claim 2, wherein the coarse portion is formed with a plurality of grooves inserted into the protrusions formed in the upper teeth receiving portion so as to maintain the state after lifting the neck and the soft palate at regular intervals. .
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