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Pillow and mattress for reducing snoring and sleep apnea

A technology for pillows and mattresses, applied in the field of sleep pillows and mattress sets, which can solve problems such as lack of support pillows, obstructive sleep apnea, and patient treatment failures

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-09-25
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Due to practical, functional and construction deficiencies in design, without purpose measurements to support the actual function of these pillows, resulting in failure in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

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[0116] Foam plastic stock was provided in sheet form with a thickness of 15 cm for mattresses and 12 cm for pillows. The foam has a compressibility factor comparable to standard foam mattresses. A pillow and mattress set according to the invention herein, which is a first head support pillow and a second body support mattress, is manufactured by cutting out the desired form of the pillow and mattress from raw material. Viewed from the top angle, as in figure 2 The pillow in a has a "T" shape, and as shown by image 3 Denoted by b, the mattress is rectangular with recesses for the arms. In the uncompressed state the pillow is 12cm thick and the mattress is 15cm thick. The pillow measured 45 cm in the width direction (the length of the strip portion) and 30 cm in the vertical direction (the direction of the bulge), which was 12 cm long and 10 cm wide. as in image 3 In b, the substantially rectangular mattress measures 80 x 160 cm with recesses 23 for the arms. This pillo...

Embodiment 2

[0122]A study involving 9 patients with obstructive sleep apnea showed satisfactory results in terms of time of nightly use, comfort, and most importantly reduced propensity for obstructive sleep apnea. Successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in previous studies was usually explained by at least a 50% reduction in the number of apneas. Medical trials performed on the described pillow and mattress set given here, which showed that: a) 2 patients could not adapt to the prone sleeping position and could not complete the study; b) 7 patients completed the study; c ) the patients studied slept in prone position for 80% of the nights on average; d) 6 of 7 patients reduced the propensity for sleep apnea by more than 50%, and the average reduction was 68%; e) all 7 patients followed the treatment Snoring has been reduced; and f) 1 of 7 patients showed no reduction in apnea propensity.

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Abstract

The present invention provides an improved pillow and mattress set to be used as a means for reducing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea during sleep by allowing a true prone position of the head. The pillow and mattress set further provides a support for lying with the body in a prone position. The pillow and mattress set comprises a pillow to support the head in a prone position and a mattress to support the body in a prone position, wherein the pillow and mattress are freely adjustable in relation to each other.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to sleep pillows and mattress sets. More specifically, the present invention relates to a set of sleep pillows and mattresses that allow sleeping in a comfortable prone position such that the user's airway remains open during sleep, and are used to alleviate snoring and sleep apnea, including for support Pillows and mattresses for the head, in particular for supporting the head of a person in a prone position during sleep, the pillow having an upper surface and a lower surface, and the mattress having an upper surface and a lower surface and two short end. Background technique [0002] Snoring is produced during sleep by vibrations of the soft tissues in the upper airways. The decrease in transverse airway diameter and soft tissue relaxation during sleep are the main causes of this condition. Certain snorers may develop progressive upper airway obstruction, with partial (hypopnea) or total (apnea) cessation of...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47G9/10A47C27/14
CPCA47C20/026A47G9/1054A61F5/56A61B5/01A61B5/11A61B5/4818A61B5/6891A61B7/00
Inventor 阿明·比达里恩-莫尼瑞
Owner REST ME
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