JPH08332226A - Device for eliminating unrespirable syndrome while sleeping - Google Patents
Device for eliminating unrespirable syndrome while sleepingInfo
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は就寝中に呼吸が周期的に
止まる睡眠時無呼吸症候群（ＳＬＥＥＰ ＡＰＮＥＡ
ＳＹＮＤＲＯＭ）を治療し、それによるイビキや居眠り
運転を防止する装置である。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to sleep apnea syndrome (SLEEP APNEA) in which breathing stops periodically during sleep.
It is a device that treats SYNDROM) and prevents snoring and drowsy driving.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】睡眠中に舌が沈んで上気道を閉じたり、
気道に脂肪がついて狭くなったり、呼吸中枢障害がある
と、夜中就寝中に激しいイビキと共に呼吸が周期的に止
まり、１０秒以上の無呼吸が睡眠７時間中に３０回以上
繰り返されたり、１時間に１０秒以上の呼吸停止が５回
以上あるときは睡眠時無呼吸症候群（ＳＬＥＥＰ ＡＰ
ＮＥＡ ＳＹＮＤＲＯＭ）と言い、睡眠が浅くなって血
液中の酸素が不足し、昼間強い眠気に襲われるので居眠
り運転で交通事故を起こしたり高血圧症となって心不全
や多血症やイビキの原因となるなど日常生活に大きな支
障となっていた。従来の技術として睡眠時無呼吸症候群
の治療には、肥満を直す減量療法や、外科方法、鼻中隔
矯正術、咽頭形成術（図１）などが試みられたがいづれ
も効果を挙げることができなかった。2. Description of the Related Art During sleep, the tongue sinks and closes the upper respiratory tract,
If the airway becomes fat and narrow, or if there is a disorder of the respiratory center, breathing will periodically stop with severe irritations during bedtime at night, and apnea of 10 seconds or more will be repeated 30 times or more during 7 hours of sleep. Sleep apnea syndrome (SLEEP AP)
NEA SYNDROM), where sleep becomes shallow and lacks oxygen in the blood, leading to strong drowsiness during the day, leading to traffic accidents when driving asleep and hypertension, leading to heart failure, polycythemia and ikibiki It was a major obstacle to daily life. As conventional techniques, treatments for sleep apnea have been tried such as weight loss therapy for correcting obesity, surgical methods, nasal septal correction, and pharyngeal surgery (Fig. 1), but none of them have been effective. It was
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】従来難病とされていた
睡眠時無呼吸症候群を放置すると成人病の原因となる血
中Ｏ２欠乏による循環系高血圧、脳血管障害（脳卒
中）、心筋梗塞、多血症、昼間の強い眠気による居眠り
運転、イビキなどを有効に治療する手段を得ること。こ
れにより交通事故の大半である居眠り運転を防止し、
又、就寝中他人迷惑なイビキも防止できる。DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention If sleep apnea syndrome, which has been conventionally regarded as an intractable disease, is left untreated, circulatory hypertension due to blood O 2 deficiency, cerebral vascular disorder (stroke), myocardial infarction, multiple To obtain a means to effectively treat blood pressure, drowsy driving due to strong drowsiness in the daytime, snoring, etc. This prevents the dozing driving which is the majority of traffic accidents,
Also, it is possible to prevent annoying snoring while sleeping.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明者は、就寝時に鼻
から気道に空気を送入し、血中の酸素濃度を高めてきわ
めて有効に治療できることを見出し、本発明に到った。Means for Solving the Problems The present inventor has found that the air can be infused from the nose into the respiratory tract at bedtime to increase the oxygen concentration in the blood for extremely effective treatment.
【０００５】[0005]
【実施例】図２、図３は就寝中に呼吸が周期的に止まる
睡眠時無呼吸症候群（ＳＬＥＥＰＡＰＮＥＡ ＳＹＮＤ
ＲＯＭ−ＳＡＳ）を示し、図２は覚醒呼吸時の上気道の
状態、図３は舌根が下がり睡眠時の上気道閉塞の状態を
示す。睡眠時無呼吸症候群は睡眠中の頻回な中間覚醒に
よって生ずる浅い睡眠と血中のＯ２の欠乏による日中強
い眠気に襲われることから重大な交通事故の原因とな
る。図５は本発明装置により持続的低圧空気を流し上気
道を拡げている状態を示し、第５図は睡眠時無呼吸症候
群の患者１が就寝中に本発明装置を使用している状況を
示す。EXAMPLE FIGS. 2 and 3 show sleep apnea syndrome (SLEEPAPNEA SYND) in which breathing stops periodically during sleep.
ROM-SAS), FIG. 2 shows the state of the upper airway during arousal breathing, and FIG. 3 shows the state of the upper airway obstruction when the tongue base is lowered and sleeping. Sleep apnea syndrome is a cause of serious traffic accidents from being attacked by a shallow sleep and daytime sleepiness strong due to lack of O 2 in the blood caused by the intermediate arousal, such Kai frequent during sleep. FIG. 5 shows a state in which continuous low-pressure air is blown by the device of the present invention to expand the upper airway, and FIG. 5 shows a situation in which a patient 1 with sleep apnea syndrome is using the device of the present invention while sleeping. .
【０００６】図５の本発明装置は、交流１００Ｖ電源に
接続するプラグ２、コード３を有し、作動音が睡眠を妨
げぬぐらいに静かなコンプレッサ４の２ヶの吐出孔にパ
イプ５５′を装着し各パイプ端のノズル６、６′を患者
の鼻孔７、７′に挿入して給気することにより気道を開
いて酸素を多く供給するようにしたものである。図７は
左右鼻孔に入る圧力／流量カーブであってそれぞれ独立
して異なる圧力／流量カーブであるのが特徴である。空
気の代わりに酸素でもよい。この空気供給法は出力を一
本にしてその先を二本に鼻孔に分け、一定の圧力を加え
る ＣＰＡＰ（ＮＡＣＥＬ ＣＯＮＴＩＮＵＯＵＳ ＰＯＳ
ＩＴＩＶＥＡＩＲＷＡＹ ＰＲＥＳＳＵＲＥ）やＢｉＰ
ＡＰ（ＢｉｌｅｖｅｌＰｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ Ａｉｒｗａｙ
Ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ）があるがいづれも効果や装置コス
トなどに欠点があり、上記のＩＰＡＰ（ＩＮＤＥＰＥＮ
ＤＥＮＴ ＰＯＳＩＴＩＶＥ ＡＩＲＷＡＹ ＰＲＥＳ
ＳＵＲＥ）による陽圧の上気道開通 保持がベストであ
る。ＩＰＡＰはＣＰＡＰやＢＩＣＡＰがコンプレッサが
一個で出力が一本でその出力を２分して２つの鼻孔に送
るのに対し図６の如く２つのコンプレッサ（９、９′）
を設けそれぞれのコンプレッサ（９、９′）の中は電源
プラグ２から送られる電力がコイル（１０、１０′）に
供給され、このコイルによりピストン又はダイアグラム
（１１、１１′）が駆動され２本のパイプ（５、５′）
により鼻孔（７、７′）に圧縮空気が送られる。従って
鼻膣内は図７に示す如く左（１２）と右（１３）は独立
に別々の圧力／流量となる。ＣＰＡＰやＢｉＰＡＰは図
８の如くコンプレッサ（９）が１個で出力も１本のパイ
プ（５）であるが、その先が（１４、１４′）と２枝に
別れ、更に（１５、１５′）で直角に曲って鼻孔（７、
７′）に達する。以上から判るように図６のＩＰＡＰ方
式の方が図１５及び図１６の如く １．同一コンプレッサなら２倍の空気量を送れ ２．図８と同じ空気量ならば、騒音は１／４となる。
（騒音はダイヤグラムの直径の二乗に比例する） ３．図８ののコンプレッサより小型で且つ偏平となり枕
中に埋込みやすい。 ４．図８の１４、１４′や１５、１５′の部品の流体力
学的ロスが無いので送気効率が向上する。 ５．図８の単純な出力（図９）に比べ複雑な出力（図
７）を得るので治療効果が大きい。 図１１及び１２は本発明装置を枕に使用した図１０の断
面図を示し、これは発泡体１６の一ヶ所をくりぬいた凹
所１７の中にコンプレッサ４を入れ、底板１８を入れ、
枕１９のチャック２０で閉め、パイプ５、５′を枕１９
の外へ出し、枕カバー２０内に挿入した本発明実施例を
示す。図１３はコンプレッサ４底部にベルト２２を設
け、自動車のヘッドレスト２３に付けるなどして固定す
る本発明実施例である。シガレットライターソケット２
４とそのケーブル２５により１２ＶＤＣを本発明装置に
供給して作動させる。図１４も本発明実施例を示し、運
転イス裏側にコンプレッサ９を装着したものである。あ
るいは、イス内側の腰部に装着しても良く腰痛がコンプ
レッサの振動や磁気により回復し又、運転者は運転中眠
気を感じ始めたならば直ちに送気ノズル６、６′を鼻孔
に挿入して通気すれば運転者は圧縮された給気により酸
素を十分に通気して血液中の酸素を増大させて居眠りを
確実に予防することができる。The apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 has a plug 2 and a cord 3 which are connected to an AC 100V power source, and pipes 55 'are provided in the two discharge holes of the compressor 4 which are so quiet that the operating noise does not disturb sleep. Nozzles 6 and 6'on each pipe end are inserted into the nostrils 7 and 7'of the patient to supply air, thereby opening the airway and supplying a large amount of oxygen. FIG. 7 shows the pressure / flow rate curves entering the left and right nostrils, which are characteristically different pressure / flow rate curves. Oxygen may be used instead of air. This air supply method divides the output into one and divides it into two into the nostrils and applies a constant pressure. CPAP (NACEL CONTINUOUS POS)
ITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE) and BiP
AP (BivelPositive Airway)
Although there is a pressure, there are drawbacks in the effects and device costs, and the above IPAP (INDEPEN)
DENT POSITIVE AIRWAY PRES
It is best to maintain positive upper airway patency with SURE). In IPAP, CPAP and BICAP have one compressor and one output, and the output is divided into two and sent to two nostrils, while two compressors (9, 9 ') as shown in FIG.
In each of the compressors (9, 9 '), the electric power sent from the power plug 2 is supplied to the coils (10, 10'), and the coils drive the pistons or diagrams (11, 11 '). Pipes (5, 5 ')
Delivers compressed air to the nostrils (7, 7 '). Therefore, in the nasal vagina, the left (12) and the right (13) have independent pressure / flow rates as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, CPAP and BiPAP have one compressor (9) and one output (5), but the end is divided into (14, 14 ') and two branches, and further (15, 15'). ) At a right angle to the nostril (7,
7 ') is reached. As can be seen from the above, the IPAP method of FIG. 6 is as shown in FIGS. With the same compressor, you can send twice the amount of air. If the amount of air is the same as in FIG. 8, the noise becomes 1/4.
(Noise is proportional to the square of the diameter of the diagram) 3. It is smaller and flatter than the compressor of Fig. 8 and is easy to embed in the pillow. 4. Since there is no hydrodynamic loss of the parts 14, 14 'and 15, 15' in FIG. 8, the air feeding efficiency is improved. 5. Since the complex output (FIG. 7) is obtained as compared with the simple output (FIG. 9) of FIG. 8, the therapeutic effect is large. 11 and 12 are sectional views of FIG. 10 in which the device of the present invention is used for a pillow, in which a compressor 4 is put in a recess 17 formed by hollowing out one part of a foam body 16, and a bottom plate 18 is put.
Close with the chuck 20 of the pillow 19, pipes 5 and 5'to the pillow 19
The embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which a belt 22 is provided on the bottom of the compressor 4 and is fixed to a headrest 23 of an automobile. Cigarette lighter socket 2
4 and its cable 25 supply 12 VDC to the device of the invention for operation. FIG. 14 also shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which the compressor 9 is mounted on the back side of the driving chair. Alternatively, it may be attached to the lumbar area inside the chair, and the back pain is recovered by vibration and magnetism of the compressor. Also, if the driver begins to feel drowsiness during driving, immediately insert the air supply nozzles 6, 6'into the nostrils. If the ventilation is performed, the driver can surely prevent the drowsiness by sufficiently ventilating the oxygen by the compressed air supply to increase the oxygen in the blood.
【発明の効果】本発明装置の使用により、睡眠時無呼吸
症候群の患者は深い睡眠が得られ、血中酸素の低下が解
消された。また、患者で過去３年間に激しい眠気のため
に追突事故やニアミスを起こした者は本発明装置により
治療後は事故やニアミスを起こした者は一人も居なかっ
た。 効果例２ １． 昨年の人身自己３３，９７７件中、居眠り運転事
故及び瞬間的居眠り、ボーッとしていたなどが内在する
脇見運転事故１６８件について調査分析した。 ２．睡眠時無呼吸症候群（ＳＡＳ）と思われた人の全例
に昼間眠気を訴えた。即ち、居眠り運転とＳＡＳとは、
高い相関関係にある。 ３．警察が居眠り運転と認定した事故は当事者のみなら
ず他人をも巻き込む致死率の高い事故であることが統計
上示された。 ４．本発明により睡眠時無呼吸症候群の症状が治癒し、
居眠運転事故とイビキが無くなった。 このように本発明は従来不治可能だった居眠り運転やイ
ビキを解消し、交通事故をなくすることができる画期的
な発明である。EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION By using the device of the present invention, a patient with sleep apnea syndrome got deep sleep and the decrease in blood oxygen was eliminated. Further, none of the patients had a rear-end collision accident or a near-miss due to intense drowsiness in the past three years, and no one had an accident or a near-miss after the treatment by the device of the present invention. Effect example 2 1. Of the 33,977 cases of personal self last year, we surveyed and analyzed 168 drowsy driving accidents, momentary drowsiness, and 168 inattentive driving accidents that are associated with drowsiness. 2. Daytime sleepiness was complained to all cases of suspected sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). That is, dozing driving and SAS
There is a high correlation. 3. It was statistically shown that the accidents that the police recognized as dozing driving were accidents involving a high fatality rate involving not only the parties but also others. 4. The present invention cures the symptoms of sleep apnea,
I've lost my snooze accident and snoring. As described above, the present invention is an epoch-making invention capable of eliminating a drowsiness driving and snoring which have been conventionally incurable, and eliminating a traffic accident.
【図１】咽頭形成術を示す図FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a pharyngeal plastic surgery.
【図２】覚睡時の上気道疾患の図[Fig. 2] Diagram of upper respiratory illness during awakening
【図３】睡眠時の上気道疾患の図[Figure 3] Diagram of upper respiratory illness during sleep
【図４】本発明使用による上気道を示す図FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the upper respiratory tract according to the use of the present invention.
【図５】本発明の使用図FIG. 5 is a usage diagram of the present invention
【図６】本発明の構造図FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of the present invention.
【図７】図６の装置の吐出圧力／流量図FIG. 7 is a discharge pressure / flow rate diagram of the apparatus of FIG.
【図８】本発明の構造図FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of the present invention.
【図９】図８の装置の吐出圧力流量図FIG. 9 is a discharge pressure flow chart of the apparatus of FIG.
【図１０】本発明枕の外装図FIG. 10 is an exterior view of the pillow of the present invention.
【図１１】図１０の横断面11 is a cross section of FIG.
【図１２】図１０の縦断面12 is a vertical cross section of FIG.
【図１３】本発明の使用図FIG. 13 is a use diagram of the present invention.
【図１４】本発明の使用図FIG. 14 is a use diagram of the present invention.
【図１５】本発明装置の説明図FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the device of the present invention.
【図１６】本発明装置の説明図FIG. 16 is an explanatory view of the device of the present invention.
４、９、・・・・・気体を圧入する装置 ５・・・・・・・・圧入気体を送るチューブ ７・・・・・・・・鼻孔 4, 9 ... Device for pressurizing gas 5 ... Tube for sending pressurizing gas 7 ... Nostril
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【手続補正書】[Procedure amendment]
【提出日】平成７年７月１９日[Submission date] July 19, 1995
【手続補正１】[Procedure Amendment 1]
【補正対象書類名】明細書[Document name to be amended] Statement
【補正対象項目名】０００４[Correction target item name] 0004
【補正方法】変更[Correction method] Change
【補正内容】[Correction content]
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明者は、就寝時に鼻
から氣道に空気を送入し、血中の酸素濃度を高めてきわ
めて有効に治療できることを見出し、本発明に到った。
なお、空気は人体の爲には加湿するのがよい。Means for Solving the Problems The present inventor has found that the air can be infused from the nose to the chinea at bedtime to increase the oxygen concentration in the blood for extremely effective treatment.
Air should be humidified to the human body.
Claims (1)
送るチューブと、前記圧入気体を鼻孔内に導入し上気道
閉塞をひろげることを特徴とする睡眠時無呼吸症候群解
消装置1. A device for eliminating sleep apnea syndrome, comprising a device for pressurizing a gas, a tube for feeding the pressurizing gas, and introducing the pressurizing gas into a nostril to expand upper airway obstruction.
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