【medical-news】两片开口矫正器能帮助抑制打鼾，减轻睡眠呼吸暂停
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Two Piece Mouth Device Can Help Stifle Out Snoring, Reduce Sleep Apnea Events
Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Article Date: 20 May 2007 - 0:00 PDT
Wearing a mouth appliance designed to move the lower jaw forward can be an effective way to reduce snoring and improve sleep apnea symptoms, according to a May 2007 study in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
The study found that patients who used the two-piece device, known as the Thornton Adjustable Positioner II (TAP II), experienced decreases in snores per hour and snoring loudness, along with a decrease in the percentage of palatal snoring events. There was also a decrease, according to the study's authors, in oxygen desaturation events (where oxygen levels are decreased by four percent or more from normal levels).
Based on these findings, the authors recommend further studies on the mechanisms of oral appliances, as well as the dynamic relationships within the pharyngeal airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and snoring problems.
Forty-five percent of normal adults snore at least occasionally, and 25 percent are habitual snorers. Problem snoring is more frequent in males and overweight people, and usually grows worse with age. More than 300 devices are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as cures for snoring.
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). The study's authors are Stephanie Stouder, DDS; Loren Jones, MD; Scott Brietzke, MD, MPH; and Eric A. Mair, MD, FAAP. They are associated with the U.S. Air Force's Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX.
About the AAO-HNS
The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( http://www.entnet.org) , one of the oldest medical associations in the nation, represents more than 12,000 physicians and allied health professionals who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The Academy serves its members by facilitating the advancement of the science and art of medicine related to otolaryngology and by representing the specialty in governmental and socioeconomic issues. The organization's mission: "Working for the Best Ear, Nose, and Throat Care."
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
One Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
http://www.entnet.org
补充背景资料：
TAP® II
The TAP II (Thornton Adjustable Positioner ) is a sleep apnea appliance that seats over the upper and lower teeth. The 316 surgical stainless steel ball and socket design differentiates it from the original TAP appliance. The socket allows the patient more tongue space while the ball is less prone to breakage. The adjustment tool is a removable Allen wrench. This wrench allows the patient to keep count of each adjustment turn.
Other features of the TAP® include:
· Able to threat severe obstructive sleep apnea
· Adjustable in .25mm increments.
· Infinitely adjustable anteriorly/posteriorly) after construction.
· Adjustable lateral freedom after construction.
· Adjustable by patient while in the mouth.
· Anterior contact only.
· Easily maximized while in mouth.
· No adjustment of posterior on adjustment protrusion.
· Individual appliances.
· Minimum encroachment on tongue (laterally and palatally).
· Protrusive measured with appliance in mouth.
· Attachment for CPAP mask.
· Adjustable in sleep lab.
· Adjustment mechanism detachable.
· Three adjustment mechanisms.
· Self adjusting.
· Fixed nut.
· Stainless steel wire.
· Adjustment to beyond maximum protrusion
· No interocclusal records.
etc.
Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Article Date: 20 May 2007 - 0:00 PDT
Wearing a mouth appliance designed to move the lower jaw forward can be an effective way to reduce snoring and improve sleep apnea symptoms, according to a May 2007 study in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
The study found that patients who used the two-piece device, known as the Thornton Adjustable Positioner II (TAP II), experienced decreases in snores per hour and snoring loudness, along with a decrease in the percentage of palatal snoring events. There was also a decrease, according to the study's authors, in oxygen desaturation events (where oxygen levels are decreased by four percent or more from normal levels).
Based on these findings, the authors recommend further studies on the mechanisms of oral appliances, as well as the dynamic relationships within the pharyngeal airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and snoring problems.
Forty-five percent of normal adults snore at least occasionally, and 25 percent are habitual snorers. Problem snoring is more frequent in males and overweight people, and usually grows worse with age. More than 300 devices are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as cures for snoring.
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). The study's authors are Stephanie Stouder, DDS; Loren Jones, MD; Scott Brietzke, MD, MPH; and Eric A. Mair, MD, FAAP. They are associated with the U.S. Air Force's Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX.
About the AAO-HNS
The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( http://www.entnet.org) , one of the oldest medical associations in the nation, represents more than 12,000 physicians and allied health professionals who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The Academy serves its members by facilitating the advancement of the science and art of medicine related to otolaryngology and by representing the specialty in governmental and socioeconomic issues. The organization's mission: "Working for the Best Ear, Nose, and Throat Care."
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
One Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
http://www.entnet.org
补充背景资料：
TAP® II
The TAP II (Thornton Adjustable Positioner ) is a sleep apnea appliance that seats over the upper and lower teeth. The 316 surgical stainless steel ball and socket design differentiates it from the original TAP appliance. The socket allows the patient more tongue space while the ball is less prone to breakage. The adjustment tool is a removable Allen wrench. This wrench allows the patient to keep count of each adjustment turn.
Other features of the TAP® include:
· Able to threat severe obstructive sleep apnea
· Adjustable in .25mm increments.
· Infinitely adjustable anteriorly/posteriorly) after construction.
· Adjustable lateral freedom after construction.
· Adjustable by patient while in the mouth.
· Anterior contact only.
· Easily maximized while in mouth.
· No adjustment of posterior on adjustment protrusion.
· Individual appliances.
· Minimum encroachment on tongue (laterally and palatally).
· Protrusive measured with appliance in mouth.
· Attachment for CPAP mask.
· Adjustable in sleep lab.
· Adjustment mechanism detachable.
· Three adjustment mechanisms.
· Self adjusting.
· Fixed nut.
· Stainless steel wire.
· Adjustment to beyond maximum protrusion
· No interocclusal records.
etc.
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