Many might have wondered, at one time or another, about the purpose of the prominent human external nose. Of those people, Howard D. Stupak, M.D., who is Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology at Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, has a […]
Tag: snoring
Magnetic anti-snoring implant (patent)
For the avoidance of snoring, and apnea in general, a new patent (August 20, 2013) has been granted to Gillis, et al. of California, US. “The present invention provides devices, systems, and methods for resisting posterior movement of the tongue during sleep, thereby keeping an airway open.” The drawing shows : “… magnetic interaction of a […]
Effects of Passive Smoking on Snoring in Preschool Children
This new study is one of the few to try to make an attempt to assess the existence or nonexistence of effects of passive smoking on snoring in preschool children: “Effects of Passive Smoking on Snoring in Preschool Children,” Yin Zhu, Chun Ting Au, Ting Fan Leung, Yun Kwok Wing, Christopher Wai Kei Lam, Albert […]
Towards quantifying snoring annoyance
“There exists no gold standard for the measurement of snoring.” But a joint research project from the Human Sleep Research Laboratory at the Stanford Research Institute in the US and Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany has recently made progress. With research towards quantifying snoring annoyance which asked – “Is the annoyance of snoring a reliable tool for […]
A pillow that squirms when you snore
Dynamically inflatable therapeutic support and methods of using the same Abstract A therapeutic cushion having a plurality of fluid-filled chambers, with each chamber having an internal volume that is independently adjustable. In a pillow embodiment, air-filled chambers are dynamically regulated in response to a monitored behavior or characteristic of a resting user… To configure the […]