Effects Of An External Nasal Dilator
A nasal dilator is one of the most effective devices that will help you breathe like you never breathed before. 1 and 2 by way of illustration, the dilator of the present invention includes spreading means comprising a thin U or V-shaped spring 1 preferably made of thin flat spring material (hereinafter referred to as a UV-spring, or just spring”) having leg-portion 2 with contact-portions (or tab portions) 3 or 3 a at the ends of the spring and adapted to be inserted inside the nostrils of the user free of contact with the septum to increase the nasal-openings.
By contrast, because in the present invention the spring-force is independent of the stick-force, the adhesive-area on the skin and the stick-force can inherently be much smaller than for all external dilators, since the adhesive only must keep the dilator from falling out, as discussed.
Results showed that the BRNS strip significantly reduced daytime sleepiness on the Stanford Sleepiness Scale; improved self-reported ease of breathing, quality of sleep, sleepiness upon awakening, morning concentration, and number of awakenings; and improved partner reports of snoring loudness and movement.
10. A nasal dilator as defined in claim 6; and said retaining means including a single flexible non-adhesive segment between said two end-adhesive segments and extending about equal distances from said connection of said strip with said spring at said central portion thereof; and clamping means including a clamp-piece to secure said non-adhesive segment between said UV-spring and said clamp-piece at said central portion of said UV-spring, for enabling the wearer to install said leg-portions of said spring in said nasal opening without the wearer's fingers contacting said end-adhesive segments and to maintain alignment of said strip with said UV-spring.
The results of the comfort and satisfaction survey completed after both the placebo intervention and CPAP treatment are shown in Figure 3 After use of the CPAP device, compared with those who used the NDS, the patients Nasal Dilator reported having better sleep quality (p < 0.001), feeling better when they woke up in the morning (p < 0.001), having an improved effect on daily activities (p < 0.001) and having a better quality of life (p < 0.001).
This type of device is known as a nasal stent, breathing aid and even nose plug -although there is no plugging” or blocking”, per se. It is designed to fit comfortably inside the nose and allows more airflow during sport, physical exertion, focused breathing (such as yoga and meditation) and recovery.
Our data indicate that the nasal dilator strip could be used as an alternative placebo intervention in randomized controlled trials of patients with severe OSA, as supported by the absence of effects in clinical sleep outcomes (sleep architecture and respiratory events) compared with CPAP.
The application site reactions consisted of a mark on the nose followed by a sore nose and nose tender to the touch 3 days later in one subject, bruising across the bridge of the nose in one subject, and skin abrasion in one subject, all of which were considered highly probably related to treatment, and one subject had broken skin on the nose above the strip placement that was considered possibly related to treatment.
The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients: adults ≥18 years old who have OSA, (2) intervention: nasal dilators, (3) comparison: sleep study data pretreatment and treatment, (4) outcome: sleep study parameters including apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), apnea index (AI), oxygen saturations, and sleepiness, and (5) study designs: all designs and all languages.
Although we would do nearly anything for a peaceful night of quality sleep, do your research before buying any anti-snoring product A product that is found in many CVS pharmacies across the United States is Theravent Although not a nasal dilator, it has been shown to reduce snoring for some users that snore through their nose because it encourages mouth breathing instead.