Le dispositif qui est en matière extensible ou élastique se compose d'une mentonnière ou d'un support de menton (3) s'engageant sous le menton et de bandes (1, 2) conçues pour venir contre la tête à l'opposé du menton de manière à pousser la mâchoire inférieure vers la mâchoire supérieure. Ledit dispositif, en soutenant les mandibules, rectifie la position de la langue, permettant ainsi une déglution correcte, limitant la respiration par la bouche et facilitant la respiration nasale. Le ronflement disparaît par l'utilisation temporaire du dispositif selon l'invention.
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+ANTI-SNORE TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME +Field of the Invention This invention is directed to a device and method for training a person to stop snoring and to reduce or eliminate bruxing (i.e., grinding o ' f teeth), and clenching of teeth. +Background of the Invention Aside f rom the strain that snoring often places on relationships, it may also be associated with many other biological problems and disorders, including sleep apnoea, where breathing actually stops for short periods during sleep. Snoring is caused by the soft palate vibrating as air is sucked into the mouth over the top side of the tongue. To avoid snoring, the mouth must remain closed during sleep and the tongue must be in the correct position behind the teeth at or against the roof of the mouth.
+Summary of the Invention The present invention provides a anti-snore training device to improve the location of the mandible (lower jaw) and help protect the integrity of the temporo mandibular joint (T.M.J.) , improve tongue posture by causing the tip of the tongue to assume its correct rest position against the rugae in the hard palate, thereby assisting in achieving a correct swallowing pattern which consequently may also reduce or eliminate habitual mouth breathing (that is the tendency to breath constantly through the mouth) and thereby facilitating unimpeded entry and easy nasal respiration by training the mouth to assume a correct sleeping posture. Consequently, it may also help asthma, hayfever and allergy sufferers. Further, it may be used to prevent open bites developing during orthopaedic and/or orthodontic therapy.
+Brief Description of the Drawincfs Figure 1 is a side profile view of a person's head with the device in a first preliminary position in which one loop thereof is around the person's neck; Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 with the device in a second preliminary position with another loop thereof running from the chin to the top of the head; Figure 3 is a view similar to that of the preceding figures with the device in its operative position on the wearer's head; and Figure 4 illustrates a front view of another embodiment of the device in position on a wearer's body.
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