Respiratory therapy device for keeping free natural respiratory tract of a human body and the use thereof in order to prevent the sound of snoring

1. A method for maintaining the upper respiratory passages of a human opened through a compressed air rail,

characterized in that the upper respiratory passage is subjected to a pressure of an atmosphere, wherein a neck mask is furnished, wherein the neck mask is placed over a front area of the neck of a user, and wherein an extra corporal region of the upper respiratory passage of a neck is subjected to an artificial under pressure, wherein a difference between an inner atmospheric pressure and the outer artificial under pressure is maintained constant.

2. A breathing therapy apparatus characterized by a pressure stable hollow body, wherein the hollow body is adapted to surround a front side of a neck of a human body while leaving a natural breathing opening free and unimpeded and wherein the pressure stable hollow body is adapted to form an under pressure chamber ( 7 ) at least in an extra corporal region of a respiratory passage, wherein the under pressure chamber ( 7 ) is connected to a suction pump ( 3 ) through a suction hose ( 2 ).

3. A breathing therapy apparatus characterized

by a pressure stable hollow body, wherein the hollow body is adapted to surround the human body while leaving the natural breathing opening free and unimpeded and wherein the pressure stable hollow body is adapted to form an under pressure chamber ( 7 ) at least in the extra corporal region of the respiratory passage, wherein under pressure chamber ( 7 ) is connected to a suction pump ( 3 ) through a suction hose ( 2 ), wherein

the pressure stable hollow body is formed as a cap ( 1 ), wherein the cap has an edge and which edge is adapted to surround the front neck region starting from the chin at the two sides of the lower jaw, the sides of the neck and the area of the collar bone along up the upper end of the breast bone and is formed such that the cap is adapted to cover the skin region bordered by the edge of the cap in a dome shape and with a distance to the skin.

4. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 3 ,

characterized in that the pressure stable hollow body cap ( 1 ) is made of a material, which is pressure stable in a direction perpendicular to a body surface and is such flexible in surface direction that motions of the head are permissible.

5. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 4 , characterized in that the pressure stable hollow body cap ( 1 ) comprises an integrated base construction out of stabilizing skeleton braces ( 4 ) and an elastic skin 5 disposed above the skeleton braces ( 4 ), wherein the elastic skin comprises rubber or another elastomer.

6. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 2 ,

characterized in that the suction pump ( 3 ) is equipped with a pressure automatic control device for generating and maintaining a pre-settable under pressure.

7. A breathing therapy apparatus comprising

a pressure stable hollow body adapted to surround a front side of a neck of a human body while maintaining a natural breathing opening of the human body free and wherein the pressure stable hollow body is adapted to form an under pressure chamber ( 7 ) at the front side of the neck of the human body;

a suction hose having a first end connected to the pressure stable body from an outside and having a second end;

a suction pump ( 3 ) connected to the second end of the suction hose ( 2 ),

wherein the under pressure chamber ( 7 ) is connected to the suction pump ( 3 ) through the suction hose ( 2 ).

8. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the pressure stable hollow body is formed as a cap ( 1 ), wherein the cap is adapted to surround with an edge a front neck region starting from a chin at two sides of a lower jaw, sides of the neck and an area of a collar bone along up an upper end of a breast bone and is formed such that the cap is adapted to cover a skin region bordered by the edge of the cap in a dome shape and with a distance to the skin.

9. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the pressure stable hollow body cap ( 1 ) is made of a material, which is pressure stable in a direction perpendicular to a body surface and is such flexible in surface direction that motions of a head are permissible.

10. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the pressure stable hollow body cap ( 1 ) comprises an integrated base construction out of stabilizing skeleton braces ( 4 ) and an elastic skin 5 disposed above the skeleton braces ( 4 ), wherein the elastic skin comprises rubber or another elastomer.

11. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising

a pressure automatic control device ( 11 ) for generating and maintaining a pre-settable under pressure, and connected to the suction pump ( 3 ).

12. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the pressure stable hollow body forms a neck mask adapted to span over the complete ventral neck region of a user and to furnish an artificial under pressure.

13. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the under pressure chamber is dome shaped and spans over the front side of the neck of the human body and further comprising

a sealing device disposed along an edge of the pressure stable hollow body and adapted to rest on a skin of a user.

14. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 wherein

wherein an edge of the pressure stable hollow body is adapted to surround starting from a chin, two sides of the lower jaw along to the sides of the neck and from there again toward the front at a bottom area to an upper end of a breast bone of a user.

15. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 wherein a surface of the pressure stable hollow body is furnished stiffly resisting to a force applied perpendicular to this surface and flexibly yielding to a force applied in an extension direction of the surface.

16. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7

further comprising

a connection pipe shaped air discharge ( 8 ) disposed in a lower region of the pressure stable hollow body, wherein the connection pipe shaped air discharge ( 8 ) leads from outside through an envelope of the pressure stable hollow body into the under pressure chamber ( 7 ) and wherein the connection pipe shaped air discharge ( 8 )is connected to a suction side of the suction pump ( 3 ).

17. The breathing therapy apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising

a nape band ( 9 ) attached to the pressure stable hollow body, and

wherein the nape band includes a hook and loop closure.

18. A method for maintaining the upper respiratory passages of a human opened comprising

subjecting the upper respiratory passage to an atmospheric pressure;

furnishing a neck mask having an edge;

placing the neck mask over the front area of the neck of a user;

subjecting an extra corporal region of the upper respiratory passage in a front area of a neck to an artificial under pressure; and

maintaining a difference between the atmospheric pressure and the artificial under pressure at a constant value.

19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising

sealing a chamber formed between neck mask and skin of the user with a sealing device disposed along the edge of the neck mask;

connecting a suction hose to the chamber;

connecting a suction pump to the suction hose;

setting a certain rotary speed at the suction pump increasing a surface of the neck mask during a nodding motion of a head;

decreasing the surface of the neck mask during a nodding motion of the head.

20. The method according to claim 19 further comprising

attaching the neck mask with a nape band around the neck of the user;

employing a device for automatic pressure control in the chamber.