This article was about a new device that is trying to help people with sleep apnea. The device was made by researchers at California-based Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc., and the name of it is the Night Shift. The article says that the reason that sleep apnea worsens is because the person affected will sleep on their back. To rectify the problem, Night Shift will send vibrations across your body to make it turn off your back. The traditional device used to be this face mask that blew air down your nose to help you breath. However, this was extremely uncomfortable and it had a lower success rate.
The biggest connection I can make would be with my Health class. I remember one week we discussed hypo/hyperglycemia and the instructor told us a weird story. She told us that her husband had temporary hyperglycemia because his sleep patterns were so irregular. I feel that people who have sleep apnea may have similar disorganized sleep patterns. So in a way, this product could prevent these types of emergencies in some people.
This product really hits me on a personal level. I am a chronic snorer, and it is really bad. It was so bad at times that my snoring would wake me up. From what I have gathered on the product, I think this might be something that could realistically help me out. I think this could also spur innovation in other similar fields to try and find more comfortable solutions.
The author's claim is that ordinary devices are uncomfortable, and that this new product is effective. To support her claim, the author provides a description to show how ordinary devices are uncomfortable and ineffective. The author states, "(CPAC), which involves pressurized air being blown through the nose during the night through a facial mask. However, this is obviously uncomfortable and doesn't work for everyone.". This quote shows how the devices were both uncomfortable and ineffective. To support her second claim, the author uses statistics. The author states,"Night Shift says 90 percent of participants responded well, with a 79 percent reduction rate on the apnea-hypopnea index". That is how the author supports her claims.
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