Digit sucking

Mukai, Susumu; Mukai, Chikako; Asaoka, Kazuyuki; Nagasugi, Sayoko

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(92)91316-z

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“…[3][4][5] They were studied by monitoring apnea, snoring, SaO 2 and pulse rate during sleep with MycroSleep (Synectics Medical Co., Stockholm, Sweden) before and after the operation. The second sleep monitoring was performed 1 month after surgery.…”

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“…Twenty‐four patients (average age 40.8 years, SD 13.8) who complained of snoring, fatigue, sleepiness during the daytime, headache and sleep apnea were studied. 3–5 They were studied by monitoring apnea, snoring, SaO 2 and pulse rate during sleep with MycroSleep (Synectics Medical Co., Stockholm, Sweden) before and after the operation. The second sleep monitoring was performed 1 month after surgery.…”

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Functions of the uvula and Z‐pharyngoplasty

Mukai

Nitta

2000

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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UPPP includes uvulotomy. The uvula works as the pilot for eating and swallowing. We performed an operation which left the uvula intact and opened the pharynx by Z-opening the palate, Zpharyngoplasty (ZPP). Twenty-four patients were studied before and after ZPP. The results of the operations were satisfactory. No patients complained of symptoms after uvulectomy. As for the changes indicated by sleep monitoring, minimum SaO 2 increased significantly (P = 0.0026), pulse rate decreased significantly (P = 0.0144), apnea index decreased significantly (P = 0.0392), snoring decreased (P = 0.064), and the amount of hours of sleep when SaO 2 was over 95% increased (P = 0.0690) after ZPP.

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Functions of the uvula and Z‐pharyngoplasty

Mukai

Nitta

2000

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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“…In babies, there are suckling problems, suffocation during suckling, hard crying, cold extremities, shallow sleep, digit sucking, etc. [7]. Symptoms in childhood include poor posture, fatigability, dependency, moving about while sleeping, etc.…”

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Human Nose Might Be Involved in Cooling of the Brain

Mukai¹

2015

IJCM

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I have reached the conclusion that the human nose might be involved in cooling of the brain. In this report, I first describe the clinical observations about ankyloglossia with deviation of the epiglottis and larynx (ADEL) with regard to sleep that I have made during my 30 years of otorhinolaryngological experience. Then I describe the physiology of the nose. Next I quote from reports on paradoxical sleep, or REM sleep, from Kitamura K (2009) and Jouvet M (1992). Finally, I present the conclusion that nasal respiration is indispensable to a deep and sound sleep that refreshes humans and promotes vitality.

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“…Children with ADEL sleep shallow, enuresis and wake up at night, snore and roll about while sleeping are grumpy when they wake up, they have dull complexion are short-tempered, and fall easily. Babies with ADEL cry hard and have colic, wake up easily, have harsh respiratory sounds, suffocate while suckling, sleep while suckling, swallow air while suckling, perform digit sucking, and hurt their mothers' nipples [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. The author contrived the surgical procedure of correction of the glosso-larynx (CGL) and expansion of the vestibular oris (EVO) for the cure of ADEL [8,9].…”

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Dilatation of the nasal valve by expansion of the vestibular oris (EVO)

Mukai¹

2013

Health

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Introduction: The main signs and symptoms of ankyloglossia with deviation of the epiglottis and larynx (ADEL) are sleep disorders caused by respiratory restraint. The author contrived the surgical procedure of correction of the glosso-larynx (CGL) and expansion of the vestibular oris (EVO) for the cure of ADEL. CGL increases vital capacity (VC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (1% FEV). EVO reduces nasal airflow resistance. The most important component of nasal airflow resistance is the nasal valve. Purpose: Our purpose was to measure how wide the nares were dilated after EVO. Method: The width of the nares, height of the nose, length of the philtrum and width of the lip were measured in patients who had signs and symptoms of ADEL, before and after EVO. Result: Significant increases were observed in the width of the nares, height of the nose and length of the lip after EVO. Conclusion: This study confirmed that the nares dilate after EVO. Not only the amelioration of nasal respiration by EVO increases immunity, but also aesthetic effects are obtained after EVO.

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Digit sucking

Cited by 8 publications

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Functions of the uvula and Z‐pharyngoplasty

Functions of the uvula and Z‐pharyngoplasty

Human Nose Might Be Involved in Cooling of the Brain

Dilatation of the nasal valve by expansion of the vestibular oris (EVO)

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