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Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy
(ZHT)
Sleep Review (sleepreviewmag.com):
(2006-08-10)
Edison Health Innovations
Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of No-Mask, No-Surgery Therapy for Sleep
Apnea and Hypoxemia
"Edison
Health Innovations (EHI), Phoenix, is celebrating its one-year
anniversary of its no-mask, no-surgery therapy for sleep disordered
breathing and hypoxemia-related illnesses in Phoenix, August 17, 2006.
Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy (ZHT), named after its discoverer Jin Zhou,
MD, DC, attains results by addressing sleep breathing problems at their
source."
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[For more information on ZHT,
please visit
SleepApneaUSA.net]
ZHT, developed by Dr. Jin
Zhou, DC, in late 2004, is a new medical clinical concept of etiology,
pathophysiology and clinical therapy, which identifies Trachea Caudal
Displacement (TCD) & Vocal Cord dysfunction (VCD) induced chronic
intermittent hypoxia through Silent Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (SUARS)
and Frequent & Recurrent Upper Airway Collapse Syndrome (FRUACS) or
sleep-disordered breathing, as well as
nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux (NGER) as a new fundamental physio-pathological
mechanism, as one of the main causes, for mild to moderate but
prolonged hypoxia for most illness & diseases for worldwide mortality
and disability, from pain & arthritis, heart attack, hypertension,
diabetes, anxiety & depression to almost every illness & diseases.
More importantly, Dr. Jin Zhou
also developed an innovative clinical therapy, ZHT (Zhou’s
Hypoxicology Therapy) to prevent, alleviate, and eliminate TCD
(Trachea Caudal Displacement), sleep-disordered breathing, and chronic
intermittent hypoxia, to enhance or optimize human innate immune
functions by employing human upper airway defensive reflexes and
volitional resuscitation inherited or observed from autoresuscitation
or spontaneous recovery.
ZHT is an non-surgical,
non-pharmaceutical and manual therapy that can be used to benefit most
clinical conditions.
ZHT was developed based on
current and latest scientific research findings on vocal cord
dysfunction (VCD), silent upper airway resistance syndrome (SUARS),
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB),
nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux (NGER),
and chronic intermittent hypoxia as well as upper airway
defensive reflex induced volitional/autoresucitation and innate immune
augmentation. Hopefully, one day, ZHT will provide a practical and
clinical solution to both obstructive and central sleep apnea related
heart attack to improve survival rate, volitional but spontaneous
healing for cancers, COPD, diabetes,
Alzheimer's disease and most diseases and
illnesses that modern and alternative medicine have failed to witness
a timely breakthrough at.....
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ZHT™ TECHNIQUE
A REVOLUTIONARY
CLINICAL SOLUTION
For headaches, fatigue, fibromyalgia,
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD/CRPS),
depression, sleep apnea, asthma, obesity, Whiplash Injury and MVA
Prevention
and more
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Hypoxia (mild oxygen
deprivation) has been identified as the main cause of almost every
major illness. Hypoxia has been called the “Hidden and invisible
Killer”. Dr. Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy (ZHT) is a simple but
powerful technique. This is a revolutionary, non-surgical and
non-invasive therapy with unprecedented clinical results in less than
5 - 20 minutes, measurable results with pulse oximeter in 5-10
minutes.
ZHT provides for immediate
relief without any need of equipment, breathing device(s) and/or
supplement oxygen. ZHT is not for severe hypoxia. However, because it
opens up the upper airway, it provides powerful and fast relief for
mild hypoxia, the most mysterious cause of illness.
When the ZHT Technique is used
in conjunction with standard, conventional medical care & chiropractic
therapy, it can provide unprecedented clinical results.
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New Medical
Scientific Discovery & ZHT
In The Sept 06 Issue
of Archives of Internal Medicinen in JAMA & Archivers
In This Issue of Archives of Internal Medicine
Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1685.
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Editorials
Sleep and Health:
Everywhere and in
Both Directions
Phyllis C. Zee; Fred W. Turek
Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1686-1688.
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"This special issue of the ARCHIVES is
devoted to original
investigations that further our understanding of the
relationship of sleep and health. The theme that
emerges throughout this issue is that sleep serves as an
indicator of health and quality of life and therefore is
highly and directly relevant to the practice of
medicine.......As evidenced by this issue of the ARCHIVES,
sleep is making its way into
the mainstream of medicine, but it is also quite clear that
much more research is needed to understand
the mechanisms that link
sleep to health and to the development of safer and more effective
treatments for sleep disorders."
Arch Intern
Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 166 No. 16, September 18, 2006)
Sleep Disorder Linked To Common, Serious Heart Rhythm
Problem (May 27, 2003)
Sleep Apnea Linked To Early Brain Damage
(November 21, 2002)
Sleep-disordered breathing symptoms are associated with poorer
cognitive function in 5-year-old children.
Gottlieb DJ, Chase C, Vezina RM, Heeren TC, Corwin MJ, Auerbach SH,
Weese-Mayer DE, Lesko SM.
J Pediatr.
2004 Oct;145(4):458-64.
PMID: 15480367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
"CONCLUSION: Even in the
absence of OSA, SDB symptoms are associated with poorer executive
function and memory skills and lower general intelligence in
5-year-old children."
"Using a mouse model of acute lung injury
induced by bacterial infection, Thiel et al. exposed one group of
mice to 100% oxygen, mimicking therapeutic oxygenation, and left
another group at normal ambient levels (21% oxygen). Five times
more mice died after receiving 100% oxygen than died breathing
normal oxygen levels. Mice given 60% oxygen—considered clinically
safe—got worse, but didn't die."
The Impact of Anatomic Manipulations on Pharyngeal Collapse Results
From a Computational Model of the Normal Human Upper Airwa
(Chest. 2005;128:1324-1330.)
© 2005 American College of Chest Physicians
"Obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease with important
neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. Existing therapies
are unsatisfactory, leading investigators to seek alternative
forms of anatomic manipulation to influence pharyngeal
mechanics. .....We believe that, in the future, finite
element modeling will provide a useful tool to help
advance our understanding of OSA and its response to
various therapies."
Central nervous system control of the laryngeal muscles in humans.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2005 Jul
28;147(2-3):205-22. Review.
PMID: 15927543 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Ludlow CL.
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH, Building 10,
Room 5D 38, 10 Center Drive MSC 1416, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
ludlowc@ninds.nih.gov
“Laryngeal muscle control may vary for different functions such
as: voice for speech communication, emotional expression during
laughter and cry, breathing, swallowing, and cough. This review
discusses the control of the human laryngeal muscles for some of
these different functions. Sensori-motor aspects of laryngeal
control have been studied by eliciting various laryngeal reflexes.
The role of audition in learning and monitoring ongoing voice
production for speech is well known; while the role of
somatosensory feedback is less well understood. Reflexive control
systems involving central pattern generators may contribute to
swallowing, breathing and cough with greater cortical control
during volitional tasks such as voice production for speech.
Volitional control is much less well understood for each of these
functions and likely involves the integration of cortical and
subcortical circuits. The new frontier is
the study of the central control of the laryngeal musculature for
voice, swallowing and breathing and how volitional and reflexive
control systems may interact in humans.”
Neuroimaging evidence for cortical involvement
in the preparation and in the act of swallowing.
Neuroimage. 2003 Sep;20(1):135-44.
PMID: 14527576 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Dziewas R, Soros P, Ishii R, Chau W, Henningsen H, Ringelstein EB,
Knecht S, Pantev C.
Cortical processing of esophageal sensation is
related to the representation of swallowing.
Neuroreport. 2005 Apr
4;16(5):439-43.
PMID: 15770148 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Dziewas R, Soros P, Ishii R, Chau W, Henningsen H, Ringelstein EB,
Knecht S, Pantev C.
Deleterious Effects of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on the Heart and
Vascular System.
Respiration. 2005 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16293956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Dincer HE, O'neill W.
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, VA
Southern Nevada Health Care System, Las Vegas, Nev., USA.
"Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common
form of sleep-disordered breathing, affecting 5-15% of the
population. It is characterized by intermittent episodes of partial
or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep that
disrupts normal ventilation and sleep architecture, and is typically
associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring, and witnessed
apneas.
Patients with obstructive
sleep apnea present risk to the general public safety by causing
8-fold increase in vehicle accidents, and they may
themselves also suffer from the physiologic consequences of OSA;
these include hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke,
congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiac
arrhythmias."
Reducing motor-vehicle collisions, costs, and fatalities by treating
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
“MEASUREMENTS
AND RESULTS:
More than 800,000 drivers were involved in OSAS-related
motor-vehicle collisions in the year 2000. These collisions cost
15.9 billion dollars and 1,400 lives in the year 2000. In
the United States, treating all drivers suffering from OSAS with
CPAP would cost 3.18 billion dollars, save 11.1 billion
dollars in collision costs, and save 980 lives annually.
CONCLUSION: Annually, a
small but significant portion of motor-vehicle collisions,
costs, and deaths are related to OSAS.
With CPAP treatment, most of these collisions, costs, and deaths
can be prevented. Treatment of OSAS benefits both the patient
and the public.”
Possible use of adaptation to hypoxia
in Alzheimer's disease: a hypothesis.
Med Sci Monit. 2005 Aug;11(8):HY31-8. Epub
2005 Jul 25.
PMID: 16049387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Malyshev IY, Wiegant FA, Mashina SY, et al
"At present it appears that stimulation of the
self-defense systems in neural cells is a promising strategy
in restricting the progression of AD.
.... In this review we selectively present data that support
the idea that
adaptation to hypoxia
is a possible non-drug means in the prevention of AD. In our
opinion this strategy may provide a
break-through
in the clinical approach of this disease."
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Recognition and management of complex sleep-disordered breathing.
Curr Opin Pulm
Med. 2005 Nov;11(6):485-93.
PMID: 16217173 [PubMed - in process]
Gilmartin GS, Daly RW, Thomas RJ.
"PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The recent rapid evolution
of our understanding of the mechanisms involved in control of
respiration during sleep has yielded new insights to guide our
care of difficult-to-treat sleep apnea patients with complex
sleep-disordered breathing. This review will describe these recent
advances in the literature and suggest a model for their
incorporation into clinical practice......."
“Context: Women with
PCOS are insulin resistant and are at increased risk for
sleep apnea, which in turn, may contribute to insulin
resistance. ......
Conclusion: PCOS is associated with poor sleep quality,
daytime sleepiness, and increased risk for OSA. Insulin levels
and measures of glucose tolerance in PCOS are strongly
correlated with the risk and severity of OSA.”
Association Between Sleep Apnea and Death Points to Need to
Examine Treatments, Modify Devices (AScribe
- USA)
"ROCHESTER,
Minn., Nov. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the current issue of the New
England Journal of Medicine, two studies draw attention to the newly
recognized association between sleep disorders and heart trouble.
The relevance of these studies to patients with sleep apnea is
discussed in an accompanying editorial by Virend Somers, M.D.,
Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist."
“Background
Previous studies have suggested that the obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome may be an important risk factor for stroke. It
has not been determined, however, whether the syndrome is
independently related to the risk of stroke or death from any
cause after adjustment for other risk factors, including
hypertension. ....
Conclusions
The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
significantly increases the risk of stroke or death from any
cause, and the increase is
independent of other risk factors, including hypertension.”
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“Background
The Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients
with Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial tested the
hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
would improve the survival rate without heart transplantation
of patients who have central sleep apnea and heart failure.
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Conclusions
Although CPAP attenuated central sleep apnea, improved
nocturnal oxygenation, increased the ejection fraction,
lowered norepinephrine levels, and increased the distance
walked in six minutes, it did not affect survival. Our data do
not support the use of CPAP to extend life in patients who
have central sleep apnea and heart failure.”
The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on glucose control
in diabetic patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep Breath. 2005 Nov 8;:1-5 [Epub ahead
of print]
PMID: 16283228 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Hassaballa HA, Tulaimat A, Herdegen JJ, Mokhlesi B.
Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Deleterious Effects of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on the Heart and
Vascular System.
Respiration. 2005 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16293956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Dincer HE, O'neill W
"Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,
VA Southern Nevada Health Care System, Las Vegas, Nev., USA.
"Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is
the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing,
affecting 5-15% of the
population. It is characterized by intermittent episodes of
partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep
that disrupts normal ventilation and sleep architecture, and is
typically associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring, and
witnessed apneas. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea present risk
to the general public safety by
causing 8-fold increase in
vehicle accidents, and they may themselves also suffer from
the physiologic consequences of OSA;
these include hypertension,
coronary artery disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, pulmonary
hypertension, and cardiac arrhythmias. Of these possible
cardiovascular consequences,
the association between OSA and hypertension has been found to be
the most convincing. Although the exact mechanism has not
been understood, there is some evidence that OSA is associated with
frequent apneas causing mechanical effects on intrathoracic
pressure, cardiac function, and intermittent hypoxemia, which may in
turn cause endothelial dysfunction and increase in sympathetic
drive. Therapy with continuous positive airway pressure has been
demonstrated to improve cardiopulmonary hemodynamics in patients
with OSA and may reverse the endothelial cell dysfunction. Despite
the availability of diagnostic measures and effective treatment,
many patients with sleep-disordered breathing remain undiagnosed.
Therefore, OSA continues to
be a significant health risk both for affected individuals and for
thegeneral public. Awareness and timely initiation of an effective
treatment may prevent potential deleterious cardiovascular effects
of OSA. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel."
Association of Sleep-disordered Breathing and the Occurrence of
Stroke.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Dec 1;172(11):1447-51. Epub
2005 Sep 1.
PMID: 16141444 [PubMed - in process]
Arzt M, Young T, Finn L, Skatrud JB, Bradley TD.
"Conclusions: These data demonstrate a strong
association between moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing
and prevalent stroke, independent of confounding factors. They also
provide the first prospective evidence that sleep-disordered
breathing precedes stroke and may contribute to the development of
stroke."
Sleep Apnea Increases Stroke Risk
(MedPage)
"In the four years after diagnosis people with
moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing have
nearly 4.5 times the risk of
stroke as do people without the condition, according to
Douglas Bradley, M.D., director of Toronto General Hospital's Sleep
Research Laboratory here." "The
researchers found:
 | Without adjustment for other
risk factors, the odds ratio for stroke among those with the
worst disorder -- compared to the reference group -- was 4.31
(with a 95% confidence interval from 1.31 to 14.15) over any
four-year period. |
| When age and sex were accounted
for, the odds ratio became 4.48 (with the 95% confidence
interval from 1.31 to 15.33.) |
| Both results were statistically
significant at p=0.02." |
Researchers link sleep apnea to risk of strokes
(CTV.ca, Canada)
"We showed for the first time that if you have
sleep apnea, your chance of having a stroke is
four times greater
than if you have no sleep apnea," Dr. Douglas Bradley, director of
the Sleep Research Laboratory at the Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute, told CTV News.
The
researchers found that interrupted sleep increases blood pressure,
which makes blood more prone to the clots that cause strokes. More
than 70 per cent of stroke patients are later found to have sleep
apnea."
Sleep apnea linked to higher stroke risk(United
Press International)
Study links sleep disorder, stroke
(Globe and Mail)
Influence of cardiac function and failure on sleep-disordered
breathing: evidence for a causative role.
J
Appl Physiol. 2005 Dec;99(6):2433-9.
PMID: 16288101 [PubMed - in process]
Caples SM, Wolk R, Somers VK. Division of
Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First
St., SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
somers.virend@mayo.edu).
"Heart failure is an increasingly
common public health problem that is strongly linked to both central
and obstructive sleep apnea, collectively referred to as
sleep-disordered breathing. Much attention has been given to the
deleterious effects of sleep-disordered breathing on the failing
heart and potential mechanisms by which treatment of
sleep-disordered breathing may result in improved cardiac
performance and long-term outcomes. However, there is compelling
evidence that cardiac dysfunction may contribute to sleep-disordered
breathing. Although there is recognized overlap between
pathophysiological mechanisms in central sleep apnea and obstructive
sleep apnea, data supporting the role of cardiac function are
certain forms of central sleep apnea are well established, whereas
investigation into the relationship with obstructive sleep apnea is
less mature but continues to evolve. This review will examine
experimental and observational data that explore possible
pathophysiological mechanisms and potential targets for therapy in
heart failure and sleep-disordered breathing."
‘Silent’ nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and
sleep apnea October 31, 2005
"HONOLULU — Patients with sleep complaints but no heartburn symptoms
suffered episodes of nighttime acid reflux according to research
presented at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American
College of Gastroenterology. In a separate study, researchers found
that symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are common and
frequently severe in patients with obstructive sleep apnea."
Most GERD symptoms are not due to acid reflux in patients with very
low 24-hour acid contact times.
Dig
Dis Sci. 2004 Aug;49(7-8):1084-7.
PMID: 15387325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Green BT, O'Connor JB.
"In patients with very low
total acid contact times, only 12% of symptoms (typical or atypical)
are associated with acid reflux, compared to 86% in patients with
very high acid contact times. Younger females are overrepresented in
the very low reflux, low SI group."
"The results
of a recent study to be presented at the 68th Annual Scientific
Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology suggest that
gastroesophageal reflux
(GER) of any sort -- not just acid
reflux -- may contribute to
sleep apnea arousals. Causal relationship suggested between
reflux and sleep
apneaOctober 14, 2003 BALTIMORE - The results of ... of
Gastroenterology suggest that gastroesophageal
reflux (GER) of any sort --
not just acid
reflux..."
Marked improvement in nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux in a large
cohort of patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with
continuous positive airway pressure.
Arch
Intern Med. 2003 Jan 13;163(1):41-5.
PMID: 12523915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Green BT, Broughton WA, O'Connor JB.
"CONCLUSIONS: Nocturnal GER is common in
patients with OSA. Treatment with nasal CPAP decreases the
frequency of nGER symptoms by 48%. Higher nasal CPAP pressures are
associated with greater improvement in nGER."
Predictors of heartburn during sleep in a large prospective cohort
study.
Chest. 2005
May;127(5):1658-66.
PMID: 15888843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Fass R, Quan SF, O'Connor GT, Ervin A, Iber C.
"CONCLUSIONS: Heartburn during sleep is very
common in the general population. Reports of this type of symptom of
GERD are strongly associated with increased BMI, carbonated soft
drink consumption, snoring and daytime sleepiness, insomnia,
hypertension, asthma, and usage of benzodiazepines. Overall,
heartburn during sleep may be associated with sleep complaints and
excessive daytime sleepiness."
Sleep and the Aerodigestive Complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux
(RT Article) William C. Orr, PhD
"Conclusions
There is considerable evidence linking nighttime reflux with severe
esophageal damage, respiratory complications, and decrements in
quality of life. Sleep disturbances that occur with nocturnal reflux
may have serious consequences for the general well-being of patients
and their ability to perform well at work or in other roles the next
day....."
Correlation between Symptoms and Laryngeal Signs in
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.
Laryngoscope.
2005 Nov;115(11):1947-1952.
PMID: 16319603 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Qadeer MA, Swoger J, Milstein C, Hicks DM, Ponsky J, Richter JE,
Abelson TI, Vaezi MF.
"RESULTS:: Twenty-five of
72 (35%) patients remained unresponsive after 4 months of
aggressive acid suppressive
therapy. Ten (40%) patients agreed to undergo surgical
fundoplication (mean age = 50, male = 4). The most common laryngeal
symptoms were sore throat
(40%), hoarseness (30%), and cough (20%), whereas the most
common signs were medial
arytenoid
wall erythema/edema
(60%), interarytenoid
erythema
(50%), and arytenoid
complex erythema/edema
(50%). At 1 year postfundoplication, laryngeal symptoms
improved in only 1 of 10 (10%) patient, whereas signs improved in 8
of 10 (80%) patients. CONCLUSIONS:: There appears to be poor
correlation between signs and symptoms of LPR, particularly when
monitoring therapeutic outcomes. In patients unresponsive to
twice-daily proton-pump inhibitor therapy for 4 months,
further aggressive therapy
is unlikely to bring additional symptomatic benefit."
A nightmare for your body - Los Angeles Times New
studies link obstructive sleep apnea to risks such as brain damage
and diabetes. Still, the disorder is often ignored.
"Some people first suspect they have obstructive
sleep apnea when their significant other complains about excessive
snoring, or tells them they stop breathing many times during the
night.
Others figure it out when their daytime sleepiness gets so bad they
fall asleep at meetings or have a car accident."
Snoring Related to Obesity, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Chronic
Fatigue
(AAOHNS)
Many studies have clearly showed that self perception of snoring poorly
correlated, and observer perception only moderately correlated, with mean,
maximum loudness, and snoring index. Two researchers set out to introduce an
objective method of measuring snoring. (American Academy of
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)
Sleep
Apnea Not Detrimental to Some Young Air Force Personnel
(AAOHNS)
A new study finds that young Air Force men and NFL players have some similar
qualities. They exercise regularly, often at body-building, they develop
muscle mass in the arms and neck; and they may have obstructive sleep apnea,
a disease that can be debilitating and even fatal. (American Academy of
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)
Pillar
Procedure Safe, Effective for Snoring, and Bed Partner Recommended
(AAOHNS)
A variety of outpatient surgical procedures have undergone evaluation for
the treatment of snoring, including laser assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty,
radiofrequency treatment to the soft palate, injection snoreplasty, and the
newest treatment, palatal implants made of polyethylene terephthalate
palatal, the Pillar(r) implants. (American Academy of Otolaryngology Head
and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)
Gastric Reflux High in Patients with Sleep Disorders
(AAOHNS)
Obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux, and laryngopharyngeal
reflux may have dangerous consequences if they persist undiagnosed or
untreated. Researchers have initiated a study to examine the prevalence of
GERD and LPR in patients diagnosed with breathing-related sleep disorders. (American
Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)
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Missing Links &
Connecting Dots:
ZHT was Born
ZHT is based on latest VCD and
sleep apnea research findings, and Dr. Zhou hypothesized that vocal
cord dysfunction, apnea upper airway collapsing are mainly due to
trachea caudal displacement, which in turn causes mild to moderate
hypoxia, and current sleep apnea understanding is incomplete and
inaccurate.
Undiagnosed and untreated
prolonged hypoxia is the connecting link and a common pathway for all
medical conditions, including obesity, heart attack, hypertension,
diabetes, COPD, allergy, cancer, and mental disorders as well as
chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome.
Dr. Zhou identified this
trachea caudal displacement - hypoxia model, and developed an unique,
simple yet most effective clinical therapy and provided with a broad
application of its clinical benefits.
If Dr. Zhou's concept and theory are proven to be true, ZHT/TCD will
revolutionize entire health-care and medical science.
TCD - Trachea Caudal
Displacement Includes:
Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)
Psychogenic Vocal Cord
Dysfunction
Exertional Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Environmental Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Occupational Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Sleep Apnea/upper airway
collapsing
Trachea Subluxation-Deviation
& Scoliosis
Upper Airway Length Reduction-
Tracheal Caudal Displacement
TCD - Tracheal Caudal
Displacement Includes:
Nasal Obstruction
Diaphragm and Respiratory Muscle Malfunction
Hypoxia and Apnea
Multiple System Malfunction and Dysfunction
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Missing Links &
Connecting Dots:
“Conclusions: A crowded
posterior oropharynx and a steep thyromental plane predict OSA
across two different ethnic groups and varying degrees of
obesity.”
Entrez PubMed:
Acquired laryngeal deviation associated with cervical spine
disease in erosive polyarticular arthritis. Use of the
fiberoptic bronchoscope in rheumatoid disease.
“Seventy one percent of the subjects'
larynges deviated and/or rotated to the right side, while
17% to the left side. Six percent showed neither deviation
nor rotation. As to the rest of 6%, deviation and rotation
were in opposite directions. Besides, the length of the
thyroid alae were measured in 282 subjects. Left ala was
longer in 55%, and right was in 23%, and almost equal in
22%.”
By Francisco
J. Soto, MD, and Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD
"Especially when the standard therapy for
asthma has failed to produce improvement, the clinician
should be alert to signs of other conditions that can
closely resemble asthma, ranging from congestive heart
failure to vocal cord dysfunction."
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VCD & OSA to TCD
& ZHT
ZHT, Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy,
is based on TCD Concept & Model, Patho-phyisiology
ZHT- Zhou's Hypoxicolgy
Therapy: Maximally establishing or opening Upper Airway (Vocal
Cord, Entire Trachea), maximizing respiration through maximizing,
optimizing and rematch in respiratory ventilation and perfusion
through body’s own physiological functions - upper airway defense
reflexes, such as swallowing and cough augmentation.
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ZHT
Clinical Applications & Techniques
Because ZHT Is A Procedure Based On
Trachea Caudal Displacement And Hypoxia, Its Application Is Very
Broad, It Is Not Mainly Developed To Fight Symptoms or Diagnoses,
It Is Designed To Improve And Optimize Body's Own respiration And
Basic Physiological Functions.
ZHT can be
used clinically for chronic pain syndromes, fatigue, sleep apnea,
asthma, fibromyalgia, headaches, and many other medical
conditions.
Although this
new ZHT ("Zhou's Hypoxicology Therapy") is NOT for severe hypoxia,
through opening up upper airway and eliminating upper airway
obstruction or resistance and employing upper airway defensive
reflexes, it provides the most powerful and fast relief for mild
hypoxia, the most mysterious cause for your illness, and hypoixa
has been called as "Hidden Killer" by FAA. ZHT, used in
conjunction with acupuncture and chiropractic therapy, can provide
unprecedented clinical results.
ZHT is not recommended or used to replace, delay, interfere with
your standard medical care, any medical or healthcare practioner
is advised to follow your applicable State laws and professional
standards as well as standards of medical care in you community.
Cerebrospinal fluid leak and meningitis associated with nasal
continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Chest. 2005
Sep;128(3):1882-4.
PMID: 16162800 [PubMed - in process]
Kuzniar TJ, Gruber B, Mutlu GM.
Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW,
Rochester, MN 55905. kuzniar.tomasz@mayo.edu.
"Clear rhinorrhea is a common symptom in
patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and may worsen with
continuous positive airway pressure therapy. Clear rhinorrhea
can also be the presenting symptom of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
leak, which is evidence of a communication between the
subarachnoid space and the nasal cavity or sinuses. While CSF
leak has been reported to occur with nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy following trauma to the skull
base, its association with OSA and nCPAP therapy in the absence
of trauma has not been previously described. We report two
patients with OSA in whom CSF leak developed following the
institution of nCPAP therapy. In one patient, the rhinorrhea was
complicated by meningitis. Both patients underwent successful
repair of their defects. One patient successfully restarted
nCPAP therapy, while the other refused it."
PMID: 16162800 [PubMed - in process]
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Craniofacial profile in Asian and white subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea
-- Lam et al. 60 (6): 504 -- Thorax"Conclusions:
A crowded posterior oropharynx and a steep thyromental plane
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of obesity."
Tracheal and neck position influence upper airway airflow dynamics by altering
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J Appl
Physiol. 1993 Nov;75(5):2084-90.
"We conclude that alterations in airflow
mechanics with caudal tracheal displacement and changes in neck positions are
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Acquired laryngeal deviation associated with cervical spine disease in
erosive polyarticular arthritis. Use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope in
rheumatoid disease.
Deviation and rotation of the larynx in computer tomography
Helical CT scanning of laryngeal deviation.
Pro: Sleep Apnea Is an Anatomic Disorder -- Schwab 168 (3): 270 -- American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
The Hypotonic Upper Airway in Obstructive Sleep Apnea . Role of Structures and
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The relationship between neck circumference, radiographic pharyngeal anatomy,
and the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome -- Da. (ERS
Journals Ltd)
"We conclude that the relationships between general obesity,
hyoid position, soft palate length, and OSA are probably secondary to
variation in neck circumference."
A MODEL OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN NORMAL HUMANS
-- Stanescu et al. 163 (4): 1031 -- American Journal of Respiratory and C.
A Model of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Normal Humans .
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Physiological and pathophysiological implications of upper
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Reversal of apnoea by aspiration reflex in
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Pharmacol Ther. 2004;17(6):377-81. Review.
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[Respiratory functions of the upper airway with special
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Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1990 Jan;28(1):3-4.
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unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a complication of mediastinal surgery (American
College of Chest Physicians)
Teens Getting High Without Drugs
Cluster Headache With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Periodic Limb Move.
(Blackwell Synergy: Headache, Vol 45, Issue 1, pp. 81-83)
Pain and Sleep Apnea - American Sleep Apnea Association - ASAA
One Third Of Epilepsy Patients Found To Have Sleep Apnea
Finding hints at broader issues in understanding of sleep and brain function
The Sleep Site: FIBROMYALGIA, BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND
HEADACHES ARE OFTEN RELATED TO TREATABLE
SLEEP PROBLEMS!
District judge removed from office (AP)
"HARRISBURG, Pa. - A district judge who blamed his bad
behavior on sleep apnea was removed from office Tuesday for inappropriate
conduct, failing to cooperate with investigators and showing a lack of
remorse."
Officer Who Slept in Crisis Resigns
Thomas Bissett, 42, says he suffers from a sleep disorder.
"Groundbreaking study helps explain why preemie brains improve over time
"Groundbreaking study helps
explain why preemie brains improve over time
Infants born prematurely and with hypoxia--inadequate oxygen to the blood--are
able to recover some cells, volume and weight in the brain after oxygen supply
is restored, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Experimental
Neurology."
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PMID: 7657113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Laryngeal response during forced vital capacity maneuvers in normal
adult humans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 150: 729-734. [Abstract]
Glottic aperture and effective minute ventilation during nasal
two- level positive pressure ventilation in spontaneous mode
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 154: 1857-1863.
[Abstract]
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