Innovation in a bed assembly unit design to reduce the symptoms of GERD ‎and Snoring during sleep‏.‏

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1 Damietta university - faculty of applied arts

2 Interior design and furniture , Faculty of Applied Arts,Damietta University,Egypt

Abstract

Abstract‏.‏
Stomach acid reflux disease (GERD) and esophagus reflux are classified as widespread ‎diseases in Egypt and the Arab world as some of the most widespread gastrointestinal tract ‎disorders. These disorders result in symptoms such as disturbing voices during sleep ‎periods (snoring). Studies show that both men and women of all ages experience an increase ‎in cases of esophageal reflux, whether temporary, intermittent, or permanent reflux.‎
It has been shown that the middle-aged group is the most vulnerable to the disease, and the ‎cost of treatment is estimated to about $ 5.4 billion annually, which leads to negative ‎repercussions on the national economies.‎‏ ‏‎(ElMestekawy: 2019)‎
The bed in Egypt and the Arab world is characterized by perseverance and incapability to ‎adjust its level,‎‏ ‏‎(ElMestekawy: 2014), Physicians advise patients to raise the back of the bed ‎to alleviate the symptoms of esophageal reflux during sleep so as not to cause suffocation to ‎the sleeping person, which in turn leads to the elimination of snoring sounds during sleep, ‎and when raising the sleeping person’s back with cushions due to the stability of the bed ‎position at home, this resulted in an increased feeling of fatigue after sleeping for sufficient ‎periods of time for rest, causing back pain and neck tension.‎
Hence, the designer had to step in to solve part of the problem, which is adjusting the bed ‎horizontal axis to get an ideal sleeping position for patients so that the back of the bed can ‎be tilted and moved according to the weight and size of the sleeping person, such as medical ‎beds in hospitals and medical clinics, but in a different way and easier to use in order to ‎reduce pains suffered by patients.‎

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