PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a respiratory pattern ameliorating apparatus which relieves turbulence of the respiratory pattern caused due to stress and negative sentiment by giving scent stimulation at inspiration and guides a respiratory pattern to an ideal condition.SOLUTION: The respiratory pattern-ameliorating apparatus is provided with a mask section 2 which contacts a muzzle, a valve body 11 for inspiration opened only at inspiration, an inspiration system which sends inspiration in to the mask section 2 through the valve body 11, and a valve body 12 for exhalation opened only at expiration. Further, the apparatus has a tube body 20 for respiration which is integrally formed with an expiration system discharging exhalation outside from the mask section 2 through the valve body 12 for exhalation, a pressure sensor 3 which detects the opening action of the valve body 11 for inspiration, a scent stimulation-giving means 4 which faces a scent stimulation spraying section 5 to a flow passage of inspiration which passes the valve body 11 and stores scent stimulation components of a lavender, etc. , and a control means 10 which gives scent stimulation of the lavender, etc. to inspiration synchronously with inspiration by operating the scent stimulation-giving means 4 from the detected signal of the pressure sensor 3.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、ストレスやネガティブな感情によって生じる呼吸パターンの乱れを吸息時に香り刺激を付与することにより緩和し、呼吸パターンを理想的な状態に誘導する呼吸パターン改善装置を提供する。【解決手段】本発明に係る呼吸パターン改善装置は、鼻口に当接するマスク部2と、吸息時にのみ開く吸気用弁体11を備え、吸気を吸気用弁体11を経てマスク部2に送る吸息系と、呼息時にのみ開く呼気用弁体12を備え、マスク部2からの呼気を呼気用弁体12を経て外部に排出する呼息系とを一体構成した呼吸用筒体20と、吸気用弁体11の開動作を検出する圧力センサ3と、吸気用弁体11を通過する吸気の流路に香り刺激噴霧部5を臨ませ、ラベンダー等の香り刺激成分を貯留した香り刺激付与手段4と、圧力センサ3の検出信号を基に香り刺激付与手段4を動作させ、吸息に同期してラベンダー等の香り刺激を吸気に付与する制御手段10とを有するものである。【選択図】図1
