Treatment of rhinitis by biostimulative illumination
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1. A method of treating allergic rhinitis comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one light emitting diode which emits non-coherent light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a red light wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment;
(b) driving the at least one light emitting diode to emit the non-coherent light radiation;
(c) illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of the interior of a nostril with the non-coherent light radiation without simultaneously illuminating the zone with non-coherent light emitting diode radiation in a bandwidth centered about a different wavelength; and
(d) maintaining the light radiation for a prescribed treatment duration.
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Abstract
Apparatus for treating rhinitis by illumination including at least one light emitting diode (LED) pack, each having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), suitable for insertion into at least one, respective, rhinitis affected nostril and operative for illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of the interior surface of the at least one nostril with non-coherent light radiation, the light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment. Preferably, the rhinitis affected zone is illuminated continuously for a prescribed treatment duration.
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1. A method of treating allergic rhinitis comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one light emitting diode which emits non-coherent light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a red light wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment; (b) driving the at least one light emitting diode to emit the non-coherent light radiation; (c) illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of the interior of a nostril with the non-coherent light radiation without simultaneously illuminating the zone with non-coherent light emitting diode radiation in a bandwidth centered about a different wavelength; and (d) maintaining the light radiation for a prescribed treatment duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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- 13. A biostimulative illumination system for the treatment of rhinitis, the system comprising a power source, a plurality of light emitting diodes, each diode emitting non-coherent light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a red light wavelength suitable for biostimulative rhinitis treatment and a driver, the driver driving the light emitting diodes to emit the non-coherent light radiation, the power source being operatively connected to the driver and the plurality of light emitting diodes being operatively connected to the driver, the system further including a housing, the plurality of light emitting diodes being arranged at one end of the housing, wherein the plurality of diodes are arranged such that their longitudinal axes are other than diverging, with the light radiation from each diode being directed to a common zone, the plurality of diodes being dimensioned and configured to permit insertion into the base of a nostril afflicted with rhinitis, the one end of the housing emitting light radiation only from the plurality of diodes and only in the narrow bandwidth centered at the red light wavelength, the common zone comprising a rhinitis afflicted region of the nostril when said plurality of diodes are inserted into the base of the nostril.
- 18. A biostimulative illumination system for treatment of rhinitis, the system comprising light emitting diode means for generating non-coherent light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment, means for carrying the light emitting diode means and hands-free support means for positioning and maintaining the light emitting diode means in a fixed position at a base of a rhinitis afflicted nostril of a user for illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of an interior of the nostril, the system further including a driver for driving the light emitting diode means to emit the non-coherent light radiation on the rhinitis affected zone of the interior of the afflicted nostril.
- 27. A biostimulative illumination system for the treatment of rhinitis, the system comprising a power source, a plurality of light emitting diodes, each diode emitting non-coherent light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a red light wavelength suitable for biostimulative rhinitis treatment and means for driving the light emitting diodes to emit the non-coherent light radiation, the power source being operatively connected to the means for driving and the plurality of light emitting diodes being operatively connected to the means for driving, the system further including a housing, means for mounting the plurality of light emitting diodes in a pack at one end of the housing, the pack having a maximum transverse dimension configured to permit insertion of the pack into a nostril afflicted with rhinitis and means for supporting the housing in an operative position, the means for supporting including ear support means for engagement with an ear of the user and means interconnecting the ear support means with the housing.
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