SLEEP
At last, you can put
an end to the stress and annoyance of insomnia!
What
would you do to feel good and get a better night’s sleep???????
Check
this list below and see which applies to you:
I often have problems with falling asleep at the right time
I often find it painful to get up in the morning due to sleepiness
I am often awfully drowsy at school or at work
I regularly cut my sleep by 2-3 hours as compared with what my
body seems to need
I use the alarm clock and truly hate it
I drink buckets of coffee or coke
I often take 2-4 hour naps in the evening
I just cant sleep
Difficulty falling
or staying asleep is a common problem. About half of Americans
report sleep difficulty at least occasionally, according to National
Sleep Foundation surveys.
These woes - called insomnia by doctors - have far-reaching effects:
a negative impact on concentration, productivity and mood. Most
of us don't know much about sleep, not even our own and to make
it worst ---- sleep problems have a profound effect on our sleeping
and waking life.
Sleep a Brief
introduction

Until the 1950s,
most people thought of sleep as a passive, dormant part of our
daily lives. We now know that our brains are very active during
sleep. Moreover, sleep affects our daily functioning and our
physical and mental health in many ways that we are just beginning
to understand.
Nerve-signaling
chemicals called neurotransmitters control whether we are asleep
or awake by acting on different groups of nerve cells, or neurons,
in the brain. Neurons in the brainstem, which connects the brain
with the spinal cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin
and norepinephrine that keep some parts of the brain active while
we are awake. Other neurons at the base of the brain begin signaling
when we fall asleep. These neurons appear to "switch off" the
signals that keep us awake. Research also suggests that a chemical
called adenosine builds up in our blood while we are awake and
causes drowsiness. This chemical gradually breaks down while
we sleep.
During sleep,
we usually pass through five phases of sleep: stages 1, 2, 3,
4, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. These stages progress
in a cycle from stage 1 to REM sleep, then the cycle starts over
again with stage 1 (see figure 1). We spend almost 50 percent
of our total sleep time in stage 2 sleep, about 20 percent in
REM sleep, and the remaining 30 percent in the other stages.
Infants, by contrast, spend about half of their sleep time in
REM sleep.
Sleep
research is expanding and attracting more and more attention
from scientists. Researchers now know that sleep is an active
and dynamic state that greatly influences our waking hours, and
they realize that we must understand sleep to fully understand
the brain. Innovative techniques, such as brain imaging, can
now help researchers understand how different brain regions function
during sleep and how different activities and disorders affect
sleep. Understanding the factors that affect sleep in health
and disease also may lead to revolutionary new therapies for
sleep disorders and to ways of overcoming jet lag and the problems
associated with shift work. We can expect these and many other
benefits from research that will allow us to truly understand
sleep’s impact on our lives.
| A Gallup poll showed that 52% per cent of the US population
suffers, to some extent, from insomnia. Each year more
than four billion sleeping pills are sold, but are pills
the best insomnia cure? |
The Stages of
Sleep

The background activity of the
brain is called the electroencephalogram (EEG) and can be recorded
by the use of scalp electrodes. The dominant frequency and amplitude
characteristic of the surface EEG varies with states of arousal.
A
person goes through five stages while going to sleep.
Calm
wakefulness is accompanied by alpha waves 8-12 Hz (cycles per
second) and low voltage fast activity of mixed frequency. This
is called stage one. Alpha waves disappear when we open our eyes.
As
sleep deepens into stage two, bursts of 12-14 Hz (sleep spindles)
and high amplitude slow waves appear.
The
deep sleep of stages three and four is featured by an increasing
proportion of high voltage slow activity. Breathing is regular
in slow-wave sleep or non-REM (Rapid Eye Movements) sleep.
Delta
activity (very slow waves, 0.5-4 Hz, high amplitude) is unusual
in a normal record and accompanies deep sleep i.e. stages three
and four sleep.
After
about 70 minutes or so mostly spent in stages three and four,
the first REM period occurs, usually heralded by an increase
in body movements, and a shift in the EEG pattern from stage
four to stage two. These rapid low-voltage irregular waves resemble
those seen in alert humans; sleep, however, is not interrupted.
This is called stage 5 or REM sleep, when the EEG activity gets
desynchronised. There is marked muscle atonia despite the rapid
eye movements in REM sleep, and the breathing is irregular.
Theta
activity with a pattern of large regular waves occurs in normal
children and is briefly seen in stage one sleep and also in REM
sleep.
Non-REM
(NREM) sleep passes through stages one and two, and spends 60-70
minutes in stages three and four. Sleep then lightens and a REM
period follows. This cycle is repeated three or four times per
night, at intervals of about 90 minutes throughout the night,
depending on the length of sleep. REM sleep occupies 25% of total
sleeping time.
What is the Scientific Method?
The word
"science" is derived from a Latin verb meaning "to know." Scientists
use the scientific method to construct an accurate representation
of the world through the testing of scientific theories.
These theories enhance our understanding and knowledge (to
know) of the world. A theory, such as Einstein's theory of
relativity or Darwin's theory of natural selection, accounts
for many facts and attempts to explain a great variety of
phenomena. Such a unifying theory does not become widely
accepted in science unless its prediction can withstand thorough
and continuous testing by experiments and observations (Campbell). |
When
the eyes are opened, the alpha rhythm is replaced by fast irregular
low voltage activity with no dominant frequency, called the alpha
block. Any form of sensory stimulation or mental concentration
such as solving arithmetic problems could produce this break-up
of the alpha rhythm. This replacement of the regular alpha rhythm
with irregular low voltage activity is called “desynchronisation”.
Sleep Problems
At least 40 million
Americans each year suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders
each year, and an additional 20 million experience occasional
sleeping problems. These disorders and the resulting sleep deprivation
interfere with work, driving, and social activities. They also
account for an estimated $16 billion in medical costs each year,
while the indirect costs due to lost productivity and other factors
are probably much greater. Doctors have described more than 70
sleep disorders, most of which can be managed effectively once
they are correctly diagnosed. The most common sleep disorders
include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy.
Your
cause of insomnia could be attributed to a number of different
sleep problems. Researchers are still learning about the
functions of sleep, how we fall asleep, what happens while
we sleep and how we wake up. Sleep will remain a mystery
to science for many more years which is why there is no
one-size-fits-all solution for every insomnia sleep problem. |
Ascending circadian sleepiness: this means going
to sleep at a time of day when you usually experience a rapid increase
in drowsiness. Not earlier and not later! Knowing the timing of
your circadian rhythm is perhaps critical for a good nights sleep.
Your
Biological Rhythms
SLEEP PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELDS
AND SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS
OR WILL IT WORK
Pulsed electromagnetic
therapy (PEMF) has been used with high degrees of success even
where other therapies have failed, and without ANY meaningful
adverse reactions, for decades world-wide. Numerous studies have
been performed, all with acceptable degrees of success in controlling
the problems associated with sleep.
One recent double-blind,
placebo controlled study assessed the efficacy of impulse magnetic-field
therapy for insomnia. One hundred patients were randomly assigned
to either active treatment or placebo. Seventy percent of the
patients given active treatment experienced substantial or even
complete relief of their complaints; 24% reported clear improvement;
6% noted a slight improvement. This is simply incredible results!!!!
(click here
for study details)
Pulsed electromagnetic
fields for sleep couldn't have come at a better time. Recent
sleep research from literally every corner of the world has determined
most people don't sleep well, as many as 10% are either diagnosed
with or complain of chronic insomnia, and record numbers of young
and old are turning to prescription sleep aids. Within the last
few weeks it has been determined that even babies and toddlers
are not sleeping as well as they used to.
Research conducted
over previous years for pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
indicates that varied improvements in neurological, physiological
and psychological actions have been achieved with no adverse
reactions. Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy has proven effective
in thousands of cases where conventional therapy has failed
Do you think about the events of your day as you wind
down for the evening? Do you worry about your family, your
job, your finances, and what tomorrow will bring? Sometimes
it's difficult to empty your mind of all these details
long enough to fall asleep.
This can lead to tossing and turning as your mind fights
sleep. |
Sleep
Results
of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study indicated that
low-energy-emission therapy(PEMF) significantly improved sleeping
patterns among patients suffering from chronic psychophysiological
insomnia.
Therapy was administered
3 times per week, always in late afternoon and for 20 minutes,
over a period of 4 weeks.
R. Hajdukovic,
Effects of Low Energy Emission Therapy (LEET) on Sleep Structure,
First World Congress
for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine, 14-19June
1992, Lake Buena Vista, FL, p. 92.
This double-blind,
placebo-controlled study examined the effects of low-energy emission
therapy (27 MHz amplitude-modulated electromagnetic fields) in
patients suffering from insomnia. Treatment consisted of 3 exposures
per week over a 4-week period. Results showed significant increases
in total sleep time among patients in the treatment group relative
to controls.
M. Erman, Low-Energy
Emission Therapy (LEET) Treatment for somnia,"
Bioelectromagnetics
Society, 13th Annual Meeting, 23-27 June 1991, Salt Lake City,
UT, p. 69.
This
review article notes that studies have found low-energy emission
therapy to be effective in the treatment of chronic insomnia,
and suggests that it may also be of value for patients suffering
from generalized anxiety disorders.
C.
Guilleminault B. Pasche,Clinical Effects of Low Energy Emission
Therapy,
Bioelectromagnetics Society,
15th Annual Meeting, 13-17 June 1993, Los Angeles, CA, p. 84.
"Is
Sleep Deprivation Ruining Your Life?"
Sleep is the foundation of your life. Sleep deprivation
affects every area of you life including your health,
stamina, relationships, and even your career. The decisions
you make and your ability to handle life's problems are
dependent on the quality of your sleep.
Lack of sleep can lead to you being irritable and
snappy. You may experience difficulty concentrating and
get regular headaches. Your confidence and self-esteem
can be ruined by sleep deprivation. Chronic sleep deprivation
also appears to be the single biggest trigger for depression. |
Turn
any bed or lounge chair into a recuperation system for your
body. Put it under your pillow-put it in your chair as you
relax. That is it. It sounds easy– it is.
Fully portable,
built in Pulsed Electro Magnetic Pulser
just pop it under your pillow, no messy wires,Sleep program
runs through sleep frequencies automaticaly .
+ Built in extra Meditation program
for deep Stress, relaxation and feellings of well being...
Not
everyone will have the same results, and we cannot make any
medical claims but the experience of our clients and the results
of clinical studies on PEMF's(click here
for study details) show amazing improvements from 70
to 90 percent of those involved.
.
LEARNING
Here are some Interesting characteristics
of a person who is likely to be successful in learning:
highly optimistic
sleeps well
knowledge hungry
stress-tolerant
energetic but able to slow down at the time of learning
Here are some unfortunate characteristics that
do not correlate well with the ability to study effectively
depressive
problems with sleep (esp. insomnia)
high levels of stress
overexcited
low stress tolerance (smokers, people with a drinking problem,
abusers of mood altering substances, etc.)
It has been known since the 1920s that sleep improves
recall in learning. However, only recently, research
by Dr Robert Stickgold, assistant professor of psychiatry
at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, has made international
headlines. Dr Stickgold demonstrated a fact that has
long been known yet little appreciated: sleep is necessary
for learning! Without sleep we reduce the retention of
facts we have learned the previous day (and not only).
Studying nights before an exam may be sufficient for
passing the exam, yet it will leave few useful traces
in long-term memory. The exam on its own replaces knowledge
as the main purpose of studying! |
The Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
A growing number of scientists are discovering that the sleeping
brain does something to solidify memories and process newly learned
information. With most people routinely getting far less sleep
than they should, some experts are starting to wonder if widespread
sleep deprivation is having a real but unrecognised effect on society's
brainpower and creativity.
Recent research is revealing that sleep is essential not only
to brain function but to the proper function of every bodily organ.
Sleep researchers can point to a whole list of problems and diseases
connected to sleep deprivation. A 19-year-old college student with
a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic-depression) has too much
energy to sleep for six nights running and experiences uncontrolled
mania.
Not Everyone who has insomnia is kept awake by worries
and problems. Every insomniac is not trying to punish
him or herself. There are many other things that can
cause insomnia.
But, there is Perhaps one common denominator in all
insomnia; there is one factor that is always present.
This big factor is fear of not being able to go to
sleep. |
A 67-year-old man with prostate problems wakes up to go to the
bathroom half a dozen times a night, and one morning he has a heart
attack. A healthy man of 30 gets half his required sleep - fours
hours a night - for a week and ends up in a pre-diabetic state
with the metabolism of his grandfather.
An 82-year-old woman falls and breaks her hip, maybe for the
same reason that a 43-year-old truck driver slams into a barrier
at 3a.m. - inattention and slowed response because of partial sleep
deprivation.
The need for sleep is so strong that without enough of it, people
can't even muster enough willpower to stay awake to save their
lives. Sleep deprivation can come with a high cost.
The message is clear: get your sleep or suffer the
consequences.
Dr David Tracy
MEDITATION
Meditating does more than just feel good and calm you
down, it makes you perform better – and alters the structure of
your brain, researchers have found.
People who meditate say the practice restores their energy, and
some claim they need less sleep as a result. Many studies have
reported that the brain works differently during meditation – brainwave
patterns change and neuronal firing patterns synchronise. But whether
meditation actually brings any of the restorative benefits of sleep
has remained largely unexplored.
So Bruce O’Hara and colleagues at the University of Kentucky in
Lexington, US, decided to investigate. They used a well-established
“psychomotor vigilance task”, which has long been used to quantify
the effects of sleepiness on mental acuity. The test involves staring
at an LCD screen and pressing a button as soon as an image pops
up. Typically, people take 200 to 300 milliseconds to respond,
but sleep-deprived people take much longer, and sometimes miss
the stimulus altogether.
Ten volunteers were tested before and after 40 minutes of either
sleep, meditation, reading or light conversation, with all subjects
trying all conditions. The 40-minute nap was known to improve performance
(after an hour or so to recover from grogginess). But what astonished
the researchers was that meditation was the only intervention that
immediately led to superior performance, despite none of the volunteers
being experienced at meditation.
“Every single subject showed improvement,” says O’Hara. The improvement
was even more dramatic after a night without sleep. But, he admits: “Why
it improves performance, we do not know.” The team is now studying
experienced meditators, who spend several hours each day in practice.
Brain builder
What effect meditating has on the structure of the brain has also
been a matter of some debate. Now Sara Lazar at the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston, US, and colleagues have used MRI
to compare 15 meditators, with experience ranging from 1 to 30
years, and 15 non-meditators.
They found that meditating actually increases the thickness of
the cortex in areas involved in attention and sensory processing,
such as the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula.
“You are exercising it while you meditate, and it gets bigger,” she
says. The finding is in line with studies showing that accomplished
musicians, athletes and linguists all have thickening in relevant
areas of the cortex. It is further evidence, says Lazar, that yogis “aren’t
just sitting there doing nothing".
The growth of the cortex is not due to the growth of new neurons,
she points out, but results from wider blood vessels, more supporting
structures such as glia and astrocytes, and increased branching
and connections.
The new studies were presented at the Society for Neuroscience
annual meeting, in Washington DC, US
11:01 15 November 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Alison Motluk
The single
most important activity of your life is to sleep
Turn
any bed or lounge chair into a recuperation system for your
body.
Feel deep states of meditation,
Put it under your pillow-put it in your chair as you relax. That
is it. It sounds easy– it is.
Fully portable,
built in Pulsed Electro Magnetic Pulsar
just pop it under your pillow, no messy wires,Sleep program
runs through sleep frequencies automaticaly...
+ Built in extra Meditation program
for deep Stress, relaxation and feellings of well being...
Fall asleep without
trying
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Sleep. 1996 May;19(4):327-36.
Effects of low energy emission therapy in chronic psychophysiological
insomnia.
Pasche B, Erman M, Hayduk R, Mitler MM, Reite M, Higgs
L, Kuster N, Rossel C, Dafni U, Amato D, Barbault A, Lebet JP.
Symtonic USA, Inc., New York, New York 10162, USA.
The treatment of chronic psychophysiological insomnia
presents a challenge that has not been met using currently available
pharmacotherapy. Low energy emission therapy (LEET) has been developed
as a potential alternative therapy for this disorder. LEET consists
of amplitude-modulated electromagnetic fields delivered intrabuccally
by means of an electrically conducting mouthpiece in direct contact
with the oral mucosa. The effect of LEET on chronic psychophysiological
insomnia was assessed with polysomnography (PSG) and sleep rating
forms on a total of 106 patients at two different centers. Active
or inactive LEET was administered for 20 minutes in late afternoon
three times a week for a total of 12 treatments. Primary efficacy
endpoints evaluating the results were changes from baseline in
PSG-assessed total sleep time (TST) and sleep latency (SL). Secondary
endpoints were changes in sleep efficiency (SE), sleep stages,
and reports by the subjects of SL and TST. There was a significant
increase in TST as assessed by PSG between baseline and post-treatment
values for the active treatment group (76.0 +/- 11.1 minutes, p=0.0001). The increase for the inactive treatment group was not
statistically significant. The TST improvement was significantly
greater for the active group when compared to the inactive group
(adjusted for baseline TST; p=0.020. R1=0.20). There was a
significant decrease in SL as assessed by PSG between baseline
and post-treatment values for the active treatment group (-21.6
+/- 5.9 minutes, p=0.0006), whereas the decrease noted for the
inactive treatment group was not statistically significant. The
difference in SL decrease between the two treatment groups was
marginally significant (adjusted for baseline SL and center, p=0.068, R2=0.60). The number of sleep cycles per night increased
by 30% after active treatment (p=0.0001) but was unchanged following
inactive treatment. Subjects did not experience rebound insomnia,
and there were no significant side effects. The data presented
in this report indicate that LEET administered for 20 minutes three
times a week increased TST and reduced SL in chronic psychophysiological
insomnia. LEET is safe and well tolerated and it effectively improved
the sleep of chronic insomniacs given 12 treatments over a 4-week
period by increasing the number of sleep cycles without altering
the percentage of the various sleep stages during the night. The
therapeutic action of LEET differs from that of currently available
drug therapies in that the sleep pattern noted in insomniacs following
LEET treatment more closely resembles nocturnal physiological sleep.
This novel treatment may offer an attractive alternative therapy
for chronic insomnia.
PMID: 8776791 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Bioelectromagnetics. 1994;15(1):67-75.
Sleep inducing effect of low energy emission therapy.
Reite M, Higgs L, Lebet JP, Barbault A, Rossel C, Kuster
N, Dafni U, Amato D, Pasche B.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Denver.
The sleep inducing effect of a 15 min treatment with
either an active or an inactive Low Energy Emission Therapy (LEET)
device emitting amplitude-modulated electromagnetic (EM) fields
was investigated in a double-blind cross-over study performed on
52 healthy subjects. All subjects were exposed to both active and
inactive LEET treatment sessions, with an interval of at least
1 week between the two sessions. LEET consists of 27.12 MHz amplitude-modulated
(sine wave) EM fields emitted intrabuccally by means of an electrically
conducting mouthpiece in direct contact with the oral mucosa. The
estimated local peak SAR is less than 10 W/kg in the oral mucosa
and 0.1 to 100 mW/kg in brain tissue. No appreciable sensation
is experienced during treatment, and subjects are therefore unable
to tell whether they are receiving an active or an inactive treatment.
In this study the active treatment consisted of EM fields intermittently
amplitude-modulated (sine wave) at 42.7 Hz for 3 s followed by
a pause of 1 s during which no EM fields were emitted. During the
inactive treatment no EM fields were emitted. Baseline EEGs were
obtained and 15 min post-treatment EEGs were recorded and analyzed
according to the Loomis classification. A significant decrease
(paired t test) in sleep latency to stage B2 (-1.78 +/- 5.57 min,
P=0.013), and an increase in the total duration of stage B2 (1.15
+/- 2.47 min, P=0.0008) were observed on active treatment as
compared with inactive treatment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Publication Types:
Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
PMID: 8155071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Forty two workers underwent examinations under clinical
conditions. The workers were affected by the magnetic field of
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They underwent internal, ophthalmological, psychological, psychiatric
and analytical examinations and the health status of those exposed
was compared to that of twenty controls. Most subjects, mainly
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Sleep disorders caused by electrosmog?
Schweisfurth H.
Klinikum, Thiemstrasse 111, 03048 Cottbus.
Adv Ther. 2001 Jul-Aug;18(4):174-80.
Impulse magnetic-field therapy for insomnia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled
study.
Pelka RB, Jaenicke C, Gruenwald J.
Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen Neubiberg/Munich, Germany.
70% (n=34) of the patients given active treatment experienced
substantial or even complete relief of their complaints; 24% (n=12) reported clear improvement; 6% (n=3) noted a slight improvement.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2002 Summer;14(3):270-6.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment of comorbid
posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression.
Rosenberg PB, Mehndiratta RB, Mehndiratta YP, Wamer A, Rosse RB,
Balish M.
Mental Health Service Line, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Seventy-five percent of the patients had a clinically significant
antidepressant response after rTMS, and 50% had sustained response
at 2-month follow-up. Comparable improvements were seen in anxiety,
hostility, and insomnia, but only minimal improvement in PTSD symptoms.
Left frontal cortical rTMS may have promise for treating depression
in PTSD, but there may be a dissociation between treating mood
and treating core PTSD symptoms.
about 100 tms/rtms studies at rTMS/TMS
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Investigation of brain potentials in sleeping humans exposed to
the electromagnetic field of mobile phones.
Lebedeva NN, Sulimov AV, Sulimova OP, Korotkovskaya TI, Gailus
T.
Institute of Higher Nerve Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian
Academy of Sciences.
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Nocturnal magnetic field exposure: gender-specific effects on heart
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Graham C, Sastre A, Cook MR, Gerkovich MM.
Midwest Research Institute, 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas City,
MO 64110, USA.
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The effects of natural and man-made electromagnetic fields on mood
and behavior: the role of sleep disturbances.
Sher L.
The author further suggests that the development of sleep abnormalities
in persons exposed to artificial electromagnetic fields may predict
the onset of a psychiatric disorder at a later time and that early
intervention may prevent the onset of a psychiatric disease.
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A 50-Hz electromagnetic field impairs sleep.
Akerstedt T, Arnetz B, Ficca G, Paulsson LE, Kallner A.
National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health, Karolinska
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Age-related disruption of circadian rhythms: possible relationship
to memory impairment and implications for therapy with magnetic
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Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461.
Sleep. 1996 May;19(4):327-36.
Effects of low energy emission therapy in chronic psychophysiological
insomnia.
Pasche B, Erman M, Hayduk R, Mitler MM, Reite M, Higgs L, Kuster
N, Rossel C, Dafni U, Amato D, Barbault A, Lebet JP.
The number of sleep cycles per night increased by 30% after active
treatment (p=0.0001) but was unchanged following inactive treatment.
Subjects did not experience rebound insomnia, and there were no
significant side effects. The data presented in this report indicate
that LEET administered for 20 minutes three times a week increased
TST and reduced SL in chronic psychophysiological insomnia. LEET
is safe and well tolerated and it effectively improved the sleep
of chronic insomniacs given 12 treatments over a 4-week period
by increasing the number of sleep cycles without altering the percentage
of the various sleep stages during the night. The therapeutic action
of LEET differs from that of currently available drug therapies
in that the sleep pattern noted in insomniacs following LEET treatment
more closely resembles nocturnal physiological sleep. This novel
treatment may offer an attractive alternative therapy for chronic
insomnia.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bioelectromagnetics. 1994;15(1):67-75. Related Articles, Links
Sleep inducing effect of low energy emission
therapy.
Reite M, Higgs L, Lebet JP, Barbault A, Rossel C, Kuster N, Dafni
U, Amato D, Pasche B.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, Denver.
The sleep inducing effect of a 15 min treatment with either an
active or an inactive Low Energy Emission Therapy (LEET) device
emitting amplitude-modulated electromagnetic (EM) fields was investigated
in a double-blind cross-over study performed on 52 healthy subjects.
A significant decrease (paired t test) in sleep latency to stage
B2 (-1.78 +/- 5.57 min, P=0.013), and an increase in the total
duration of stage B2 (1.15 +/- 2.47 min, P=0.0008) were observed
on active treatment as compared with inactive treatment.
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Med Pr. 1983;34(1):65-73.
[Health status of the workers exposed to strong, constant magnetic
fields]
[Article in Polish]
Lankosz J, Tokarz J, Weselucha P, Ochmanski W, Gzyl E, Barbaro
B, Gatarski J, Drozdzewicz L, Kielar I.
Forty two workers underwent examinations under clinical conditions.
Most subjects, mainly those of long length of employment in e-m
fields exposure, exhibited nonspecific abdominal pains, general
weakness, insomnia, increased thirst and conjunctivitis.
PMID: 6865739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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