Tech to the Rescue for Insomnia

"As the tone’s pulsation gradually slows to 2 to 5 Mhz" Megahertz? That doesn't sound right. This is supposed to be audio, right?

Not Binaural, but pzizz is a good app.

The trick to Pzizz is that it generates a slightly different — but different all the same — soundtrack every time you use it. This prevents your brain from “getting used to” the guided relaxation audio, thus keeping it effective no matter how often you use it.

I have had trouble sleeping for years, family stress, running a small business, sleep apnea, working two jobs have taken their toll. I have tried pills, many different pills. They suck the life out of you just like no sleep. I would try anything to improve either the quantity or quality of my sleep. My (former) sleep doctor, when I went to him for help said my CPAP was working fine, here is a prescript for Ritalin to combat daytime sleepiness. So if this helps I'll try it and report back to you. Thanks for the helpful article. Mac

I am currently downloading Binaural Beats to my Android mobile, in the hope that it MIGHT help me get to sleep and stay asleep for longer :-)

I used binaural beats several years ago to induce a meditative/sleep state when suffering chronic back pain and while I cannot say for certain whether the beats themselves improved my condition or whether my improvement was due to a placebo effect or natural bodily self-healing process or a combination of the above my discomfort eased to a tolerable level and ultimately dissipated.

Hi Bob,
As a retired scientist I think you meant 2 to 5 khz not Mhz for the Sleep Shepherd frequencies.

I have a question on your article about binaural tone sleep aids. It says in the third paragraph "As the tone’s pulsation gradually slows to 2 to 5 Mhz, the sound causes the brain’s electrical activity to slow to a nice, relaxed, sleepy level."

Our ears can't hear sound waves higher than 10 or 15 KHz. Also brain waves are typically 4 to 15 Hz. So anyway, I looked up binaural beats in Wikipedia. It says they play tones in the left and right ear that are close in frequency, thus making a low frequency beat between them. For example: left ear 300 and right ear 310 Hz producing a 10 Hz beat.

Could the 2 to 5 MHz still work in this application? Or was this merely a misprint?

Thanks, Mike Schmaltz

All these aid and app may be help to shift your attention from one to other but none can solve the issue. Surprisingly the solution is right within your reach with no cost but need lot of time, perseverance to unlearn the untamed wandering mind. As a chronic sleep deprived person for more than 15 years, the only thing that seems to work for me reasonably well is meditation.

I follow the below steps to that provides reasonable quality sleep time

Unplug from all form electronic gadgets 2 hours before sleep time including TV. Disrupt mind chatter by focusing attention on breathing to achieve mindfulness on body sensation like feeling the pulse, tingling and any body part that contacts the furniture/object. If disrupting my thought is not easy, I try contracting one body part to the max extend and relaxing starting from chin to bring the mindfulness to that body part. Just try open the mouth as wide as possible and hold it as long as you can. On returning the jaw to normal position, focus on the sensation. Now, that is mindfulness!

I do not claim to be a master in meditation but benefit of feeling “high” as and when I can mediate is unparalleled to any chemically induced “high” sensation . In my opinion there is no short cut to this process. Consider all the app/devices are stepping stone to thoughtless mediation and strive hard for it. If at least once you taste the still mind bliss for few seconds, you’ll understand what I mean. I’m afraid there is no word is capable of expressing thoughtless frozen mind.

Of course, I still have a long way to get there!

Continuing scientific research indicates that sleep disorders may contribute to Alzheimer's Disease.

If that turns out to be true, a binaural sleep aid may do more that keep you from being a grouch the next day. It may help keep you from dementia.

Mac

"...he had developed several cutting-edge medical devices. " Ah, you mean scalpels! Anyway, a useful article, and not in the least bit soporific.

Very interesting. The story of the high school student bothers me though. Why would anyone continue to take meds that don't work, make you nauseous enough to lose 20 pounds because you can't eat and eventually wind up in a hospital. If a treatment isn't working perhaps further consultation with your doctor is in order.

I actually own the Sleep Shepherd and it works great for me. Perhaps this is just placebo, but when it comes to sleep, all that matters is the results. From use I can say the binaural tones are definitely in the single Hz range (not MHz) on top of probably a 200-300 Hz carrier tone.

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