Research shows cold may help insomniacs sleep better
In a study presented during the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s SLEEP 2011 conference, this summer, researchers fit insomniacs with caps that use circulating water to cool the prefrontal cortex. With the help of the cap, the 12 participants were able to fell asleep about as fast as adults without insomnia and maintain the sleeping state about as long.
A study shows that caps that circulate water over the prefrontal cortex help insomniacs fall asleep as quickly and stay asleep as long as non-insomniacs.
The soft plastic cap contains tubes filled with water that circulate at different speeds.
Researchers presented their findings last summer at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Sleep 2011 conference. The study had an extremely small sample size: 12. Nonetheless, the cooling cap had a significant success rate — 75% — compared to current treatments such as hypnosis and sleeping pills, which help only about one in four insomniacs.
via Smart Planet
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