Cell phone use near bed time has been proven to be harmful to deep sleep.
Studies have shown that cell phone calls near bed time delay the onset of deep sleep by an hour or more.
They also decrease the total time spent in deep sleep.
Deep sleep is important for mood, memory, and concentration.
It also strengthens the immune system and improves brain cell repair and growth functions.
Deep sleep deprivation often results in daytime mood changes, concentration problems, slowed responses, and health risks such as obesity, diabetes, and heart problems.
With a past reputation for such negative consequences it is amazing that more than 50% of Americans admit to sleeping with their phones nearby.
Globally, more than 67% of cell phone users regularly use the alarm clock feature on their phones.
87% of texting teens admit to sleeping with, or next to, their cell phones.
The tarnished reputation of the cell phone is poised to ring up a new application that may drop its negatives into a "dead zone.
" More than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders.
Millions more suffer from occasional sleep problems.
Sleep deprivation costs the US economy approximately 56 billion dollars a year in lost lives, injuries, and lost work days.
Most Americans cannot afford to take advantage of a comprehensive sleep study.
The cost of an average sleep study has risen to around $3000 to $3500 per night.
The patient is then hooked up to a slew of electrodes which are attached to an adjoining computer.
He is placed in an uncomfortable bed in an unfamiliar laboratory environment, and is told to go to sleep.
Few of us would be able to record an accurate brain wave pattern for our sleep cycles in such a test.
Dr.
Phillip Low, a 30-year-old neuroscientist and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of NeuroVigil, is revolutionizing the sleep study process.
He has developed a single wave EEG which when linked to a SPEARS algorithm is capable of mapping an entire night's worth of brain activity.
The patient uses an adhesive, wireless sensor or a head strap to monitor brain waves while sleeping in the comfort of his own bed at home.
"NeuroVigil's sleep monitoring solution streams and records the patient's EEG data through their cell phone or smart phone.
" The accuracy of data from Dr.
Low's iBrain device should far exceed the results from the studies conducted in cold, unfamiliar environments.
The iBrain device is small enough (the size of two pennies) to be used to study the effects of fatigue while driving or flying.
Dr.
Low has already signed an agreement with a major pharmaceutical company to study the effects of pre-market drugs.
The data from the iBrain device may unlock the secrets of insomnia, sleep apnea, even Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
Pharmaceutical companies, Defense Departments, and transportation industries are all knocking on Dr.
Low's door.
They would all like a piece of Dr.
Low's iBrain device.
As of today, he continues to run his company on his own terms.
It will soon be time to take our hats off to Dr.
Low as we strap our head bands on and link our cell phones to our brain waves.
Our cell phones may soon be ringing in the solution to our sleep problems.
We will be ready to take that call.
Studies have shown that cell phone calls near bed time delay the onset of deep sleep by an hour or more.
They also decrease the total time spent in deep sleep.
Deep sleep is important for mood, memory, and concentration.
It also strengthens the immune system and improves brain cell repair and growth functions.
Deep sleep deprivation often results in daytime mood changes, concentration problems, slowed responses, and health risks such as obesity, diabetes, and heart problems.
With a past reputation for such negative consequences it is amazing that more than 50% of Americans admit to sleeping with their phones nearby.
Globally, more than 67% of cell phone users regularly use the alarm clock feature on their phones.
87% of texting teens admit to sleeping with, or next to, their cell phones.
The tarnished reputation of the cell phone is poised to ring up a new application that may drop its negatives into a "dead zone.
" More than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders.
Millions more suffer from occasional sleep problems.
Sleep deprivation costs the US economy approximately 56 billion dollars a year in lost lives, injuries, and lost work days.
Most Americans cannot afford to take advantage of a comprehensive sleep study.
The cost of an average sleep study has risen to around $3000 to $3500 per night.
The patient is then hooked up to a slew of electrodes which are attached to an adjoining computer.
He is placed in an uncomfortable bed in an unfamiliar laboratory environment, and is told to go to sleep.
Few of us would be able to record an accurate brain wave pattern for our sleep cycles in such a test.
Dr.
Phillip Low, a 30-year-old neuroscientist and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of NeuroVigil, is revolutionizing the sleep study process.
He has developed a single wave EEG which when linked to a SPEARS algorithm is capable of mapping an entire night's worth of brain activity.
The patient uses an adhesive, wireless sensor or a head strap to monitor brain waves while sleeping in the comfort of his own bed at home.
"NeuroVigil's sleep monitoring solution streams and records the patient's EEG data through their cell phone or smart phone.
" The accuracy of data from Dr.
Low's iBrain device should far exceed the results from the studies conducted in cold, unfamiliar environments.
The iBrain device is small enough (the size of two pennies) to be used to study the effects of fatigue while driving or flying.
Dr.
Low has already signed an agreement with a major pharmaceutical company to study the effects of pre-market drugs.
The data from the iBrain device may unlock the secrets of insomnia, sleep apnea, even Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
Pharmaceutical companies, Defense Departments, and transportation industries are all knocking on Dr.
Low's door.
They would all like a piece of Dr.
Low's iBrain device.
As of today, he continues to run his company on his own terms.
It will soon be time to take our hats off to Dr.
Low as we strap our head bands on and link our cell phones to our brain waves.
Our cell phones may soon be ringing in the solution to our sleep problems.
We will be ready to take that call.