The new device, which is worn around the head, emits gentle electrical pulses via an adhesive electrode to stimulate the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face.
Sleeping pills fail to work as a long-term cure for insomnia, a study reveals. Clinical trials have previously indicated the drugs may aid sleep difficulties for up to six months. But researchers say doctors and patients should reconsider their extended use after finding they make no difference after one or two years. They assessed data … Read more
Sleeping pills fail to work as a long-term cure for insomnia, a study reveals. Clinical trials have previously indicated the drugs may aid sleep difficulties for up to six months. But researchers say doctors and patients should reconsider their extended use after finding they make no difference after one or two years. They assessed data … Read more
People with insomnia and burnout are TWICE as likely to be infected with COVID-19 – but every extra hour of sleep lowers infection risks by 12%, study finds Researchers looked at results of a survey of 2,884 healthcare workers, 568 of them reported that they had contracted COVID-19 For every extra hour of sleep, the odds of … Read more
My 66-year-old father has developed insomnia. He has no serious underlying medical problems, but takes ramipril. Could it be stress-related or linked to the ‘manopause’? S. Smith, North London. We all have a strong biological drive to sleep, peaking in childhood and young adulthood. The sleep pattern tends to go off the rails later in … Read more
My 66-year-old father has developed insomnia. He has no serious underlying medical problems, but takes ramipril. Could it be stress-related or linked to the ‘manopause’? S. Smith, North London. We all have a strong biological drive to sleep, peaking in childhood and young adulthood. The sleep pattern tends to go off the rails later in … Read more
Rock legend Stevie Nicks has revealed her insomnia has become so bad she now doesn’t sleep until 8am and believes she needs therapy. The Fleetwood Mac frontwoman, 72, from Phoenix, Arizona, spent lockdown isolating at her Spanish Colonial pad in Santa Monica, California. She admitted she didn’t find the period to be ‘terribly creative’ and spent … Read more
A former army reservist took her own life after she suffered severe bouts of insomnia when she called off her wedding. Leanne Carroll, 37, had been due to marry but she ended her engagement to her fiance six months before the ceremony for unknown reasons. The PE teacher later began dating a new boyfriend but … Read more
A former army reservist took her own life after she suffered severe bouts of insomnia when she called off her wedding. Leanne Carroll, 37, had been due to marry but she ended her engagement to her fiance six months before the ceremony for unknown reasons. The PE teacher later began dating a new boyfriend but … Read more
Ear clips that stimulate a nerve in the ears could help treat insomnia. New research suggests that using the clips for just 30 minutes before you go to bed can improve sleep quality and reduce daytime drowsiness. Scientists believe it works by stimulating the release of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. One in three people in the … Read more