APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODULATING SLEEP

摘要

Apparatuses and methods to enhance sleep, reduce sleep onset latency, extend sleep duration and/or increasing the duration of deeper sleep stages relative to stage 1 sleep. In general, these apparatuses and methods apply and maintain one or more target “warm” temperatures to a subject's forehead for a time period. The target temperature may be between 25° C. and 42° C. The target temperature may be a fixed amount greater than ambient temperature. The time period may be a fixed time period or a variable time period. These methods and apparatuses may limit the application of thermal energy to the subject's forehead region.

主权项

1. A method of enhancing sleep in a subject, the method comprising:
securing a thermal transfer region of an applicator in contact with the subject's forehead so that the thermal transfer region does not contact the perioribtal region of the subject's face; and maintaining the temperature of the thermal transfer region within a target temperature range that is between 25 and 42° C. to enhance the subject's sleep.