A new device has hit the market that helps users get to sleep by simulating a rocking sensation.
The Philips Sleepwave connects to a user through a sensor cable behind the ear. It sends electronic signals to the middle ear that create the sensation of swaying or rocking.
“They’ve known for a long time that people rock their babies to sleep and people fall asleep riding in cars and trains,” Paul O’Sullivan, from Philips Home Healthcare Solutions, told News.com.au. “It’s that rocking motion that seems to put people to sleep.”
Once the person is asleep, the device automatically switches off. Tests from the Philip’s labs suggest the device could help insomniacs with severe sleeping disorders.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
