Sleep Monitoring Headphones
June 30, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
A person’s blood pressure drops to its lowest point during REM sleep and without three periods of this motionless repose, people suffer health consequences. Some researchers believe sleep disturbance is a sign of oncoming cancer (which may or may not be true), but sleep surely is a vital sign. This piece describes headphones that also record brain waves over a sleep period. If of reliable quality, this could be an inexpensive tool for home polysomnograpy. MORE
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