Abstract: |
Methods and apparatuses for improving sleep by transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). In general, described herein are methods for applying TES to a subject, and particularly the subject's head (e.g., temple/forehead region) and/or neck with an TES waveform adapted to improve sleep, including reducing sleep onset (falling to sleep) more quickly and/or lengthening the duration of sleep. TES waveform(s) particularly well suited to enhancing sleep are also described herein. |
Inventor: |
TYLER, William J. (Stow, MA, US); BOASSO, Alyssa M. (Brookline, MA, US); MORTIMORE, Hailey M. (Boston, MA, US); SILVA, Rhonda S. (Boston, MA, US); K. PAL, Sumon (Boston, MA, US); CHARLESWORTH, Jonathan (Boston, MA, US) |
Applicant: |
THYNC GLOBAL, INC. (Los Gatos, CA, US) |
Face Assignee: |
N/A |
Filed: |
2016-01-05 |
Issued: |
2020-05-21 |
Claims: |
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1. A method of non-invasively reducing sleep onset and increasing sleep duration, the method comprising:
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20. A method of non-invasively reducing sleep onset, the method comprising:
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21. A method of non-invasively inducing sleep in a subject, the method comprising:
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22. A method of maintaining sleep in a subject, the method comprising:
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