[pedalpete]

I work in the sleep space, particularly enhancing slow-wave sleep - the synchronous firing of neurons which define deep sleep, the most restorative and vital component of sleep.

Only focusing on the amount of time asleep is a significantly limited viewpoint, but I believe this will change in the coming years as we gather more knowledge of sleep and access to EEG data about our brain activity during sleep increases.

Only measuring sleep time is like measuring the health of a persons diet is by measuring how much time they spent eating, but of course, looking at macronutrients, calories, is the right way of doing it.

I'll be writing more about this in the coming months, but my current thinking is that the concept of "can we sleep less" isn't the correct approach, and can be dangerous. At AffectableSleep.com - we increase the efficiency of deep sleep, and much of the research (https://affectablesleep.com/research) focuses on enhancing deep sleep in sleep deprived individuals (I'll post more research soon). This doesn't mean we should be sleeping less. A lack of quality sleep is already an epidemic in society, and massively underreported because the focus of the sleep industry has been the amount of time asleep, not the restorative functions of sleep.

Our goal isn't to help you sleep less, and we will need to be very clear in our marketing, but rather to ensure the sleep you get is as restorative as possible.

Of course, like any technology, some people will use it for negative purposes, which I believe would be to just "get by" on less sleep, rather than optimize your health through better sleep.

You can find out more at https://affectablesleep.com

[the_pwner224]

Any idea what pricing will be like once this is released for sale?

[pedalpete]

We're aiming to be somewhere between Whoop and Oura on pricing.

[ddalex]

How does a headband work? will it be FDA approved ?

[pedalpete]

It is an FDA registered device.

The headband has eeg sensors which monitor brain activity looking for slow-waves (synchronous firing of neurons which define deep sleep).

30 degrees from the peak of a slow-wave we "interrupt" the brain with a brief 50ms pulse of sound. In response to this interruption, your brain increases the synchronous firing of neurons. Resulting in more restorative deep sleep without changing the sleep time.

Is that the sort of description you were looking for?

[ddalex]

Yes, sounds really interesting, as an older adult that worries about diminished ability to recover during sleep, would love to try this out. Thank you !

[pedalpete]

There is quite a bit of research related to our stimulation and memory in older adults, as well as 3 dementia and Alzheimer's studies which I haven't posted yet a few papers can be found at - https://affectablesleep.com/science

[FooBarWidget]

Your /research link doesn't work.

It seems your company produces a deep sleep headband. I'm interested in these sorts of products because I want more deep sleep (for myself, and for family) while lifestyle factors (mostly kids) make that very difficult.

The last product I tried was the Philips deep sleep headband (which, unfortunately, never appeared in Netherlands, I had to import it from the US even though Philips is a Dutch company).

The main problem I had was that the headband is not compatible with ear plugs. Without ear plus, I get woken up very easily, either by outside traffic or by people in the household going to the toilet. The sound insulation in my house is terrible, and it cannot be improved short of tearing down all the walls and rebuilding them. So now I use a pair of really good ear plugs, and I also put a noise cancelling head phone over that to block out extra sounds.

Would it be possible to combine a deep sleep headband with a good ear plug? Or better: would it be possible to combine with that, and also noise cancelling headphones?

[pedalpete]

Our headband uses bone conduction speaker within the headband which sits in the middle of your forehead. Absolutely ear plugs are compatible. Wearing headphones should be fine, there is nothing in, covering, or near your ears.

Sorry for the wrong link, the page is "science" not "research", I'll create a redirect, I often type that wrong. https://www.affectablesleep.com/science

I'd be keen to hear about your experience with the Philips product. We've spoken to some of their researchers, but I've never met a consumer who had one. We've spoken with many people who had the Dreem headband which had similar technology in some markets (not the US).

You can reach me at pete[at] you know the domain - if you're willing to share your experience.

Thanks

[jpfdez]

"So now I use a pair of really good ear plug",What earplugs do you use to sleep? I would like to know them. Thanks.

[FooBarWidget]

https://www.alpine.nl/products/sleepsoft-custom-4d

Custom made specifically for your ear shape. They provide the highest level of isolation that I've seen.

Sometimes that by itself is not enough, and so I also wear a Sony noise-cancelling headphone. The ones by Bose are also good.

[moneywoes]

what do you do better than Whoop

[pedalpete]

Whoop does sleep tracking, measuring the amount of time you sleep and trying to put a "score" to what that means for your health essentially computing based on time asleep and HRV.

Affectable isn't only measuring. We actively alter your brain activity in real time which increases the restorative function of sleep. You don't sleep longer, it's not about falling asleep faster. Research has shown a 14% increase in HRV during stimulation, we've had 3 positive alzheimer's studies (1 - MCI, 1 - removal of Amyloid, 1 - increasing deep sleep in people with ALZ).

Does that make sense?

[ddalex]

I am highly interested in your product - how can I test it out as an early adopter ? I live in Europe

[pedalpete]

We're based in Sydney, Australia, so ethics approval has us testing only in NSW.

You can sign-up for the waitlist on our website (https://affectablesleep.com)

[ddalex]

Signed up, thank you.