http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/ Engadget Comments for Magnetic signals could cure chronic insomnia http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/May 3rd 2007 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/May 3rd 2007 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/May 3rd 2007 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/
I'm not really buying the basic premise though, which makes me think some meaning got garbled in the reporting stage. After all, if humans are this sensitive to weak magnetic and RF fields, then there may be some truth to the people who claim sensitivity to high voltage lines, WiFi and cell phones...so far that's not clearly demonstrated. I would suspect that this thing is actually generating a small electrical field that is stimulating the brain. Maybe some one of the resident geniuses can offer a better explanation, because I just can't buy what's been written and I won't have access to PNAS to read the original citation until Monday...]]>May 3rd 2007 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/
Accidents involving MRI machines have had office furniture FLYING across rooms:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/health/19magnet.html?ex=1282104000&en=d39f1b92e0056844&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

While I don't know the field strength of the equipment used by this researcher, in general I would not characterize the fields being used as "weak" :-)
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freaky.]]>May 3rd 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/
Brainwave entrainment audio sessions (like the ones used at http://www.sleeptracks.com) can stimulate the production of brainwaves in the "sensory motor rhythm" range and get you the desired effect.

It does NOT (and should not) induce deep delta sleep for the whole night, which would be ridiculous. But it helps those who exhibit very little brain activity in the SMR range -- and insomniacs are among them. ]]>May 6th 2007 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.sleep-sounds.com/)Many people have found that this works like magic for them as long as their lifestyle factors do not prevent sleep eg caffeine, nicotine etc. ]]>Feb 21st 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/Are there any sleep clinics utilizing it? And many other relevant comments that will be useful to the user.]]>May 25th 2007 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/magnetic-signals-could-cure-chronic-insomnia/
Jean]]>Jul 28th 2007 9:41PM