Bioeffect of time-varying magnetic field on sleep disorders

Author

Jie, Zhang ; Xuemin, Wang ; Mingshi, Wang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tianjin Univ., China

Volume

6

fYear

1998

fDate

29 Oct-1 Nov 1998

Firstpage

3300

Abstract

A magnetic stimulation apparatus which is based on biofeedback technique and used for treating insomnia and improving the quality of sleep was developed. The apparatus can feed signals, which simulate the rhythm of brain electricity of normal people during sleep, into the brain of patients. Clinical experiments show that the total efficiency to shorten the time to go to sleep is ninety percent, and the total efficiency to prolong first sleep duration is ninety-two percent. The results demonstrate that magnetic stimulation with a specific frequency can be used to improve sleep quality

Keywords

biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; brain; neurophysiology; patient treatment; sleep; biofeedback technique; brain electricity; feedback therapy; first sleep duration; insomnia treatment; magnetic stimulation apparatus; neurons activation; quality of sleep; sleep disorders; time-varying magnetic field effect; total efficiency; Brain modeling; Circuits; Diseases; Electroencephalography; Feeds; Frequency; Magnetic fields; Magnetic stimulation; Rhythm; Sleep;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5164-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1998.746204

Filename

746204