Ep122 - Wearable Sleep Technology: What are SleepPhones? with Dr. Wei-Shin Lai and Jason Wolfe

OVERVIEW



Have you ever used wearable technology to aid yourself to sleep? Sleep headphones offer a solution that may be fit for people with issues with sleep. I personally tried this technology and will share with you my overall experience and honest take on the device. Listen in and find out more!

In today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Wei-Shin and Jason Wolfe from AcousticSheep LLC. The company was founded in 2007 by Dr. Wei-Shin Lai, a family physician, and her husband Jason Wolfe, a video game developer. Dr. Lai struggled with getting back to sleep after patient phone calls in the middle of the night. She needed to listen to some meditative music to help her relax. But headphones were bulky, and ear buds were uncomfortable. Since there were no headphones specifically designed for sleeping on the market, she invented her own and called them SleepPhones.


WHAT WILL WE LEARN


  • 02:01 - Introduction and background.

  • 05:06 - Productivity and sleep.

  • 06:06 - Symptoms of insomnia.

  • 09:41 - Sleep hygiene and sleeping pills.

  • 12:17 - Quitting coffee as an experimental solution.

  • 14:45 - Population that utilizes the SleepPhones® product.

  • 16:02 - Part of AI in sleep technology.

  • 20:23 - Shifting focus to sleep science.

  • 22:06 - Sleep Sound by Acoustic Sleep downloadable platform.

  • 25:07 - Use cases: Lucid dream and ASMR.

  • 25:45 - Sleep problem with autism and technology.

  • 28:15 - Learning more about SleepPhones® and where to contact them.

  • 30:15 - Cognitive behavior treatment incorporating SleepPhones®.

  • 32:49 - Product feature and battery life.

  • 34:37 - Dr. Yishan’s product trial story for the SleepPhones®.

  • 35:08 - Dr. Yishan’s honest review of SleepPhones® after product trial.

  • 38:08 - 10% off discount Coupon code “daffodil”.


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