SleepKey
SleepKey is a revolutionary device which is clinically proven to treat insomnia. SleepKey learns your sleeping pattern and reshapes it to improve your natural sleeping pattern
Whenever you are in bed, SleepKey determines if you are awake or asleep based on whether or not you respond to a vibration or a low-volume tone. After assessing your sleep pattern for a week, SleepKey schedules a time for you to go to bed each night. Initially, this time-to-bed will be later than you are accustomed to, but SleepKey will continue to assess your sleep each night and gradually adjust your time-to-bed until your normal sleep pattern is restored. SleepKey will also prompt you to get out of bed if you are in bed too long without falling asleep. This program feature will train you to associate lying in bed with going to sleep, not with staying awake. Throughout the program, SleepKey will give you feedback on your progress.
About the size of an IPod, SleepKey is small enough to fit in your pocket and can simply be placed on a bedside table whilst you are in bed.
When we sleep according to our natural sleep-wake cycle, we wake up feeling refreshed and well rested. When our natural pattern of sleep is disturbed, however, we experience insomnia, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, which can be enough to cause distress or interfere with daily functioning. Most people experience brief bouts of insomnia, often caused by stress or worries, physical discomfort, medication effects, or a change in sleep schedule (e.g., jet lag). These acute episodes of insomnia typically last only a night or two until the situation that caused the sleep disturbance is resolved and sleep returns to normal. About 10 percent of the population, however, experience chronic insomnia, sleep problems that can last for months or even years. If a person experiences insomnia for a month or more, some form of treatment may be needed to restore restful sleep.
SleepKey is scientifically proven and its development was part funded by the U.S. National Institute of Health. Clinical trials were conducted on patients who had suffered from insomnia for an average of 12 years. Patients were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Clinical benchmark for measuring sleep disorders), measuring the devices effect on sleep latency (time taken to fall asleep), sleep efficiency (amount of time awake/asleep during the night) and use of medication. Following the 12 week treatment programme:
64% of patients were able to get to sleep in 20 minutes or less
61% of patients rated their sleep as improved to very much improved
Number of patients using sleep medication decreased from 44% to 17%
88% of patients had improved sleep efficiency with 36% long term insomniacs achieving 90% sleep efficiency (90% classed as a normal sleeping pattern).
Why SleepKey?
EFFECTIVE: The most effective treatment for difficulty sleeping, delivered in the palm of your hand.
SCIENTIFICALLY BASED: Developed and evaluated with grants from the US National Institutes of Health.
DRUG FREE: Naturally restores your sleep without drug side effects or addiction.
PERSONALIZED: Tailored to your unique sleep pattern.
EASY TO USE: While in bed, press the awake key if you hear a low-volume tone or if you feel a vibration and let SleepKey do the rest.
How the SleepKey Program Helps You Get a Good Night’s Rest.
Stage 1 (1 week): SleepKey records your sleep pattern while in bed based on your response to a low-volume tone or vibration, and helps you develop a regular wake-up time.
Stage 2(about 2-4 weeks): Based on your sleep pattern, SleepKey sets your bedtime and prompts you to get out of bed if you are not sleeping so that most of your time in bed is spent asleep. SleepKey then gradually adjusts your bedtime until you are getting a full night’s sleep.
Stage 3: SleepKey helps you maintain a full and restful sleep pattern for as long as you wish to use SleepKey.
SleepKey determines the best time for you to go to bed based on your previous week’s mean sleep time and your current wake-up time. It might be difficult to stay up until the scheduled bedtime, especially if you did not get much sleep the prior night, but do your best to stay awake until the scheduled bedtime. Do an interesting and relaxing activity until time for bed. Read a book or magazine, watch some TV, surf the web, or have a light snack. If you feel you must go to bed before the scheduled bedtime, then press and hold the In/Out-of-Bed Key and shift SleepKey to “in-bed” mode. After the tone and reminder to stay up, SleepKey will eventually shift to “in-bed” mode and generate the sleep prompts to assess if you are awake or asleep.