Sleep Aids

Sleep Aids for Adults

The Head and Neck

• PillowPositive is a unique positional sleeping aid - a patented cervical pillow that has been clinically tested and shown to be helpful in reducing snoring. PillowPositive encourages you to position your head so that snoring is reduced whether sleeping on your back or in a side position.

• The Nelson Sound Sleeper - The Nelson Sound Sleeper is an ergonomic pillow with optional internal speakers. It is designed to support the entire body from the lumbar to the head. The Sound Sleeper provides an inclined sleeping position which supports the spine in its natural curvature while a person is sleeping on the back. Its unique and patented design allows the sleeper to roll to either side and supports the body in such a way that it takes the pressure off the shoulder and distributes the weight along the head, neck, shoulder, and rib cage. Since music can be heard through the pillow, both back and side sleeping positions provide a pleasant and restful environment.

Music, Relaxation, Aromatherapy

• SleepNowCD - SleepNowCD is an audio CD which is musical, relaxing and trance-like. The musical piece is encoded with sonic energy that acts to reconnect the mind with the body (Sonic Biofeedback), to discharge stress and anxiety. It is designed to be used while lying down in a horizontal position and should be used with headphones.

• Quanta Dynamics’ unique The Gift of Sleep&tm; program for reducing stress and enabling optimal sleep. This program works to increase the quality and effectiveness of your sleep even when you are not able to sleep as much as you would like.

• Easy Sleep - Tapes for insomnia from Hypnosis Concepts - This tape contains two thirty minute hypnosis sessions designed to relax the mind, body and emotions so that you drift off into a nice easy sleep and wake feeling refreshed afterwards.

• Sleep Well with Biofeedback - Dr. Peter Hauri, a leading expert in insomnia and sleep disorders, teaches sleep inducing techniques, good sleep habits, and relaxation. Two cassettes. Packaged w/GSR2 Device.

• Sleep better without drugs program tapes - helps you to change the habit of sleeping poorly into the habit of sleeping better.

• Sleep Like a Baby Sleep System - The Sleep Like A Baby Sleep System works based on four natural simple principles. Gentle Acupressure (not acupuncture) applied with an easy to use head band, Sound Reduction, achieved with ultra soft easy to apply ear plugs that are not noticed or felt while being used, Reduction of Outside Visual Interference achieved with a simple eye cover, and a Relaxing Aroma one that has been tried and proven by the aroma therapy crowd and does cause maximum relaxation.

• Sleepmachines - High Quality sound CD's designed to put you to sleep. All recordings are done with high quality , professional digital recording equipment. With all recordings, the process from start to finish stays in the digital domain. Much care is taken to make sure the sounds are as rich, full, and is as life like as possible.

• Deep Sleep & Sweet Dreams Tape - These tapes contain the latest technology to achieve and offer support for appropriate sleep patterns. This tape will provide assure you a good night's sleep, problem solving, refreshment and renewal.

• Relaxation Devices - Light and sound brain wave entrainment equipment. Our machines are also referred to as bio-feedback devices, relaxation devices and light / sound instruments.

• The Mind Machine Page - If you are interested in meditation, hypnosis, or deep relaxation as means for stress reduction and self improvement, you will love the mind machine experience. Mind machines are tools for gently inducing a calm, centered, and euphoric state. They produce psychedelic mandala like patterns on the back of your eyelids and soothe your senses with drum like sound pulses.

• Mind Machines for accelerated learning and relaxation - Elixa has many products that can help people of all ages improve their ability to concentrate, learn, create, and cope.

• Voyager Light and Sound Machines By Theta Technologies - The Voyager is a powerful aid for spiritual, personal and mental evolution.

• Life Systems Aromatherapy Diffusers (UK)- Simply choose your preferred fragrance and switch the unit on. Within seconds you will be able to enjoy the delightful fragrance and benefits of pure essential oils.

White noise/sound conditioning machines

• Marpac Sound Conditioners - Fall Asleep to the Soothing Sounds of Nature

• Norelco Natural Sound Selector - Six digitally recorded sounds to help you unwind, create a peaceful environment and relax. Soothing sounds include ocean, rain, brook, heartbeat, soft sound outdoors. Norelco Consumer Product Co. 800-243-7884, ext. 6237

• Norelco Executive Sound Selector - Sound conditioner and digital alarm clock. Six digitally recorded sounds to help you fall asleep, concentrate and relax. Helps mask unwanted noise. Soothing sounds include ocean, rain, brook, waterfall, soft sound outdoors. Norelco Consumer Product Co. 800-243-7884, ext. 6237

• Timex Nature Sounds Clock - Timex® nature sounds AM/FM clock radio with Indiglo® night light. Triple alarm allows you to wake up to the radio, a buzzer alarm or one of four nature sounds. Wake and sleep to different volume levels. Hourly chime with on/off control. Calendar with month and date. Snooze alarm with 9-minute intervals. (Go to electronics)

• Burltech Ultra Heart and Sound Soother - Sharper Image. The perfect escape from a hectic, noisy world. Discover an easy way to escape from the constant din of modern life. With the press of a button, you’re transported to a tropical cruise. Press another button to hear rain falling in a lush forest full of exotic birds. Other buttons calm you with rhythmic ocean waves and surf, neutral white noise, a soothing heartbeat sound, and more.

• Sharper Image CD Radio/Alarm Clock with Sound Soother - When selecting sounds to sleep or wake by -- at home or away -- you can't beat our versatile new bedside companion. This compact, portable AM/FM radio/alarm clock features a Sound Soother® and a dual-speaker stereo CD player. The digital Sound Soother offers realistic, tranquil sound environments Seaside, Summer Night, Rain, and Brook. Set the auto shutoff when falling asleep to the Sound Soother -- or to the radio or your favorite CD. To wake you, choose a buzzer alarm, soothing sounds, radio, or a CD.

Snoring

• PillowPositive is a unique positional sleeping aid - a patented cervical pillow that has been clinically tested and shown to be helpful in reducing snoring. PillowPositive encourages you to position your head so that snoring is reduced whether sleeping on your back or in a side position.

• Chin-Up Strip -- Dale Miller, Inc. has been assigned two U.S. Patents and Registered TradeMarks. CHIN-UP STRIP gently keeps your “CHIN-UP” during sleep and naturally directs the breathing air flow through the nose instead of through the mouth. For some people, the location of the cheek tabs along the side of the nose helps keep the nasal passages open too. The chin-up portion is applied below the bottom lip and keeps the jaw from dropping down.

• Harmony sleep companion with silent alarm - The Sharper Image - Your spouse will like what it does for your snoring. You'll like its gentle alarm.

• Snoreless Spray - Eliminates the noise associated with snoring

The Nose and Face

• RoEzIt - A non-greasy skin moisturizer with aloe vera and emu oil to relieve nasal dryness, chaffing and skin irritation associated with oxygen and CPAP therapy.

• PeeperSleepers -The Satin Sleeping Mask, are uniquely designed sleeping masks with a soft black satin backing. The light weight padding sandwiched in the middle makes PeeperSleepers the most comfortable sleeping mask we've ever worn. PeeperSleepers patented dual elastic strap system holds the mask securely even while sleeping. The straps are adjustable making PeeperSleepers one size fits all.

  PeeperSleepers are available in a variety of colors and prints. The Endangered Species Edition features 7 different animals including Tigers, Owls, Cheetahs, Seals, and Pandas. Prices range from $7.95 to $12.95.

Sleep Aids for Children

• Sleep Tight Video - Help for Parents of Babies and Toddlers with Sleep Problems!

• Baby Go To Sleep Tapes - The Tapes were developed during two years of interactive research with major hospitals. An actual human heartbeat is the rhythm (drums) for special arrangements of traditional lullabies, nursery songs and Christian children's songs. Three equally effective versions of musical therapy are available to stop children from crying, soothe symptoms of colic and help get children to sleep through the night without having to let them cry.

• Andyroo’s Dream Tapes for Children - Children’s sleep tapes that are unlike any others! They are designed to help your child relax and fall asleep in their own dreamworld.

• Sleepy Time System - from Duke University to teach kids about sleep & to teach proper sleep routines.

• Lullabies for Little Dreamers, The Sandman, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Tapes and CD's from Kevin Roth Music.

• Sweet Dreams CD - This CD contains soothing music for both adults and babies alike. Many parents already swear by its ability to relax crying babies and relieve stress and tension.

• Happy Baby Sounds To Delight Your Baby - Baby Sounds - A recording offering background sounds to aid parents in facilitating the process of modeling infant behavior, especially in the areas of mood and sleep. Baby Sounds is composed of two distinct halves: “Awake Time” is full of happy babies to help brighten infant mood and stimulate auditory responses from infants and toddlers; the second half, “Sleep Time,” is intended to help babies fall asleep through inclusion of sounds associated with infant and toddler slumber.

• Sleep My Child CD - By Various - This disk is everything the name implies and much more. Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and English lullabies are performed with enough gentle simplicity to charm a child and enough elegance and artistry to delight grownups. Artists include: Robbie Solomon, Rosalie Gerut, Judy Frankel and more.

• A collection of tapes and CD's with soothing Lullabies, bedtime stories and sleep inducing sounds - From Kidstuff Records

• Books on Sleep from Just for Kids Bookstore (Search on "sleep" and the age of your child)

• Life Systems Sweet Dreams Aromatherapy Night Light for Children (UK) - The Aromatherapy Nighlight is a new diffuser that is specially designed for use in a child's bedroom. It incorporates the benefits of aromatherapy with a comforting night light to help settle restless children.

• Norelco Baby Naptime Sound Selector - Features soft, calming sounds to help baby sleep. Combination sound conditioner, 5 x 7 picture frame and moon nightlight. Five digitally recorded sounds include lullaby, heartbeat, soft sound, rain and ocean. Norelco Consumer Product Co. 800-243-7884, ext. 6237

• Child -Sized Pillows - The Therapeutica Pillow From a health perspective, few things in life are more important than restful sleep. Sleeping on a high quality, therapeutically correct pillow should start in early childhood and continue throughout life.

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