Treatment For Primary Insomnia - Brain Cooling?

Monday, June 13, 2011 - 13:20 in Health & Medicine

A cap that literally cools the brain during sleep may be an effective insomnia treatment, according to new research.The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says that chronic insomnia, symptoms that last for at least a month, affects about 10 percent of adults.  Most often insomnia is a "comorbid" disorder, occurring with another medical illness, mental disorder or sleep disorder, or associated with certain medications or substances. Fewer people with insomnia are considered to have primary insomnia, which is defined as a difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep in the absence of coexisting conditions.read more

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