Posted by Hugh on November 5, 2012, at 17:32:26
In reply to Re: SAD » Hugh, posted by brynb on November 5, 2012, at 12:20:52
> > I don't have SAD, but I've read that bright light therapy -- through the ears -- works well to treat it. Your brain is more responsive to light that enters the ears than it is to light that enters through the eyes. The Valkee is a device that supplies light to the ears.
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> > http://www2.valkee.com/uk/
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> Thanks, Hugh. I looked at the link and it seems really interesting. It definitely seems worth trying. Do have experience with light therapy? I've hear that it's useful for depression in general.
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> -bEven though I don't have SAD, I bought a blue light device several years ago, hoping it would improve my insomnia by resetting my circadian rhythms. I can't say it helped. But I did notice that if I used it too long, it would make me feel tired. Not sleepy tired, but just gross, worn out tired. But a lot of people find light therapy energizing.
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