BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF MILD FACIAL WARMING ON SLEEP PROPENSITY AND SLEEP LATENCIES
Results: 4-way ANOVA with Subject, Day (first/second), Time of the day (1 to 8) and Heat (On/Off) revealed a significant main effect of the facial warming on sleep latencies (ON: 5.1 ± 5.3 minutes; OFF: 7.5 ± 6.1 minutes; F = 8.67, P < 0.001). Significant main effects also existed for Subjects, Day (likely due to adaptation) and time of the day (all P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that mild facial warming can promote sleep onset
Popovic D1,2, Westbrook P1, Berka C1 1Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc., Carlsbad, CA, United States, 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Sleep 33, 10, APSS abstracts
