'myBivy' Helps Predict and Reduce Night Terrors Through Body Tracking & Analysis
Cadhla Gray — October 18, 2015 — Lifestyle
References: kickstarter & ubergizmo
This sleep-monitoring app aims to predict, prevent and reduce night terrors by studying physiological symptoms and tracking body patterns. By analyzing the typical physiological situation that occurs before a night terror, this mobile app is able to better understand when they happen. Using this knowledge, the smart watch vibration sensor can then act in response to these symptoms in order to stop the terror before it happens. Just as an alarm clock wakes people from a dream or puts them in a shallower sleep, the vibration aims to do the same for people directly prior to a terror.
3.6 million veterans in the United States alone suffer from PTSD, while many others have the disorder as well or experience just night terrors. Aiming to help these people get a better night's sleep, 'The Cure' imagined and designed this app at the DC Hackathon, winning first prize in the "clinician" area for fighting PTSD.
3.6 million veterans in the United States alone suffer from PTSD, while many others have the disorder as well or experience just night terrors. Aiming to help these people get a better night's sleep, 'The Cure' imagined and designed this app at the DC Hackathon, winning first prize in the "clinician" area for fighting PTSD.
Trend Themes
1. Sleep-tracking Technology - This app demonstrates the potential for technology to improve sleep management for individuals suffering from sleep disorders.
2. Predictive Analytics - By analyzing physiological symptoms, apps can provide preventative care before symptoms escalate.
3. Mobile Health (mhealth) - The rise of mHealth has opened up new opportunities for healthcare innovation, particularly in areas such as mental health.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - Applying predictive analytics to healthcare can revolutionize disease prevention and management.
2. Technology - Innovations in predictive analytics and sleep-tracking technology represent new opportunities for tech companies to improve health outcomes.
3. Veteran Services - Supporting the needs of veterans represents a significant opportunity for healthcare and tech providers to create innovate solutions that improve quality of life.
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