Friday, January 16, 2004

We need better sleeping technology

No matter how much I search, I am always amazed at the lack of intelligent solutions for sleeping better. Sure, you can always pay for a better mattress, even buy one of these NASA mattresses. But why does one need a visit to the doctor and then to the sleep clinic to figure out that you are snoring too loudly, have sleep apnea, grind your teeth, sleep walk, talk aloud, never reach deep sleep....This is all the more important that since a bad sleeping experience is at the root of many health problems or early symptoms of diseases. The surprising part is really that since sleeping is about 1/3 rd of our lives one would expect an overwhelming amount of services or products to make this a more pleasurable experience. Eating for instance, takes only a fraction of time in our lives compared to sleeping. Yet, there is an entire industry devoted to it, a multi-billion dollars one at that. Just imagine now, companies dedicated to sleeping better...

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