The Apple Store's sleep-sleeping software function has been questioned by experts saying there is no scientific basis

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Is Apple's "sleepy" software fly?

Zhao Chunqing

The reporter Shen Yanqi Jiang Yan

Listening to a 15-minute regular and slow squeak, you can enter deep sleep that is 5 times deeper than usual. This is not an episode in a sci-fi movie, but it is a claim made by software sold by Appleâ€™s online app store (hereinafter referred to as the Apple Store).

In Apple's premium application rankings, "sleep! (100% deep sleep) This software has always ranked among the top ten purchases. "The only brain wave with patent certification, 2010 Apple's top 10 software, most people use sleep software, the effect is remarkable!" These are "slept! (100% Deep Sleep) "The "efficacy" advertised in the Apple Store.

According to the official introduction of the software production company LaluzAPP, "sleep! (100% deep sleep)â€ Tested by 3,000 people, 95% of people can improve their sleep quality for the first time. With continuous use, sleep quality can be increased up to 5 times! According to the article, the principle of this software is to play audio with alpha and delta waves, relax the user's mind and body through alpha waves, and gradually adjust the user's brain waves to synchronize with the delta waves (that is, sleeping state). ) to get deep sleep.

Does Apple's "sleep-sleeping" software really have such a magical effect?

Through the user appraisal system of the Apple Store, the reporter found that the software is really helpful for sleeping and it has a large proportion: "I like the feeling of deep and heavy sleep," and "the first time the effect is good." , "Continuous use of a month, the results are good." Even the "fruit powder" exaggeratedly left a message, "It's useless to buy it, and it's particularly fragrant to sleep." At the same time, the reporter also found that some users have many questions about this software. "At first it was felt to be listening to noise, but it fell asleep immediately! There was a problem, why do I have to dream when I woke up, I wouldn't normally?" "Used twice, I really did sleep." There are improvements, hope that customer service can explain whether there are side effects; "it's just a psychological effect" ...

The reporter used the iTouch to download the software and tried it. The sound of monotonous "squeaking" and "clicking" was heard in the ear, and it was constantly repeated. There was no other feeling. But when they got up on the second day, they obviously felt that their eyes couldn't open. They had some hangover feelings, which were different from the relaxed feeling after the so-called 100% deep sleep. The reporter interviewed more than a dozen Apple users around. Some people also said that after trying the software, they did not help with sleep, and even felt a headache.

Despite this, the software is still a popular hot product in the Apple Store. The current price is 2.99 US dollars, and this is the price after a discount of 50% discount.

"All medical device products must be sold on the market after passing the clinical verification test of medical institutions and the State Food and Drug Administration." The person in charge of the inspection office of the Municipal Food and Drug Administration believes that in accordance with the requirements of medical device management, Apple Whether the wave frequency generated by the "sleeping" software is accurate, whether the volume is up to standard and the clinical effect must be strictly tested.

However, the person in charge said that from the point of view of Apple's software promotion, because the product is only aimed at improving the quality of sleep, it does not mention the treatment of insomnia, neurasthenia, and other diseases, and therefore cannot meet the criteria for inclusion in medical devices. Can only be said to have played a "wielding the ball," exaggerated propaganda suspected.

Expert statement

Listening can be â€œsleepingâ€ without scientific basis

Listening to "Apple" can improve sleep. Is apple's sleep aid software a real high-tech product or is it simply "Fudge"?

A deputy chief physician of neurology at the Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital stated that the alpha and delta waves introduced in the software do exist in the human brain. Among them, alpha waves appear at the time of initial sleeping or waking, and delta waves only appear when sleeping deeply. In theory, if a person falls asleep, the brain wave gradually transforms from alpha wave to delta wave, which is a good sleep effect.

However, the expert also stated that there are no definite research results on how to induce the generation of these two kinds of brain waves in the brain by instruments or drugs. The working principle introduced by Apple's â€œsleepingâ€ software is to play back these two kinds of sound waves, so that the brain wave and the playing frequency are the same, thereby releasing the alpha wave and the delta wave. â€œBut the 'listening' sound wave can be converted into the corresponding brain wave. There is no scientific basis for these treatments."

There are also some users who say that Apple's "sleeping" software does play a big role in improving their sleep quality. "I have to open this software every night to sleep. One day I left my iPhone in my unit and I couldn't fall asleep." said Miss Bai, who works at a foreign company.

Experts said that sleep disorders are largely due to psychological factors, and some people have very obvious acceptance of psychological indications. For example, once you develop the habit of reading before going to bed, you will also be able to fall asleep when you leave the book. Similarly, Apple's sleep aid software can also play such a role, so that the user develops a kind of "dependency on falling asleep" instead of relying on "interfering" the effects obtained by brain waves.