Listen and Learn: SleepPhones® Headphones Can Help Cope with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Award-Winning Blogger Rachel Rambach from "Listen and Learn Music" just posted her review of SleepPhones® headphones! They are great headphones for school-age kids with hypersensitivity to pressure or certain materials, such as autistic kids. Warning: people with seizure disorders should not listen to binaural beats due to possible risk of inducing a seizure. However, the SleepPhones themselves are perfectly safe to wear.
Created by family physician Wei-Shin Lai, MD with her significant other and business partner Jason Wolfe after the couple experienced the consequences of interrupted and sleepless nights, SleepPhones® headphones are designed to be the world’s most comfortable headphones in order to promote healthy, effortless sleep.
As the popularity of SleepPhones® headphones grows it has become clear that the promotion of effortless sleep and camouflaging of snoring and environmental noises have additional health benefits that can be enjoyed by many others too.
In her review of her new SleepPhones® Classic headphones, Rachel Rambach, the board-certified music therapist, award-winning blogger, and creator of Listen and Learn Music writes, “I am addicted!”
Rambach, who is also a mom, has proven to be such a fan that she includes a picture of SleepPhones® headphones in use by her family’s golden retriever and encourages buying them for children, too.
She writes that the SleepPhones® Classic’s material and fit “are so comfortable that I completely forget I’m wearing them. I plug them into my iPhone, which charges on my nightstand while I sleep, and the music puts me to sleep almost instantly. Of course, my extremely long days working with kids might have a little something to do with that, but I’ll give most of the credit to my [SleepPhones® headphones]. Several readers have told me that they ordered a pair for themselves.” Thanks for the review, Rachel!
Rambach’s work in music therapy and recommendation of SleepPhones® headphones for school-aged children got us thinking. Comfortable headphones that stay securely in place must have applications beyond the promotion of better sleep made simple and could probably help people who face other challenges to improve their health and wellness. So, we did some research and found that both adults and children with sensitivity to sound can benefit from the noise disruption that comes from easy to use sleepwear too!
Sensitivity to sound is a problem experienced by people of all ages caused by a variety of factors including sensory processing disorders (SPD) including but not limited to:
- Hyperacusis (hearing sounds much louder than normal)
- Tinnitus (buzzing or ringing in the ears)
- Migraines
- Chronic fatigue
- Conditions like autism spectrum disorder
Often people with SPD can become overstimulated by the sounds of their environment and experience a variety of other uncomfortable, disruptive, and sometimes painful symptoms as a result.
Designed for adults experiencing insomnia and other challenges that kept them from a great night’s sleep, SleepPhones® headphones are a great tool for adults and school-age kids with hypersensitivity and sensory processing issues, including kids with autism spectrum disorder.
Warning: people with seizure disorders should not listen to binaural beats due to possible risk of inducing a seizure. However, SleepPhones® headphones themselves are perfectly safe to wear.
Current studies suggest that using music therapy to treat children with autism spectrum disorder has several benefits to the child including the activation of both hemispheres of the brain which allows therapists and doctors to utilize music as a teaching tool that encourages interaction and increased socialization in a comfortable setting.
In a study published in the medical journal Frontiers in Integrated Neuroscience in 2019, researchers found when paired with proper medical care that the application of sound intervention using tools like headphones had a positive effect in reducing the activation of symptoms of overstimulation in children with autism, including resulting sensitivity to touch and other environmental stimulants like bright colors and lights.
Made with hypoallergenic, machine-washable fabric, the headbands used in SleepPhones® headbands are soft and come in three sizes so that they can be worn snuggly without being too tight and uncomfortable or too loose, making the sound prevention less effective.
This helps parents to anticipate challenging situations and help their child move successfully through them by choosing comforting, familiar sounds that will act as a barrier to less predictable noises that can trigger other symptoms, all by wearing a comfortable headband that your child has time to get accustomed to.
If you’re interested in minimizing the effects of SPD and other forms of overstimulation for yourself or your child, visit our online store to shop a variety of colors and sizes of SleepPhones® headphones in order to find one that’s just right for your family’s needs!