# Cooling Insomnia-Preventing Headbands The Ebb Insomnia Sends a Cool Blast to Slow Racing Thoughts By Ell Smith | Published 2017-06-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ebb-insomnia References: [ideaconnection](https://www.ideaconnection.com/new-inventions/ebb-insomnia-therapy-calms-with-cool-12005.html) & [medgadget](https://www.medgadget.com/2017/06/ebb-insomnia-therapy-system-cools-front-heat-help-stop-racing-thoughts.html) 'Ebb Insomnia' is a head-worn device that sends a cool blast to slow racing thoughts. In a published study, it was proven that [cooling the frontal lobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-cooling) can relax and effectively reduce those rapid-fire worries, thoughts, and anxieties that keep you up at night. This new [sleep therapy system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muse-deep-sleep-boost) works by pumping a [cooling liquid through a headband](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-sleep-headband), sending calming signals to your brain and inducing sleep. The headband temperature can be set using a dial on the control panel, allowing for optimal effect and maximized comfort for the user. The program also contains a timer option, allowing the user to set the contraption to stop cooling right before its time to wake-up, allowing for a more natural and easy transition from sleep to awake. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cooling Sleep Therapies:** The Ebb Insomnia headband demonstrates the potential for sleep therapies that use cooling to induce sleep and relaxation. - **Head-worn Therapeutic Devices:** Ebb Insomnia highlights the opportunity for head-worn devices designed to provide therapeutic benefits, beyond simply being a hearing aid or a fitness tracker. - **Personalized Sleep Solutions:** The temperature-control feature on the Ebb Insomnia headband drives the trend for personalized, user-controlled sleep solutions, tailored to individual preferences and needs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Sleep Technology:** The Ebb Insomnia headband represents a potential new frontier for sleep technology, creating disruptive opportunities for the market in cooling sleep therapies and other head-worn therapeutic devices. - **Therapeutic Wearables:** The Ebb Insomnia headband is an example of therapeutic wearables that could tap into the growing demand for wellness-focused technologies, such as mind and body relaxation aids. - **Healthcare and Wellness:** Ebb Insomnia points to the possibility of expanding healthcare and wellness treatments and products, with the potential to alleviate stress and anxiety-related conditions and promote better sleep. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Sleep Headsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frenz-brainband.md) - [Advanced Brain-Cooling Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brain-sleep-pillow.md) - [Slumber-Inducing Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-devices.md) - [Personal Cooling Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relief-from-menopause.md) - [Relaxing Brain-Stimulating Headsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleepisol.md) - [Sleep-Inspiring Infrared Helmets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleepya.md) - [AI-Powered Smart Sleep Headbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-smart-sleep-headband.md) - [Cooling Acupressure Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coolcura.md) - [Insomnia-Specific Wearable Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amofit-s.md)