“Cooling is a very good thing for the brain,” says Dr. Eric Nofzinger. In this podcast we learn about Ebb Insomnia Therapy, a drug-free solution that reduces brain activity by precision cooling of the forehead. Nofzinger takes us through his process of research and discovery. Having witnessed the devastation insomnia can visit on patients and unhappy with the limited pharmacological options Nofzinger drew on his medical training where he recalled that cooling of the brain could be a good thing. This lead to the development of Ebb Insomnia Therapy. Nofzinger’s team a device that cools the frontal cortex of the brain for the purposes of countering insomnia. Nofzinger walks us through the products features, how it works and the science behind the process.

The way Nofzinger puts it, Ebb gives the brain a gentle “push” only lowering a specific part of the brain’s temperature a half a degree centigrade. The device in many ways works to help the brain do what it might otherwise do on its own in the absence of insomnia. Considerations were made for real world, non-clinical setting use as well. Industrial design went to making the product have the look and feel of a typical bedside clock radio, but in this case the dial offers temperature control. Now available with FDA clearance, this podcast offers a view into an alternative medication for insomnia sufferers.