The term "hypnosis" was first described in 1843 by Scottish surgeon James Braid, who published the book Neurypnology. He coined the term "hypnosis" from the Greek word for sleep to describe the trance-like state induced by focusing on a bright object. Self-hypnosis has now been shown to aid in menopausal hot flash reduction! In this episode, we will review this brand new publication from JAMA Network which confirmed via a multicenter RCT that a simple daily hypnosis audio session was effective for symptom relief. The study is the first to compare self-guided hypnosis with an active control condition (i.e. sham white noise control group). Listen in for details.

1. Elkins G, Arring N, Morgan G, Lorenz T, Muniz V,

Lafferty C, Scheffrahn K, Alldredge C, Barton D. Self-Administered Hypnosis vsSham Hypnosis for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open.2025 Nov 3;8(11):e2542537. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42537. PMID:41217756.

2. ⁠https://interestingengineering.com/health/hypnosis-lowers-menopause-hot-flashes⁠