Sleep Therapy

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Sleep therapy can help to improve the quality of your sleep. Sleep Therapy term is related to a treatment that employs the inducement of sleep in order to treat various medical disorders.
In it´s simplest form, sleep therapy can be viewed as treatment by rest required by situations that promote fatigue.

Sleep therapy may also involve the inducement of sleep by medications and drugs, the use of hypnosis to induce prolonged sleep, or the application of electrical current, which has been termed electro sleep, electro narcosis or electro anesthesia.

Some examples of sleep therapy:

  • Acupuncture (Chinese medicine)
  • Detox Cupping - Cupping is a safe, non-invasive, and inexpensive technique. Cupping therapy is thought to stimulate blood circulation. Modern cups are made of strong glass. The cup is placed directly on the skin to create vacuum by using pumps to achieve the proper suction. Often, the skin inside the cup visibly rises. Cupping is generally a painless procedure.

In other cases, there might help (for instance sleep apnea):
Most dental devices are acrylic and fit inside your mouth, much like an athletic mouth guard. Others fit around your head and chin to adjust the position of your lower jaw. Two common oral devices are the mandibular repositioning device and the tongue retaining device. These devices open your airway by bringing your lower jaw or your tongue forward during sleep.

Surgery - The surgeon may remove tonsils, adenoids, or excess tissue at the back of the throat or inside the nose. Or, the surgeon may reconstruct the jaw to enlarge the upper airway. Surgery carries risks of complications and infections, and in some rare cases, symptoms can become worse after surgery.


University of Tartu, Pärnu College, Department of Tourism Studies, Wellness and Spa Service Design and Management