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URL: https://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.17504/protocols.io.bge9jth6

Authors: Melanie Bergmann , Stefan Riedinger , Ambra Stefani, Thomas Mitterling, Evi Holzknecht, Peter Grassmayr, Birgit Högl

Summary: This study evaluated the influence of a struck singing bowl on subjective and objective sleepiness during daytime compared to a relaxation period in a silent singing bowl. Subjective sleepiness was significantly lower after relaxation above a struck singing bowl. After gender stratification, the difference was still significant in women. Objective sleepiness was not different in both groups. Finally we can only speculate if women may be more susceptible to subjective improvements in case of sleepiness and show another perception of relaxation in a struck singing bowl compared to men.

Associated Publications: Bergmann M, Riedinger S, Stefani A, Mitterling T, Holzknecht E, Grassmayr P, Högl B (2020) Effects of singing bowl exposure on Karolinska sleepiness scale and pupillographic sleepiness test: A randomised crossover study. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0233982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233982

Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Neurology 1, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria , Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Bell Foundry Grassmayr, Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

External URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233982

Version: 1

Publication Date: 2020

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