Ear clips that stimulate a nerve in the ears could help treat insomnia. One in three people in the UK suffers with insomnia at some point (insomnia is defined as the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep at night). An estimated one in ten people with insomnia ends up taking sleeping tablets, either prescribed or bought over the counter from a pharmacist. Now, scientists at Peking University in Beijing, China, believe the ear clips could offer a drug-free way to improve sleep. In a trial, the scientists tested the clips on 63 volunteers with insomnia.

Source: Daily Mail September 21, 2020 23:14 UTC