(Times of Israel) Luke Tress - Israeli medical device company 2breathe Technologies has developed a system that helps users fall asleep without the use of pharmaceuticals. Erez Gavish, co-founder and CEO, and his father, Dr. Benjamin Gavish, began developing the technology with an earlier company they founded, called RESPeRATE. They created a device that monitors and guides people's breathing to lower their blood pressure and the company has sold 250,000 units. But there was an unexpected side effect. Users would often drift off before completing their daily 15-minute exercise. 2breathe tracks clients' breathing as they try to sleep, and composes a melody in real time that is in sync with their individual breathing pattern. The tones accompanying exhalations are gradually lengthened, so users begin to exhale more slowly without thinking about it. Their algorithm detects when people fall asleep, and the app turns itself off shortly after. The company found an unexpected fan base - parents of school-age children and older people. About 20 to 30% of kids have difficulty sleeping, Gavish said, and some parents found that their children followed the apps' tones easily and fell asleep faster.
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