The
Sleep Room
Do
you have trouble falling asleep? Do you wake up during
the night and have trouble going back to sleep? Do you
wake up too early in the morning? Do you often wake up
feeling tired and unrefreshed? That sounds awfully like
insomnia.
Insomnia
can have dire consequences on your physical and mental
well-being, including impaired performance,
irritability, lack of concentration, daytime drowsiness,
less defenses against infections, significant mood
swings, erratic behavior, hallucinations, and in extreme
cases, even death.
And
now, a Japanese company claims that it has the perfect
solution to all the your restless and sleepless nights.
Matsushita
Electric Works has developed the EMIT Suimin
(Sleep) System which creates a room environment leading
to quality sleep and wake-up. It is a product of their
20 long years of research efforts in bioscience.
The
EMIT Suimin
System, a sound-insulated capsule that can be installed
in homes, utilizes a controller with a built-in program
that manages lighting, bedding, HVAC (Heating,
Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning) and AV (Audio-Visual)
equipment.
The
journey to dreamland starts with the bed upright like a
recliner. A huge TV screen shows natural scenes of a
river ambling through a forest with gentle guitar and
piano music playing against a backdrop of trickling
water and birdsong.
After
a few minutes, the lights dim, the music fades, and the
TV screen goes blank. When the bed lowers into sleeping
position, sleepers are massaged into submission by the
mattress which vibrates and bulges strategically beneath
the neck, shoulders, and the upper and lower back.
Eventually,
the lights turn off completely, the massage peters out
and air is released from the mattress, allowing the
sleeper to settle gently into place.
The
machine rouses the sleeper as well. The lights come on
slowly and the TV turns on showing a serene lake on the
screen. The curtains open automatically and the bed
lifts up into a sitting position.
A
Matsushita official claimed that the Suimin System can solve some of the sleeping problems that plague
Japan. A 2000 Health Ministry survey revealed that 31%
of Japanese say they don’t get enough sleep because of
school, work, or commuting. Twenty-nine percent blame
stress as the cause of their sleep loss.
The Sleep Room is expected to go on sale in July 2005 with a staggering
price tag of $30,000 (£18,000). A real huge price to
pay for a fitful night’s sleep.
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