A small experiment proves that
A small experiment proves that
Amber glasses can reduce manic symptoms within 3 days
(Original title:
Medical Findings:
"Tinted" glasses can reduce manic symptoms within 3 days) Xiaobian has a very respectful attitude towards medical researchers,
Let's talk about "colored glasses" - don't get me wrong with so many of us students, doctors, and nurses with medical backgrounds.
I don't want to promote those biased ideologies.
The "tinted" here is amber, and as for amber glasses,
How does it affect people suffering from irritability/depression? Hong Kong/American Doctors/Nurses
There are other medical fans, so read on.
One small experiment showed that wearing amber glasses at night could help people with bipolar disorder reduce symptoms of mania in as little as three days.
If this result is proven by larger research, then it could provide patients with a new way to manage their mental health,
and sleep mode.
The benefit of amber glasses is that they block blue light – the main component of sunlight, computer and mobile phone screen light.
Every morning, it's a beam of blue light that wakes up our biological clock.
But there is growing evidence that exposure to too much blue light at night is associated with mental illnesses including insomnia, obesity, depression and others.
how exposure to late-night blue light affects us and whether it will help people with mental illness if it is avoided,
People with bipolar disorder and bipolar disorder – researchers around the world are currently in the process of exploring.
To find out, a team of researchers from the University of Bergen and the Wallen Hospital in Norway conducted the test.
They had 32 patients hospitalized for normal treatment of bipolar disorder,
Wear amber or clear glasses from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. during the week.
Their symptoms are assessed using the "Young Mania Rating Scale",
This is a standard measurement for hospitals rated at 60 points.
At the end of the trial, only 23 patients completed the experiment, 12 of whom wore amber glasses,
Eleven wore ineffective control glasses.
Despite the small sample size, the results are quite striking.
On average, patients with blue-light-blocking glasses dropped by 14.1 points in a mania scale score rated at 60,
The score for wearing clear glasses improved by only about 1.7 points.
The benefits were seen in just three days.
"I was amazed at the magnitude of the change and how quickly it worked!" Lead Researcher Tone Henriksentold told Newsweek's Douglas Main.
However, it is too early to be too excited about the current results, and we need more independent studies.
This is very promising, as most medications have not yet provided such a significant improvement.
James Phelps, a Samaritan Health Service in Oregon,
But the doctors who were not involved in the study said they were "blown away" by the results.
The team didn't investigate exactly the biology behind this.
But previous studies have shown that blocking blue light can help improve people's sleep quality,
This, in turn, is known to help improve mental health.
Over the past few decades, scientists have shown that blue light detects a unique type of receptor cell in the eye,
Essentially known as "photoresponsive retinal ganglion cells".
These receptors capture only blue light and communicate directly with the hypothalamus (the site that controls the circadian clock),
That's why researchers speculate that they play such a big role in sleep and metabolism.
Amber glasses work by blocking the blue light that there is in the morning,
Effectively makes the brain think it's night.
This causes the pineal gland of the brain to produce melatonin, which promotes sleep.
It's something we all desperately need more.
This is not the first time that amber glasses have been shown to help with bipolar disorder.
Back in 2009, Phelps and his team found that half of the 20 patients with bipolar disorder insomnia
Sleep has improved significantly.
Documents from 2005 show that 16 people with bipolar disorder were moved to dark rooms.
14 hours a day greatly helped to improve their manic symptoms,
But apparently let people stay in the dark for more than half a day,
It's easier and more convenient to wear amber glasses.
Research is still in its infancy, but nearly 20% of people with bipolar disorder in the United States are likely to commit suicide.
This is the highest rate of any mental illness – and it's exciting to have a new treatment option.
Seeing this, we at least already know that the small amber lenses are a "good medicine" for patients with depression and depression.
When we sunbathe with sunglasses, do we have these benefits of amber glasses? (Knock on the blackboard,
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