Patent ID: 7865234
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of therapeutically treating a subject for sleep disorders comprising the steps of: a) determining that a subject has maintained what the subject believes sleeping pattern; b) using a processor or computer to quantitatively analyze a subject's brain wave signals and using the quantitative analysis in estimating or determining whether the subject has a sleeping disorder; c) a physician, technician or veterinarian recommending a change in the physical sleeping conditions of the subject or giving or prescribing the subject medication to make an improvement to the subject's sleeping disorder based in part on the quantitative analysis; d) using a processor or computer to quantitatively analyze a second time the subject's brain wave signals to estimate or determine the extent of the improvement to the subject's sleeping disorder; and e) making an additional, change to the physical sleeping conditions of the subject or reducing or increasing the medication based on the extent of the improvement to the subject's sleeping disorder estimated or determined in previous step, or, alternatively, determining that no change to the physical sleeping conditions of the subject and no reduction or increase of the medication is necessary based on the extent of the improvement to the subject's sleeping disorder estimated of determined, in the previous step.