The viral trick that cures insomnia in one cold and simple step - from a scientific height
Tiktok user claims that with a simple trick you can get rid of your insomnia and fall asleep in just 15 minutes.
Although many have questioned her method, it turns out that science backs her up completely
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The method to get rid of insomnia - ice (@heyfrankiesimmons)
Do you also sometimes take a whole hour to fall asleep? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night and fail to go back to sleep? Ticket user Frankie Simmons, who suffered from severe insomnia until a few years ago, claims to have found a fairly simple miracle solution that helps her fall asleep in just 15 minutes. "A few years ago I would wake up regularly at four in the morning with anxiety," Simmons says in a ticking video.
Unlike other methods that are run across the web, its method is actually backed by science.
So what is the solution to insomnia?
Frankie claims she puts an ice pack on her chest before bed and quickly falls asleep.
The ice pack cools the stray nerve (vagus) whose function is to provide conduction of the parasympathetic nervous system to almost all the internal organs in the neck, chest and abdomen.
She explains in the video: "The stray nerve is one of the longest nerves in our body and it controls a large part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the nervous system that controls the sense of relaxation."
She added: "Just put an ice pack in the center of your chest. Wrap it in a towel, lie down for at least 15 minutes or more if necessary. It will change your life."
A similar result can also be achieved by an ice-cold shower, but this is not an ideal solution before bed - so the ice bag (or frozen peas) is preferable.
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Frankie has been praised for sharing her method. One of the viewers wrote to her: "I started doing this in bed before I fell asleep and I finally managed to sleep well at night." Another added: "In my 35 years I have not tried it. Thank you very much. You saved my life." Another viewer wrote: "I saw this video a few weeks ago and tried to use an ice pack when I could not fall asleep. It helped me so much! Thanks !!!".
Others suggested different ways to adapt the trick to their sleeping routine, with one viewer writing: "You can also take a single ice cube and place it on those points behind the ear. It works the same, but does not require as much ice. It even works faster."
Others said in comments that they also use this trick to calm themselves down during the day. One wrote: "I found that rinsing my wrists under cold water helps when I're stressed. A great way to relax if you're in a public place."
An ice pack on the chest helps with falling asleep (Photo: ShutterStock, Rido)
A 2018 study found that temperature and cooling regulation applied to the stray nerve helps the body to relax - and thus also helps in the sleep process.
Brain scientist An-Sophie Fleury confirmed in an interview with Stylist magazine that cooling the stray nerve does help the body relax.
She said: "Exposure to cold, such as cooling the chest or face in ice or a cold shower, will activate the cholinergic neurons of the stray nerve and release the acetylcholine neurotransmitter reserved for young lungs to breathe and the body to relax."
We know that your house must be frozen now and that it is definitely a more effective trick for the summer, but for those of you who have difficulty falling asleep regularly - we are sure that the extra cold will not be a consideration.
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