| BIO-MON is a low cost,
compact and simple to use Temperature Monitor.
A remarkably simple electronic Audio
thermal biofeedback trainer.
Great for learning
hand warming. An ideal tool for learning to transfer and generalize
relaxation skills to real-life. Very easy to learn to use and operate.
Audio + digital thermal feedback used to cost no less than $400. This is a
real price breakthrough.
Thermal biofeedback is the simplest, easiest to learn and lowest cost
form of biofeedback. The Bio-Mon is designed to make it easy to monitor
the effects of different relaxation and stress management techniques with
eyes closed.
Temperature biofeedback is based on the fact that when we relax, our
hands and feet get warmer. The actual blood vessels relax and allow more
warmth to flow from the core of the body to the extremities. Research has
shown that we can learn to voluntarily warm our hands and that this leads
to a deep state of relaxation.
The Bio-Mon consists of the electronic module, the temperature sensor,
which is attached to a wire, and an earphone. The
user needs only to attach the sensor to one of his or her fingers by means
of the supplied Velcro band or a piece of tape, and adjust the volume
control to a comfortable level.
BIO-MON
senses the skin temperature and produces a feedback signal consisting of a
pulsed tone. The tone frequency and pulse repetition rate vary inversely
with temperature. That is, as temperature increases, tone frequency and
repetition rate decrease. The operating temperature range is 68 to 98
degrees Fahrenheit. In order to maximize the sensitivity of the unit, this
range has been divided in two: 68 - 83F and 83 - 98F. At 68F, the unit
will start at the highest frequency and repetition rates. These will decay
as the temperature rises towards the range-switching point (83F). At the
switch-over point, the unit will return to a high pitch and repetition
rate (near those corresponding to 68F) and the process will be repeated.
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