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Glossary of Terms

Frequently used Somnee terminology and definitions

Session reports

Your "session report" (also called your "stim report") refers to the report you'll receive within a few hours of successfully completing your 15-minute Somnee stim session. These reports are based on pre- and post-session analysis of your brainwave a

Stim session

"Stim session" refers to the 15-minute stimulation session you can do once a day. *Stim sessions" are also referred to as "Somnee sessions.". In your Somnee stim session, your headband will use its EEG sensors to analyze and record your brainwave act

Stim Reports

Your "stim report" (also called your "session report") refers to the report you'll receive within a few hours of successfully completing your 15-minute Somnee stim session. These reports are based on pre- and post-session analysis of your brainwave a

Top-up session

"Top-up session" refers to the 10-minute session you may choose to do if you wake up in the middle of the night. Top-up sessions act similarly to stim sessions in that they measure your brain activity with our headband's EEG and deliver tES stimulati

Somnee session

"Somnee session" refers to the initial 15-minute stimulation session you can do once a day. *Somnee sessions" are also referred to as "stim sessions.". In your Somnee stim session, your headband will use its EEG sensors to analyze and record your bra

tES

tES or transcranial electrical stimulation is a safe, non-invasive and low-intensity electrical stimulation, tES has been used for decades to treat conditions like depression and migraine headaches. Somnee uses a specific type of tES called transcran

Night shift

"Night Shift" refers to the feature that is designed to adapt Somnee's preferences to fit the schedules and routines of people who work night shifts or irregular hours. If you're a night shift worker or follow a night shift schedule, we advise switch

Charging mound

The charging mound refers to the small hill on your charging base where you place your electrodes gel-side down for safe storage between sessions.

Charging base

The charging base refers to the entire platform where you store your your headband and electrodes between sessions.