‘‘ Five years in the making, we have watched the health and wellness market grow and fill with trackers to bring users more and more information about their sleep habits and health. During this time, we have worked tirelessly to tackle one of the issues, which surveys show impacts peoples lives , unwanted noise. The market offered few solutions to target some of the more difficult scenarios that face us, like loud conversations in open plan offices, snoring partners, and disruptive neighbours, but some are now entering the market and we believe we have reached the time when solutions are needed
Catnap, has invented a technology, patented in 5 jurisdictions, which enables a time-controlled period of tailor made, dynamic protection from the interruptions that difficult noise and the changes in its character brings. Delivered through an ear device it offers the user a stable auditory environment in which to detach from the narrative and get better quality sleep, naps or focus
Catnap cancels as much of the noise as possible and using intelligent algorithms generates a frequency and volume appropriate sound to remove the residual noise, thereby removing all interruptions at the lowest possible masking level”
Deborah C.E.O. Founder and Napper
• Loud sounds and prolonged exposure to certain noises trigger physiological stress responses in our bodies – such as spikes in blood pressure and heart rate, and higher long term stress hormone levels, especially for those that suffer from Miosphonia
• there is a global sleep pandemic, and noise, especially if you have a snoring partner, disturbs and changes the quality of one’s sleep, and lack of sleep kills
• a daily nap improves productivity and health by reducing cortisone, lowering blood pressure, and reconnecting synapses, but napping in a noisy environment is hard
•using ordinary sounds to mask other noise, means having to set these sounds at dangerously high volumes, to assure that they will always cover the frequencies and volumes of any possible interruptions
Catnap’s patented attenuation and generation technology cancels the disturbing noise and produces a dynamically generated tailor-made signal to mask the residual, replacing the external narrative that the brain might otherwise be distracted by at the lowest perceived masking level
Below are the answers to some key questions you may have.
To cancel a noise, you must produce an equal and opposite signal.This anti-phase only needs to be off by a few degrees for there to be break through residual sound.At higher frequencies where there are more peaks and troughs, or wavelengths per second, it is not possible to produce the equal and opposite antiphase signal necessary to cancel all sound.
If using another noise to mask the interruptive sound, it would need to be set at a high enough volume to cover the peaks of this sound and would play the entire frequency spectrum at this volume. This would be loud, unpleasant, and unhealthy on the ear
Catnap responds dynamically and applies only the relevant frequency and volume to cover any residual noise after cancellation, so it is far less intense and fatiguing on the ear, whilst still ensuring effective masking
Yes. You can switch over to us ,when you wish, or Catnap can sense when you are asleep and will turn off the media and replace it with our unique noise technology, giving you the reassurance that from then onwards you will be insulated from the outside narrative,insuring an uninterrupted nap or sleep for the length of your choice.
The application will manage the operating functions such as a timer, settings etc. It will also allow you at set up to do a hearing test, which can be used to create a more effective signal appropriate for your hearing, and provides you with certain masking settings. It will collate information on your sleep through linking to other health apps.
If you would buy an ear device or sleep mask containing the Catnap technology/or be part of the Catnap community register with us today and we will keep you in touch first.
We would like to hear from you if you believe you could integrate our technology in to your patent portfolio and you are interested in meeting with us to experience our prototypes and help us to bring Catnap in to the world