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SENSORY SENSITIVITY
Stress can reduce one's ability to cope with and manage sensory overload, leading to increased anxiety, irritability, and discomfort in sensory-rich environments. Use BLAST® to reduce sensory sensitivity and nervous system reactivity.
How blast® works for sENSORY SENSITIVITY
BLAST® INTERVENES
TouchPoint Solution’s wearable devices are embedded with patented BLAST® (bi-lateral alternating stimulation tactile) technology. BLAST® is scientifically proven to alter the body’s “fight or flight” response caused by stress. The wearables emit alternating vibrations that disengage your standard stress response (sympathetic nervous system), and shift you into the calm, logical side of your brain (parasympathetic nervous system).
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CHANGE OCCURS
When using BLAST® consistently when overstimulated, overtime you may not need them in certain situations as they become less stressful because of BLAST®. One of the ways BLAST® works is by creating new neural pathways that help modify the memories that trigger our stress response. With continued use of BLAST®, these new neural pathways can build overtime, progressively reducing the release of stress related hormones that can exacerbate sensory overload.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
The data showed that within just30 seconds of using TouchPoints, people experienced a 74% reduce in their stress levels and a 68% reduction in body sensations related to stress. This data combined with our archived data suggest that there is a consistency in offering users significant relief from physiological and psychological stress in about 30 seconds. View our full Stress Study.
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How to use BLAST® for SENSORY SENSITIVITY
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TouchPoint
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Thodian
Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your TouchPoints. Understand how to operate your TouchPoints, the different modes, and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
Spot: Use when in an environment with a lot of sensory stimuli to help sensory regulation.
Preventative: Use all day at school or work, when going into a new environment.
How to use BLAST®:
Where: Wear on wrists, in hands, socks, or pant pockets. Use zippered sweatbands on wrists or ankles to muffle some of the noise associated with the vibrations, and to make the introduction to TouchPoints more seamless.
Mode: When introducing TouchPoints, ease into the feeling of BLAST by starting the slow/blue setting in various scenarios. Work your way up to the medium/yellow and fast/purple settings as the user becomes more comfortable. Find user’s favorite setting and continue to use this setting throughout the day.
Timing: Leave on until you're no longer in a setting with a lot of sensory stimuli.
Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your Thodian. Download the app, learn how to pair your Thodian Tokens and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
On-the-Spot: Use when in an environment with a lot of sensory stimuli to help sensory regulation.
Preventative: Use at school or work, when going into a new environment.
How to use BLAST®:
Session: Focus
Recommended Placement: Clip to socks.
USER SPOTLIGHT
See what our customers are saying about BLAST® & sensory sensitivity
S CLARKE
she is able to lay perfectly still and falls asleep in <30 minutes
"The devices are a life saver, and the customer service is Top Notch! Got these for a sensory seeking, autistic child who struggled HARD at bed time. She could not stop moving, because she was constantly seeking sensory input, but because she couldn't stop moving she couldn't fall asleep. Medications, rocking, weighted blankets, loud vibrating stuffed animals, music, stories, swinging, squeezing, we tried it all! From the very first night we tried these she is able to lay perfectly still and falls asleep in <30 minutes instead of hours. She also has worn these during the day and they help with hyperactivity or stressful situations.TLDR: 5/5 highly recommend. "
Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S. (2019). A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of bilateral alternating somatosensory stimulation on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety during and after the Trier Social Stress Test. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, 2(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-19-2784
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