StuckinBoston,

I would suggest getting a referral to a sleep specialist. You may be having sleep apnea episodes that deprive you of the benefits of good sleep. I have Central Sleep Apnea that started after my brain injury in 2001. My wife can tell by how I am sleeping if I will have a bad day. I have to be very careful about sleeping position.

A sleep clinic would likely start with a take home system that you wear for one night. From that they determine if you should be evaluated in the clinic. I would consider a sleep study a much better value to you.

On my bad days, I tend to have moments of sleep or loss of attention where I find myself staring at my computer screen or in some other strange staring state.

Nancys,

What form of neuro-feedback are you using, volitional or non-volitional?

Volitional is where your daughter is directed to watch a screen (maybe a video game) and try to cause her brain wave forms to improve. Non-volitional is where she just relaxes while a system either flashes lights at her open eyes or the machine causes electromagnetic fields to try to alter her wave forms. Non-volitional would be called either LENS, ROSHI, or Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.