As the nights get longer, those who suffer from the winter blues will be planning ways to escape to the sunshine.
随着夜晚越来越长,那些患有冬季忧郁症的人们就要开始计划各种方法,想要逃离到阳光下。
But there may be a much simpler way of cheering yourself up... simply shining a bright light into your ear canal.
但要想心情好起来可能还有更简单的办法……往耳洞里照点亮光就行了。
Up to one in four Britons suffer from seasonal affective disorder, with seven per cent of the population having full-blown SAD.
每四个英国人中就有一人有季节性情绪失调症,而英国人口中有7%都有严重症状。
It is caused by the brain not receiving enough daylight which is needed to trigger serotonin, a hormone that regulates mood. Symptoms range from mild lethargy to depression and insomnia, but a cure might be in sight.
这种症状是由于日光不足引起的,因为大脑不能生成调节情绪所必需的血清素。季节性情绪失调的症状有轻度嗜睡、抑郁、失眠等,而且目前没有治愈的可能。
Two clinical trials, run by Valkee - who make a device that can shine light into your ear - and the University of Oulu in Finland, have found that carefully targeted light can help prevent the condition.
Valkee公司生产了一种能往耳朵里照射亮光的装置。通过Valkee与芬兰奥卢大学联合进行的两项临床试验,专家发现这种局部晒光的办法确实可以帮助预防病情。
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