Stellar Sleep

Break the insomnia cycle tonight

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306 followers

Break the insomnia cycle tonight

5.0•1 review•

306 followers

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Stellar Sleep is an app that helps you get better sleep for life using psychology. We worked with top sleep experts to develop a personalized, science-backed approach that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up less during the night.

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Stellar Sleep

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Hi Hunters! We’re Ed and George, the team behind Stellar Sleep (https://stellarsleep.com/). We spent the past 1.5 years developing an app that helps people break the insomnia cycle using psychology. Insomnia has been a personal struggle for both of us. George’s insomnia led to him quantifying his sleep for the last 7 years and making questionable life choices like wearing orange (blue-light blocking) goggles to evening social events. I (Ed) suffered from chronic insomnia for over a year and tried everything from cutting coffee, blocking blue light, to taking melatonin and antihistamine, but couldn’t find anything that worked. It took an immense amount of energy for me to perform even the most mundane of tasks, such as doing my laundry or ordering groceries. At night, I felt overwhelming loneliness and resentment as I lay in bed wide awake, mindlessly scrolling through reddit and browsing HN in the middle of the night. I even bought a $500 research-grade EEG device to track my sleep, which was honestly kind of depressing because it showed that I was sleeping less than 4 hours per night for weeks straight. When I finally decided to see a sleep specialist, I was put on a 3-month long waiting list. Eventually, I was able to get my insomnia treated. That finally helped. But it also made me realize that the same therapy that I received could be delivered online—there is no reason why anyone should have to wait 3 months to get treatment. George and I both have experience in digital health, so we decided to partner with sleep experts to create Stellar Sleep. People with chronic insomnia often receive inadequate care advice. They’re told to try cutting back on coffee, meditate more, or make their bedroom darker, when chronic insomnia is often rooted in deeper, psychological issues (e.g., financial anxiety, workplace stress…etc.). In fact, “present research [now] supports the view that sleep is causally related to mental health difficulties” (Sleep Medicine Reviews, Dec 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101556). This matches up with what we observe—over 50% of our users reported that they have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions. Stellar Sleep uses psychology to help chronic insomniacs get their lives back. We start by understanding a person’s immediate sleep-related challenges and providing them with practical strategies for dealing with them. Then, we drill down on the underlying psychological drivers of a person’s chronic insomnia and create a program to resolve those drivers one by one. Participants spend 5-10 minutes per day completing modules in the Stellar Sleep app. We launched last August, and have already helped over 10,000 patients improve their sleep permanently. Here’s how one of our customers, Victoria, describes her experience: “I’ve had insomnia for about 5 years. I was at the point of desperation, willing to try anything. Insomnia feels very lonely. It’s 2am and your spouse is asleep. You’re very alone with your anxious thoughts. About the mortgage rates changing. About all the things you have to do tomorrow without any sleep. It feels like you’re trapped and alone. After starting Stellar Sleep I’ve now started sleeping better for the first time in 5 years. I’ve gotten hope back that I can be normal. Most people who sleep well don’t worry about sleep. A good night’s sleep should just be normal.” We have strong clinical data showing that we're just as effective as in-person treatment and have a year-long clinical study running with Harvard Medical School / Brigham & Women’s Hospital paid for by the State of Massachusetts and the US Department of Commerce. On average, our users sleep 74 minutes longer than before and spend 52% less time awake in the middle of the night. If you have trouble with sleep, try our app and let us know what you think! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and we will be happy to answer them. We look forward to hearing your comments and experiences!

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2yr ago

@edrei_chua congratulations on your launch and fingers crossed! 🤞 🚀

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

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To expand a bit on what Edrei said, I had really bad insomnia and figured out that psychology is the best form of care for it. I looked around for psychologists to get treatment but was either turned away (many explicitly told me they’re not accepting new patients) or was put on 3 month long waiting lists. Instead of waiting months for care, I instead signed up for a CBT for insomnia training program meant for clinicians, and got myself certified. I used what I learned from that training program to manage my own insomnia, and discovered that none of what I learned had to happen in person. That’s why Edrei and I decided to team up with sleep researchers and sleep therapists to turn that information into a mobile app.

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2yr ago

Expert Remote

Oh, I'll definitely try it tonight! Congrats on the launch!

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

@alex_chepovoi Thank you Alex!! Please let us know what you think and feel free to reach out if there's anything I can do to help!

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2yr ago

Good luck, Edrei! Upvoted! 🔥

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

@sergey_firkin Thank you Sergey!

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2yr ago

Hey! Congratulations in this launch! Is this app useful once for people with insomnia or also helps to tackle other (less severe) sleep problems?

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

@maria_loleyt Thanks Maria! It's most useful for those with chronic insomnia, but we also have a "light" version of the program that will be recommended to people with less severe sleep problems.

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2yr ago

Congrats on the launch. How does Stellar Sleep compare vs other popular competitors and OS default apps? Also curious to hear your take on psychology vs sleep tracking

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

@matthew_gonzales Thanks Matthew! Most apps stop at surface level recommendations (e.g. try cutting coffee, or try using blue-light filter). We go beyond that by tackling the psychological drivers of a person’s chronic insomnia and create a program to resolve those drivers one by one. We are not a sleep tracking app, but we do provide sleep tracking via integration with Apple Health and Google Fit. Users also have the option of entering their sleep diary manually. Based on your sleep data, we'll be able to make adjustments to your program. Give our app a try and let me know what you think!

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2yr ago

Kudos to Ed and George, the brilliant minds behind Stellar Sleep! This app's journey from personal struggles to a groundbreaking solution is truly inspiring. Chronic insomnia is a battle many face, and your dedication to providing accessible and effective treatment is commendable. By addressing psychological roots and offering practical strategies, Stellar Sleep is changing lives one good night's sleep at a time. Its a suggestion consider integrating a feature that allows users to connect with each other within the app, fostering a supportive community where they can share experiences and tips. Connecting with others who understand the journey could amplify the sense of solidarity. I also wanted to know how does Stellar Sleep leverage AI or machine learning to personalize and enhance the user experience based on individual sleep patterns and progress? Congratulations on your impactful work, and keep shining, Stellar Sleep team! 🌟🙌

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

@hina_shehzad Thank you for the kind words and suggestion Hina! We've been hearing that feature request pretty frequently, and have something exciting in the works. Stay tuned! :) Are there apps you know of that have done a good job of this?

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2yr ago

Stellar Sleep

Maker

Sorry, missed your second question! We do use a lot of AI/ML on the backend (e.g., clustering into patient segments allowing us to deliver hyper-personalized programming to each user instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach). We're planning on publishing something about this in the next 6-12 months.

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2yr ago

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