Is it dangerous to use brainwave entrainment and binaural beats ?

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Some people ask themselves if the use of binaural beats and brainwave entrainment technology can potentially have negative side effect.
I will tell up front I never heard of negative side effects after the use of product like Brainsync , Immrama Insight CD or any other. I have been playing with brainwave entrainment for many years never encountered a problem and this is the same for the people I know who use this technology and I know many people.

In fact, based on an empirical study conducted by MindTek (the maker of the Supercharger CD and the UltraMeditation series), they observed the following on their users (this is based on their comments, they used the Supercharger CD which contains an alpha wave induction)

Relaxing, peaceful , soothing – 27 %
Unusual body, visual experience – 14 %
Agitated, restless, mind wandered – 9 %
A spiritual experience – 8 %
More centered, less stress – 7 %
At peace happy and joyous – 8 %
Alert, aware, less tired – 5 %
Quiet mind – 4 %
Feel sleepy – 4 %
Personal realization – 2 %

Lasting effect over time were better use of “intelligence”, more emotional stability and greater alertness.
Many studies have also been conducted by the Monroe Institute (maker of the Gateway Program and Hemi-sync)

During one study a psychiatrist exposed one patient suffering of schizophrenia to Hemi-sync sound pattern , he found that his patient lost the symptoms of his illness [Monroe, Far Journey ,1985]

Some people have been able to reduce or eliminate chronic pains, Hemi-sync was used with great success during surgery. Now , this technology is obviously not mainstream otherwise large pharma conglomerates will lose huge amount of money and Nearly all US doctors have links with drug companies, so they aren’t going to promote non-drugs based treatment such as hemi-sync.

A couple of years ago, Robert Somson executive director of special education for Northville Public Schools, Northville, Michigan, and fellow Monroe Institute Professional Members have investigated the use of Hemi-Sync with people suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Hemi-sync technology was able to help them improve their ability to focus.

Hopefully today more people put less faith in the claim of conglomerates in their puppets in the mainstream media in due time these technologies will claim victory.

pharma sucks

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  • anonymous

    I have had side effects from hemisync. When I listen to it and the volume is not very low, I will get severe nausea afterwards. It’s very hard to describe, but its replicateable (listening to the cds at normal volume level will give it to me).

  • http://www.louisyagera.com Louis Yagera

    Check with your headphone, Left/Right must be in the correct position otherwise you will get headache.

  • Fernando

    Why does the position of the headphone affect the outcome?

  • Jo

    Hi,

    I’ve tried both the Focus cd and the insight cd. Although they did help me meditate I also felt they threw me into a funk afterwards and left me with a feeling of being outside of myself.
    Any suggestions to remedy that? I won’t use them anymore, but I found it curious and wanted to see if there might be a reason.

  • Justin

    They did the same to me Jo. I have heard complaints before that they make you un-grounded. I suggest you do some serious grounding work and exercises (walking and being in nature, swimming in the sea, grounding spiritually).

  • Marta

    Hello,

    I started te get interested in bineuaral beats, hemisync and other tecnhiques based on the similar technologies! Just to give it a try before buy somethnig especific, i asked for some free samples at different websites.
    Some of that samples made me feel very good while listening to them, but after a while i had terrible headaches. In last 8 eight days i tried all the samples i got…and the headaches becamed worst and worst. Iwasn´t even able to go to work yesterday, cause i felt my head was about to explod. Also i felt very nausea… Can anyone tell me if this is normal?
    I meditate daily and i feel always fel wonderfull, baut i used this kind of technologies to get in higher states, but as i told it didn´t work as i expected.
    If anyone can help me about these problems and side efects i am exepriencing, please let me konw.

    Thanks

    Peace!

  • Cris

    Hi Marta

    I’ve been meditating for 25 years, have used Neuroprogrammer, Holosync, Hemisync (am a Gateway grad), and a few other programs.

    Short answer to your question. Yes, energy can give you a headache (and do lots more as well). Drink water, exercise, eat heavy food, lay in your backyard and earth out, and lay off the meditation for a few weeks before trying again.

    Also you may like to start meditation without any sound technology, and work on the rest of your energy body to open, sleep, cleanse, and strengthen it. (See Robert Bruce NEW energy ways).

    Even after I’ve been meditating for so long whenever energy really increases for me,as it goes in cycles, and is linked to my diet, practice, the planets etc… the nervous system, emotions etc… can be overstimulated. The energy body is always capable of pulling in new vast amounts of energy.

    Simple answer for you is to ground out for a while. Sound technology can be very powerful, and it effects everyone differently. Listen to your own experiences, and if in pain, stop forcing it for a while.

    Hope this helps

    Cheers
    Cris

  • Olivier

    Marta,

    I had exactly the same (severe nausea after hemisync), and being ungrounded. Personally I will never use it again. There are other ways without it.

  • Marta

    Hi Cris and Olivier!

    Thanks for your answer:) I am ok now…i stoped listening to the samples and i guess i will not do it again…definitely i don´t want to feel that pain again!
    Cris, i meditate daily in the “normal way”, after having the problems i already described to you i am experiecing some difficuties about getttig totally relaxed, it seems like i cant let myself go so easily…hope it´just a phase..

    Thanks!

    Peace!

  • Cris

    Hi Marta

    I went thru a similar phase once when I’d over done it. I’m good now though. lol.

    BW
    Cris

  • http://www.gobrainev.com/ BrainEv Support

    This section of our site may help answer many common questions connected to brainwave entrainment: http://support.brainev.com/frequently-asked-questions

  • Sylvia Plath

    You should also never use one of these cds that induces theta waves if you suffer from epilepsy as slow waves can induce partial seizures

  • http://www.noskill1343.deviantart.com/ Christ Curn

    Sir, If I use brainwave for long time, there is the risk?
    Thanx for the answer

  • vpv

    I feel chronically tired and drained after listening intensely for a couple of months to beta. . . .

  • chris

    ever had your eyes flikr rapidly while listening to hemi sync???

  • Drz_fynest_platano

    im 17 and i was trying to astral project… i started listening to theta waves and all that other shit..after that ive been feeling vibrations in the back of my head…ive been feeling dizzy and ive been throwing up…

  • http://www.nausearemedies.org Nausea Remedies

    Excellent! Great article, I already saved it to my favourite,

  • Me

    I used Delta an it made my schizoaffective disorder worse.

  • http://www.louisyagera.com/ Louis Yagera

    People with medical condition should not use binaural beats without the supervision of a qualified professional

  • Brick

    well you have heard now of negative side effects after the use of product like Brainsync.
    +1