Hearing aid type drowsiness driving alarm in Japan

The sales situation of a hearing aid type drowsy driving alarm called “NAPVIEEBPLUSII” has become increasingly popular, with more than 8,000 units sold in more than a month, and inventory is in short supply. According to Sagami Kozo, developer of the alarm system and the only sleepy researcher in Japan, even people who have had enough sleep for 12 hours may have a doze during driving. The more people who think that they will never fail, the more they need to be vigilant.

Since Japan’s traffic accidents caused by driver’s drowsiness while driving a motor vehicle have occurred in April of this year in a row, the sales of hearing aid type drowsy driving alarms called “NAPVIEEBPLUSII” have become increasingly popular, for more than a month. There have been more than 8,000 sold in the stock and the stocks are in an emergency. According to Sagami Kozo, developer of the alarm system and the only sleepy researcher in Japan, even people who have slept for up to 12 hours may experience doze off while driving. The more people who think that they will never fail, the more they need to be vigilant.

It is reported that once the alarm device is worn on the ear and the wearer is nodding and drowsing, the built-in sensor of the alarm device will catch this signal and the alarm device will immediately issue a harsh alarm sound (or vibration). Let the wearer sleepy.

Researcher Takao Sadao is a financial planner and he set out to study how a sleeping driving alarm originated from an accident that happened to him. One day in the spring of 2002, he drove on the way home. He fell asleep and crashed into a car parked on the roadside, causing his own clavicle to fracture. The car was completely scrapped. “I thought I would never have had a drowsy drive before the accident. Can it be the result? If there were pedestrians on the crosswalk at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.” Sau dung still feels scared in retrospect.

Then, the following year he started to develop sleepy driving alarms. After the advent of television, the products were sold. At that time he had received orders from 18 countries. Later, the product was continuously improved, and the current version is already the fourth generation.

In fact, when people are driving, as the concentration of carbon dioxide in the confined space of the cab increases, together with the slight bumps generated when the vehicle is traveling, it is particularly prone to drowsiness. So perhaps the first step in ensuring the safety of yourself, your family, and others is to be aware of the danger.