Bone conduction apparatus

Abstract

A device for providing vestibular and somatosensory stimulation through bone conduction of sound waves to skeletal bones is provided in the form of a pad that is applied to or wrapped around the individual in treatment, which is comfortable in use and may contain particulate filler material capable of providing bone conduction stimulation adjacent to the location of a bone conduction transducer and expand the sound conduction site over a larger area. The device may be located beneath a pillow or mattress.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stimulation pad comprising:
 a sheet of padding comprising a lamination of at least three layers of material;   a bone conduction transducer, located within the sheet of padding, capable of emitting sound waves with frequencies between 50 and 4,000 Hz;   a sound source supplying signals to the bone conduction transducer,   wherein an upper layer of the sheet of padding forms a resonator of the bone conduction transducer.