Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Maybe what you need is Thanko warming headphoneswhich look quite nice, especially in winter.
Typically, headphones are used to listen to music or podcasts, the radio, white noise, or for noise cancellation. The Mimipokka headphones are surprising because, to begin with… they do not have speakers. Instead they carry small devices that emit heat into the ear.
The Japanese manufacturer Thanko is famous for its original and practical inventions. For example, the most useless gadget in the world, or the headrest for using your cell phone.
Headphones that warm your ears
Mimipokka headphones are used as standard headphones. You simply have to put them in your ears. You can see them in the opening video of the news.
They do not have their own battery, since they are not wireless, so you must connect them to your cell phone, or to an external battery.
They are designed to be used in bed while you sleep., that’s why they have a flat base, so they don’t hurt you if you sleep on your side. But they are also useful when you are on the subway, to relax after a day of work, or to keep warm when you are walking down the street on a cold day.
You can select between three different heat settings, and it also has a timer to turn off after half an hour if you fall asleep.
According to Thanko, Having warm ears relaxes, de-stresses, and helps you fall asleep faster. But we are not very clear if this is scientifically proven. It is a bit of a pain to put heat inside your ear, although it is true that this is what doctors recommend if they hurt: put heat with a towel.
In any case, we assume that the heat they emit is not very strong, so as not to cause problems in the eardrum.
Mimipokka, the headphones without speakers that warm your ears from withinhave a price of about 30 euros on the Thanko website.