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Flossing your teeth leaves your mouth feeling clean and refreshed, so imagine how good it would feel if you could do the same thing to your brain!
Even though you can’t literally get in there with dental floss (bummer..I know) you can create a similar effect with “bilateral stimulation” music. This popular trend that’s going viral on TikTok is said to help improve anxiety, stress, and focus. Bilateral stimulation is a type of sound that bounces between your right and left ears. It creates a panning effect that makes it seem like the tune is gliding from one side of your brain to the other, kind of like floss.
If you have anxiety, ruminating thoughts, or distracting symptoms of ADHD, then you might experience an immediate sense of calm while listening to bilateral music, When we asked a few sources their thoughts on the music we were shocked to hear so many positive reviews! some even said it calmed their ADHD thoughts so well it brought some to tears! and that’s all part of its appeal.
Now you may be wondering how bilateral music works, so we decided to ask our experts. According to our sources brain flossing is designed to engage both the right and left hemispheres of your brain in a specific pattern that promotes relaxation, focus, and even emotional processing (hence the crying some felt.)
If you’re in the mood to chill, pull up a bilateral song on TikTok or YouTube. While it’s best to listen with headphones, you can also hold your phone horizontally in front of you to get the same effect as the track bounces between your phone’s speakers.
Try it while traveling to soothe anxiety, while studying to block out annoying noises, or before bed when you want to keep your brain nice and quiet so you can quickly nod off