Beurer TL 80: 1. About the daylight lamp 2. Signs and symbols

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1. About the daylight lamp

Dear valued customer,

Thank you for choosing one of our products. Our name stands for high-quality, thoroughly tested products

for applications in the areas of heat, weight, blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, gentle therapy,

massage and air.

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Your Beurer team

Why use a daylight lamp?

When the hours of daylight are noticeably decreased in autumn and people increasingly stay inside, the

effects of a lack of light may cumulate. This is often described as „winter depression“. The symptoms can

present themselves in a number of ways:

• Imbalance • Need for more sleep

• Subdued mood • Loss of appetite

• Lack of energy and listlessness • Difficulty concentrating

• Generally feeling under the weather

The cause of these symptoms is the fact that light, particularly sunlight, is essential for life and has a direct

effect upon the human body. Sunlight indirectly controls the production of melatonin, which is released

into the blood only in darkness. This hormone tells the body when it is time to sleep. In the months when

there is less sunlight, therefore, production of melatonin increases. This makes it harder to get up in the

morning, since the body‘s functions are shut down. If you use the daylight lamp immediately after waking

up in the morning—thus as early as possible—you can end the production of melatonin so that your

mood takes a positive turn. In addition, light deficiency also hinders production of the happiness hormone

serotonin, which decisively affects our well-being. So application of light involves quantitative changes in

hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain, which can affect our level of activity, our feelings and our

well-being. Light can help reverse this hormone imbalance. To compensate for such a hormonal imbal-

ance, the brightlight creates a suitable replacement for natural sunlight.

In the medical field, brightlights are used to compensate for the effects of a lack of light. Brightlights simu-

late daylight over 10,000 lux (15-20 cm distance). The light can influence the human body and be used as

a treatment or as a preventative measure. Normal electric light is not sufficient to influence the hormonal

balance. Because in a well-lit office the illuminance level amounts to just 500 lux.

Included in delivery: • Daylight lamp

• These operating instructions

2. Signs and symbols

The following symbols appear in these instructions or on the device.

Read the instructions of use The CE labelling certifies that the

product complies with the essential

requirements of Directive 93/42/EEC

on medical products.

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Note on important information

Note

Warning instruction indicating a risk

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of injury or damage to health.

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