There are numerous unverified claims about the effects of binaural beats, and the effect of I-Dosing is clearly one of the more prominent claims. Some studies suggest that binaural beats may be helpful in reducing anxiety, and research on the influence of binaural beats on mood, relaxation, focus and pain management is ongoing. Binaural beats, discovered in 1839 by physicist Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, have since been investigated by neurophysiologists in the course of research on hearing. I-Dosing uses two separate binaural beats, or two repeating and alternating tones of slightly different frequencies, a different tone playing in each ear, that can reportedly alter brain waves. Can’t wait to try more doses,” he writes. Once it was over, I felt more awake than I’ve ever been lately. “I was a bit droopy at the start, but then I felt something like a flow of energy all through my body, hot and cold at the same time. Razzinnator, another I-Doser user, says he tried the French Roast dose, advertised as the “perfect Early Morning pick-me-up, or a late night boost when you need a few more hours of open eyes.” For $2.50, a dose of French Roast will take you “from an existing state of blah to a normal mid-day condition of awake,” the site states. His friend, who regularly uses the “cocaine” and other drugs doses on the website, told him about the beat called “Out of Body,” and wrote enthusiastically about its effects, declaring that he was now a regular user. The websites claim the I-Dosing music simulates the effects of drugs such as cocaine and peyote. Nicholas, like many users, says he was initially skeptical of I-Doser, the latest Internet craze that claims users can achieve altered states simply by downloading and listening to music.

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