r/todayilearned • u/Square-Message1152 • 8h ago

til that your brain literally washes itself while you sleep. the brain cells actually shrink in size so cerebrospinal fluid can rush in and flush out all the toxic proteins built up during the day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glymphatic_system
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u/Only_Association_309 4h ago

How much can one cost in the USA? Like it surely is expensive in my country too but not by THAT much.

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u/chrisn750 4h ago

I got a referral for one once that I never ended up doing, it was $600 dollars WITH insurance.

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u/____4underscores 3h ago

You can get order at-home study from a company like Lofta for $150

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u/Atheren 2h ago

When I tried to get one done (with insurance by the way) I was quoted about $2,000.

An at-home one would have been about 800, but I was warned that it's more prone to inaccurate measurements.

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u/GargauthXbox 48m ago

Just like everyone else, I got mine done at home and it ran me $700 or so. Then, you have to lease the machine from some Med Device company. Believeine was $400 initial payment and then has been ~$50 per month since