By Dhana Cohen

I’ll admit it. I am a double troubled sleeper. I have the most sensitive hearing, so any car driving by, dog breathing, door opening – you name it, I can hear it. So I take a little sleeping aid to nudge myself to sleep at night. It’s has worked for years until my husband decided to become a snorer. Of course he claims he can’t hear himself, so he just laughs when I play the video to prove it! It’s our little joke, so a pillow over my head has been my additional savior. Now thankfully, a doctor and her husband who truly believe in a great night sleep might save me. And maybe I can ditch the pillow and perhaps, even the pill.

Let me introduce, Dr. Wen Shin a former family doctor who knows all to well about needing a good night sleep. She couldn’t fall back to sleep when she was on call and knew she couldn’t take medications. She knew there had to be a better solution for her. It never occurred to her she would be solving a problem for the rest of us.

After a new sewing machine, a ton of materials and speakers to test it, the final product Acoustic Sheep is now available for those of us who could really use a good night sleep. The Acoustic Sheep is a headband with built in speaker for blue tooth and a cord connection to any MP3 player. They have done a grass root marketing approach to selling; Ebay, Amazon and Google Ad words and their big break, Hudson News. These efforts have given Dr. Wen and her husband a chance to focus 100% on their business and how lucky is it for us.

Sourcing beyond their living room was an easy decisions to make; Where to manufacture them was not. They decided they had to take the manufacturing overseas despite preferring to make them in the US. They also knew the pricing demands of the retailers were a critical piece of their success. With the right design and pricing to take their product to the next level, they were able to hire employees here in the US. So in the end that dream to keep jobs here worked for them.

Don’t be fooled that every invention has it this easy. Most times it takes more effort and persistence. Use this story of Dr. Wen and keep your wishes alive. Dreams can come true from a great idea and perhaps counting sheep isn’t such a bad idea as you are dreaming up your next invention.

You can find them at http://www.acousticsheep.com/