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Do weighted blankets improve sleep?

‎02-24-2019 20:10

‎02-24-2019 20:10

Hello sleepyheads, 

 

I have been learning about weighted blankets, mainly by talking with friends and seeing what's on youtube. 

 

Amongst other things, these heavy blankets are apparently good for improving sleep. I wonder if anyone on this forum can share your experience. 

 

Do you have one? Did it help improve your sleep quality or quantity? 

 

Thank you, ERic 

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‎02-26-2019 20:06

‎02-26-2019 20:06

Hi, Eric!

I love weighted blankets, and my sister has used one for years.  She does a lot of the obsessive hand wringing that is typical for girls with Rett Syndrome, and sometimes she can get herself so worked up that she goes into a seizure.  But if she feels herself getting anxious we can put the weighted blanket on her and it helps calm her.
As for me, I’ve been using one - but only for a few months. They can definitely help, though they’re not a cure-all. I tend to have terrible stress/anxiety-related insomnia, and with the blanket it feels a lot more manageable.

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‎08-30-2019 16:12

In response to Sunstrider

‎08-30-2019 16:12

Yes, but a weighted vest can be worn anytime, anywhere with the same concept of deep pressure therapy IF the weights lie directly ON the body like in a weighed blanket. If the weights are hanging on the vest or in hems or pockets--they DO NOT apply direct deep pressure to the wearer and won't have the calming effect. The patented  OTvest, weighed vest has weights that lie directly ON the sensory receptors of the wearer--across the upper back and upper chest. Not as much weight is needed when the weight lies directly ON the body in the strategic places as in the cool OTvest--which looks like a stylish denim vest! So it can calm all day long AND improve sleep! Wearers have sent in Fitbit readings where they were only getting five hours of sleep and after wearing the OTvest, weighted vest during the day--their sleep improved, according the their Fitbit--to between 8-9 hrs a night, and went back down to 5 hrs when they didn't wear the OTvest during the day!!  https://otvest.com/stress-anxiety/   or https://otvest.com/sleep-disorders-insomnia/

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