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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Sleep Monitoring Bed Combats Your Sleep Apnea

Filed under: OTC

When you think of a sleep-inducing bed, you don't imagine features such as an iPod dock, an HD projector, internet capability or multiple subwoofers. But what the hell, if you ever do decide to fall asleep, the bed is claimed to feature "military technology" designed to put an end to your spouse's snoring.

Utilizing vibration-detection technology originally developed for military purposes, the anti-snoring system is designed to help alleviate mild to moderate snoring by automatically moving the mattress by seven degrees and then returning the bed to its original position when the snoring stops. Fortunately the separate mattress layout means that you wont have to suffer for the sins of your partner.

The mattress can be set to "pre-heat" or "pre-cool" on both sides of the bed (ranging from 68 degrees to 117 degrees Fahrenheit) and the body monitoring system aims to improve sleep over longer periods by measuring your movements during the night and comparing them to a 30-day baseline. Using this data and information gathered on breathing patterns (which indicate relaxation) the system then provides hints on how to improve your sleep quality.

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I do not see how this bed could possibly combat sleep apnea, as the title suggests.

First of all let's get something straight. The title mentioned sleep apnea but the product description mentions snoring. These two conditions are not always related. You can have sleep apnea and not be a snorer. For example, I have severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI=45) but do not snore. I am not saying this because I don't believe that I snore. I say this because multiple sleep studies as well as my partner confirm that I do not snore.

You can get snorers that do not have sleep apnea.

For the record.....Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by episodes of stopped breathing during sleep. These episodes can be obstructive (physiological), complex and central (neurological). A bed with an iPod dock as well as having the ability to sense movement is not going to help people suffering from sleep apnea. Treatment for sleep apnea often involves medical devices and sometimes surgery. Without treatment, sleep apnea is a life threatening condition. Promoting the use of a bed more suited to rich technophiles to treat sleep apnea is a dangerous suggestion that could steer the many who have to wear uncomfortable medical devices to bed each night to get a good nights sleep because of their sleep apnea.

I would hate to see suffers of sleep apnea ditch their normal treatment for this bed and place themselves at greater risk of cardiovascular and/or a cerebrovascular event.


Posted by: Graeme Smith
on January 8, 2008 01:37 PM GMT

I concur with Graham's comment. Your use of the phrase "combats your sleep apnea" in the title to the piece could mislead people with severe sleep apnea into thinking that just tilting the bed will eliminate the problem and they can do away with their other therapy.

This product is a clever adaptive use of military technology and may be beneficial to people who are snorers, but it is not likely to benefit those with moderate to severe sleep apnea.


Edward Grandi
Executive Director
American Sleep Apnea Association


Posted by: Edward Grandi
on January 11, 2008 05:15 AM GMT

Or we could wait for some evidence before deciding anything resembling science was unnecessary....


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on February 4, 2008 09:18 AM GMT

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