Can't Sleep? Maybe These Smart Pajamas Will Explain Why

   By SheSpeaksTeam  Apr 09, 2019
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Trisha L. Andrews

For those of us all too familar with the tossing, turning and restlessness that comes with poor sleep quality, there may be a new set of pajamas that can help get to the bottom of it. Sleep experts have developed a set of smart pajamas that can better help you understand why you experience sleepless nights or just overall poor sleep.

New Scientist reports about the sleep pajamas being developed by experts at the University of Massachussetts that employs sensors to measure a wearers heart rate, breathing and movement throughout the night. There are five lightweight sensors sewn into the machine washable pajamas. Creator of the pajamas,Trisha Andrews, explains about the sensors, “They are sewed onto the seams of the shirt, so you don’t see them.” There is a tiny circuit board that looks like your ordinary button on a pajama shirt, but serves to collect data from the sewn in sensors.

The pajamas may one day be a game changer for overnight sleep studies that usually require patients to be hooked up to uncomfortable wires. Though the smart sleepwear is still in its early stages, Andrews’ team is working to create a matching pair of pajama pants that will sense when there is too much stress placed on the back at night.The team is also making sure the pajamas will work with a number of different body shapes and sizes.

What do you think of these smart pajamas?

Do you think these will help us to better understand the science of sleep?

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TwistedHeart by TwistedHeart | NEW ALBANY, IN
May 15, 2019

I like this idea! It's far better than all the wires you have to wear in sleep studies now. I would LOVE to try these out!

JPAL7573 by JPAL7573 | NASHVILLE, TN
Apr 21, 2019

WOW i think i need these - i would have loved to tried this out

stepmich by stepmich | HECKER, IL
Apr 11, 2019

A friend of mine has a young daughter that has done several sleep studies. These pajamas would make the process so much easier! I could imagine a lot less loose leads when they're already sewn into your pajamas.

umapat by umapat | Newburgh, NY
Apr 10, 2019

I have had the sleep study with all the wires. Most uncomfortable night's sleep ever. If they could use a blanket instead to do this, that would he amazing! But what would happen if the person is a sleeper that tosses and turns? If the covers get kicked off, how would it be an accurate stidy, etc?