New Study Shows that the Use of Somna Chain Weighted Blanket™ Reduces Insomnia

A new extensive study on how the Somna Chain Weighted Blanket™ can help people with and insomnia is to be presented on the conference “The World Sleep Congress of the World Sleep Federation”, in Istanbul on the 31th of October 2015. Insomnia is a common, and growing, occurrence in all of the industrialized world. Insomnia is not only effecting the suffering individuals well-being but also impose enormous costs on society due to increased number of accidents and sick-leave. Because of this there is a high demand for simple yet effective solutions for improving sleep quality. Solutions are search for that are more cost effective and with less side effects than drugs. The study shows a significant improvement in sleep quality (both objectively and subjectively) for people with insomnia when they were using the Somna Chain Weighted Blanket™.

Gaby Badre, physician, specialist in sleep medicine and head of the study:

– It has been suggested that weighted blankets can provide a beneficial calming effect, especially in clinical

disorders. Hence, we aimed to investigate the effects of a chain weighted blanket on insomnia, using

objective and subjective measures. Overall, we found that when the participants used the weighted

blanket, they had a calmer night’s sleep. This result is statistically secured.

For further information, please contact:

• Gaby Badre, tel. +46 31-10 77 80, fromgb@aol.com
• Fredrik Löfgren, tel. +46 707-10 38 28, fredrik@somna.eu

  The complete study is published in the ”Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders“ and can be downloaded on the following link, http://www.jscimedcentral.com/SleepMedicine/sleepmedicine-2-1022.pdf.

  Link to “The World Sleep Congress of the World Sleep Federation 2015“ http://www.congrex.ch/worldsleep2015/worldsleep2015.html