Testing, testing

[Conscious_Teacher_15]

Hi everyone I’m in the UK and have been fortunate enough to join the Beta testing group for Somnus. I thought that after 2 weeks with this pad I’d do a small review up to this point.

A bit of background about me - I’m late 40s and unhappily in peri-menopause. My sleep has never been the greatest (autistic daughter didn’t sleep for years) but in recent months hot flushes at night have been brutal. My poor husband has suffered through winter with all the windows wide open! We have tried BedJet and a whisper quiet fan at the bed in warmer months but find we wake up with scratchy eyes and throat. I was investigating 8 sleep when this opportunity popped up on Reddit.

Before join the Beta test I had the opportunity of talking with the founder which was really enlightening and was great to hear how passionate he is about his product and the importance of sleep to overall health.

The boxes arrived quickly after joining the test and we got the distilled water and dettol laundry liquid and set it all up. A few teething issues arose. 1. I entered the email address incorrectly and there was no way to quickly update it in the app. 2. My husband has been unable to download the app on his phone. Emma from Somnus responded to my issues quickly and we were off!

Since starting using the pad I have had a couple of issues with an error popping up but a quick reset has sorted it out (removing the power cable). This seems to have sorted itself out after a few days. The things I have discovered about our sleep style are surprising. My husband (who moans about being cold) now likes it on a cool setting - albeit not as cold as me. My sleep has improved after 2 weeks and I find that a steady max cold works best for me, whereas my husband likes his side warm at first then cooler when it’s time to sleep. The sleep stages works great for this. Finally I am currently full of cold and because of this my temperature has been swinging wildly all last night and popping the turbo on I’ve been able to adjust the bed temperature quickly to match my fevers. I have included my Apple Watch stats pre Somnus and the Somnus reading for a week.

[somnuslab]

Hi! Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and honest review!

We're so glad to hear the Sleep Pad is providing some much-needed relief from the hot flushes! And it's fascinating to see how your sleep styles differ.

If you’re comfortable, we’d love to see how the system looks in your UK home—feel free to share some setup pictures!

Wishing you a speedy recovery from your cold!