My article about explaining mattress price increases on https://t.co/FsVVCAZq3r was #1 in views and the #1 piece of content. We talk about that and more on the Dos Marcos podcast. https://t.co/YRxQ0uydKk
New mattress brand name published for opposition in today's US Trademark Official Gazette: Fukifuki. I hope that's pronounced as a "foo" and not a "fə". https://t.co/FHm1NAuw5y
Casper is again being sued over claims of wiretapping. Arisha Byars, et al. v. Casper Sleep Inc., et al., Case No. 5:22-cv-01801-JGB-KK, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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So, how do you like your curled hair mattress made? A 1935 US Dept. of Commerce Institutions Guideline allowed for 3 different grades - various mixtures of horse main, horse tail and cattle tail. And I hope you like hog. All grades allowed 25% of hog hair. https://t.co/IlBWPPBXOU
Impending addition of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten will further underscore the importance of prioritizing sleep, restoration and travel schedules, @Sleep4Sport@meetasinghmd .
What did soldiers sleep upon at Fort Mackinac in Michigan? The mattress was 78" x 32" x 3.5", stuffed with cotton and tufted 28 times. The bed consisted of wood planks suspended by a metal headboard and footboard. Hardly the lap of luxury.
A boxed-bed mattress isn't a specific type of bed. It's a method of delivery. Boxed mattresses can contain springs, polyurethane foam, memory foam, latex, and even natural materials. "Boxed-Bed" is no more a specific style of mattress than "car" is a specific type of automobile.
Getting a new mattress set? It's your responsibility to compare your existing set height to that of your new set. Mattress stores generally provide thickness information, but unless your salesperson lives in your home, they can't do the measuring for you,
Bestar wall beds recalled - Nebula, PUR, Versatile, Edge, Cielo, Audrea, Lumina, Orion and Novello Full and Queen Wall Beds. Sold online at Wayfair, Costco, Cymax, and Amazon from June 2014 - March 2022. https://t.co/5GQN8KyIWR.
Don't let your sleep tracker tell you how you should feel in the morning! Good thread from Dr. Amy M. Bender (@Sleep4Sport) citing research on strengths and limitations of consumer wearable sleep trackers.
Oh no! My oura ring is telling me I only got 4% deep sleep! What should I do?
Nothing...other than ignore the sleep stage information. Sleep trackers are not accurate when it comes to sleep stages (see ref below).
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Interesting study. Hopefully the beginning of the development of an alternative or supplemental method for predicting sleep apnea. Always nice for clinicians to have another diagnostic tool in their tool box.
This study reports that neck computed tomography with a computational fluid dynamics study of airway pressure and airflow velocity may provide an acceptable prediction of moderate to severe obstructive #SleepApnea. https://t.co/2YQCTzrOCj