Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Five months, one snoring husband, and a headband that finally let me sleep on my side without wires in my ear. Here's what held up and what didn't.

Perytong Sleep Headphones vs Regular Earbuds: Which Is Better for Sleep
Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones vs Regular Earbuds: Which Is Better for Sleep

I've fallen asleep in both. Only one of them didn't wake me up an hour later with a sore ear.

10 Reasons Sleep Headphones Help With Insomnia
Sleep Headphones

10 Reasons Sleep Headphones Help With Insomnia

Ten specific ways a soft Bluetooth headband quieted my racing brain enough to actually fall asleep, and the exact model that made it work for me.

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Perytong Sleep Headphones
Sleep Headphones

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Perytong Sleep Headphones

Two years of failed sleep fixes ended with a soft headband and a pair of flat speakers. Here is what actually happened.

How to Sleep Comfortably With Headphones On
Sleep Headphones

How to Sleep Comfortably With Headphones On

A step-by-step system for actually sleeping in headphones, from a lifelong side sleeper who used to wake up with a charging cable wrapped around her neck.

Perytong Sleep Headphones: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

51,000 reviews made me suspicious, not convinced. Seven weeks and 42 tracked nights later, here's what the star rating doesn't tell you.

Full-Body Pillow

Queen Rose Body Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Sleep Accessories

Queen Rose Body Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

I slept on the Queen Rose U-shaped pregnancy pillow for five months, through two trimesters, one heat wave, and a lot of trial and error. Here's what actually held up.

Queen Rose Pregnancy Pillow vs a Regular Pillow: Is the Upgrade Worth It
Body Pillows

Queen Rose Pregnancy Pillow vs a Regular Pillow: Is the Upgrade Worth It

I spent my whole third trimester testing both setups side by side. Here's what actually changed my sleep, and what a regular pillow still does just fine.

10 Reasons a Body Pillow Helps Side Sleepers
Pillows & Body Support

10 Reasons a Body Pillow Helps Side Sleepers

I'm a lifelong side sleeper who used to wake up with a dead arm and a sore hip every night. Here's exactly what changed once I started sleeping with a full body pillow, and why the QUEEN ROSE U-shaped pillow is the one I still reach for.

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Queen Rose Body Pillow
Sleep Support Pillows

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Queen Rose Body Pillow

Twenty weeks in, I was sleeping in fifteen-minute stretches. Here's what actually got me through the rest of it.

How to Use a Body Pillow for Back Pain Relief
Body Pillows

How to Use a Body Pillow for Back Pain Relief

The pillow only works if you set it up right. Here's the exact five-step process I use to actually get relief, not just a bigger pillow to fight with.

Queen Rose Body Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Body Pillows

Queen Rose Body Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

I didn't believe a giant C-shaped pillow could fix anyone's sleep. Then I tested it on my sister-in-law and, reluctantly, on myself.

Reading Pillow

Sasttie Reading Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Reading & Bed Rest

Sasttie Reading Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Eleven weeks of nightly reading, laptop work in bed, and one very needy cat later, here's what actually held up on the Sasttie back-rest pillow.

Sasttie Reading Pillow vs a Regular Pillow Stack: Which Wins for Bed Rest
Reading Pillows

Sasttie Reading Pillow vs a Regular Pillow Stack: Which Wins for Bed Rest

I spent three weeks alternating between the Sasttie and a stack of my regular bed pillows propped against the headboard. Only one of them was still holding its shape by 10 p.m.

10 Reasons a Reading Pillow Helps Back Support
Reading & Back Support

10 Reasons a Reading Pillow Helps Back Support

Why a structured bed-rest pillow does more for your spine than three stacked bed pillows ever will.

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Sasttie Reading Pillow
Pillows & Bed-Rest Support

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Sasttie Reading Pillow

I wasn't looking for a better night's sleep. I was looking for something to stop my neck from aching every time I read in bed. I found both.

How to Read in Bed Comfortably Without Back Pain
Pillows & Body Support

How to Read in Bed Comfortably Without Back Pain

I used to give up on my nightly reading habit after about ten minutes because my lower back would start screaming. Here's the exact setup that fixed it, built around the Sasttie reading pillow I now use every single night.

Sasttie Reading Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Reading & Bed Support

Sasttie Reading Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

Seven weeks of daily use, including the parts the product photos don't show you.

Heated Blanket

Bedsure Heated Blanket Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Heated Blankets

Bedsure Heated Blanket Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

I've had the Bedsure heated blanket throw draped over my couch since the first cold snap in October. Here's what four months of near-nightly use actually taught me.

Bedsure Heated Blanket vs a Space Heater: Which Warms a Bedroom Better
Heated Bedding

Bedsure Heated Blanket vs a Space Heater: Which Warms a Bedroom Better

I ran a ceramic space heater every winter for three years before I switched to a heated throw. Here's what actually changed, and what I gave up.

10 Reasons a Heated Blanket Helps With Cold Nights
Heated Blankets

10 Reasons a Heated Blanket Helps With Cold Nights

Why I stopped fighting cold sheets and started preheating my bed instead.

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Bedsure Heated Blanket
Heated Blankets

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the Bedsure Heated Blanket

I used to fall asleep in three pairs of socks and still wake up cold. Here's what actually changed that.

How to Stay Warm at Night With a Heated Blanket
Heated Blankets

How to Stay Warm at Night With a Heated Blanket

A heated blanket doesn't automatically fix cold nights. Here's the five-step setup I use to actually stay warm until morning instead of waking up at 3 a.m. with my feet like ice cubes.

Bedsure Heated Blanket: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Heated Blankets

Bedsure Heated Blanket: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

Three winters, one skeptic, and the details the five-star reviews conveniently leave out.

Cool-Mist Humidifier

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Humidifiers

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Six months into a Denver winter that cracked our humidity readings down to 18 percent, here's what the AquaOasis cool mist humidifier actually did for my sleep, my sinuses, and my nightstand.

AquaOasis Humidifier vs an Essential Oil Diffuser: Which Helps You Sleep
Humidifiers

AquaOasis Humidifier vs an Essential Oil Diffuser: Which Helps You Sleep

I ran both on my nightstand for five weeks. Only one of them stopped me from waking up with a scratchy throat.

10 Reasons a Humidifier Helps Sleep Quality
Sleep Environment

10 Reasons a Humidifier Helps Sleep Quality

I run a humidifier in my bedroom every single night now. Here's exactly what it fixed, and the one thing it never will.

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier
Bedroom Humidifiers

How I Finally Fixed My Sleep With the AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier

A dry throat at 3am, a string of nosebleed mornings, and the small nightstand box that quietly ended both.

How to Set Up a Bedroom Humidifier the Right Way
Humidifiers

How to Set Up a Bedroom Humidifier the Right Way

Buying a humidifier is the easy part. Here's the exact five-step setup I use so it actually helps you sleep instead of fogging up your nightstand and growing mold in the tank.

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Humidifiers

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

I've owned three humidifiers that died within a year or grew something I didn't want to look at too closely. Here's what four months with the AquaOasis actually looked like, mess and all.

All Reviews

Perytong Sleep Headphones Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Five months, one snoring husband, and a headband that finally let me sleep on my side without wires in my ear. Here's what held up and what didn't.

Perytong Sleep Headphones: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Sleep Headphones

Perytong Sleep Headphones: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

51,000 reviews made me suspicious, not convinced. Seven weeks and 42 tracked nights later, here's what the star rating doesn't tell you.

Queen Rose Body Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Sleep Accessories

Queen Rose Body Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

I slept on the Queen Rose U-shaped pregnancy pillow for five months, through two trimesters, one heat wave, and a lot of trial and error. Here's what actually held up.

Queen Rose Body Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Body Pillows

Queen Rose Body Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

I didn't believe a giant C-shaped pillow could fix anyone's sleep. Then I tested it on my sister-in-law and, reluctantly, on myself.

Sasttie Reading Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Reading & Bed Rest

Sasttie Reading Pillow Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Eleven weeks of nightly reading, laptop work in bed, and one very needy cat later, here's what actually held up on the Sasttie back-rest pillow.

Sasttie Reading Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Reading & Bed Support

Sasttie Reading Pillow: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

Seven weeks of daily use, including the parts the product photos don't show you.

Bedsure Heated Blanket Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Heated Blankets

Bedsure Heated Blanket Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

I've had the Bedsure heated blanket throw draped over my couch since the first cold snap in October. Here's what four months of near-nightly use actually taught me.

Bedsure Heated Blanket: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Heated Blankets

Bedsure Heated Blanket: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

Three winters, one skeptic, and the details the five-star reviews conveniently leave out.

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use
Humidifiers

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier Review: Our Long-Term Take After Months of Use

Six months into a Denver winter that cracked our humidity readings down to 18 percent, here's what the AquaOasis cool mist humidifier actually did for my sleep, my sinuses, and my nightstand.

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier: An Honest Review From a Skeptic
Humidifiers

AquaOasis Bedroom Humidifier: An Honest Review From a Skeptic

I've owned three humidifiers that died within a year or grew something I didn't want to look at too closely. Here's what four months with the AquaOasis actually looked like, mess and all.

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