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Hot Flashes Keeping You Up at Night?


ossing and turning. Turning and tossing. Any way you spin it, millions of women with meno-


pause go through the same nightly routine. In fact, according to a 2007 survey by the National Sleep Founda- tion “Nearly half of midlife women in the United States—46% of those ages 40 to 54, and 48% of those ages 55 to 64—report sleep problems.” So, what's keeping menopausal


women up at night? Hot flashes, i.e., those moments where one feels as if the body were slowly burning from the inside out. Almost 75% of wom- en in the U.S. will experience meno- pause-related hot flashes. These hot spells deny women sleep, often with negative effects from this lack of sleep spilling over into their daily lives.


Counting Sheets While the typical "go to" solu-


tions for menopause are prescription medications, women are becoming more hesitant about treatments such as hormone replacement therapy, which has been linked to cancer. Recently, however, a new solution has emerged and is gaining trac- tion: bed linens. Yep, what you're sleeping on can help


minimize or deter nighttime hot flashes. But not all bedding is made equal. One of the biggest myths out there, according to James Barry, business manager for health- care products at Precision Fabrics Group (PFG) in Greensboro, North Carolina, is that high-thread count equals a better quality sheet. Barry notes that high thread counts


lead to stiffer and harsher fabrics, espe- cially when it comes to cotton. “Almost


everyone these days knows to wear per- formance, moisture-wicking fabrics when they work out, to reduce sweat and clam- miness,” says Barry. “But we’re all still going to bed at night on stiff cotton sheets that have no therapeutic properties, and are known to produce more lint, collect allergens, and cause skin-irritating fric- tion.”


Scientists have discovered through


testing that moisture that accumulates between the body and a sheet leads to friction that damages skin and leaves abra- sions, especially with cotton bedding. While testing was originally done on hospital patients suffering from pressure wounds, the success of bed linens as treat- ment for skin conditions has opened new


doors of application. In a 2014 study , women expe-


Your Sheets May Hold the Key


riencing hot flashes and night sweats as a result of menopause were as- signed to sleep on a bedding made from continuous filament fibers that wicked moisture away from skin. A quality-of-life assessment was made regarding the bedding’s effects on the study participants’ ability to keep cool, their amount of sweating, and the level of perceived comfort while using the experimental bedding. Improvement was seen across all areas. In additional studies, bed linens


have proved successful in the reduc- tion and treatment of eczema, pso- riasis and acne.


Sleep Matters Barry points out that when you


consider that we spend almost a third of our life sleeping, the quality of our


sleep matters. For women suffering from night sweats and hot flashes, quality of life often deteriorates during menopause, due to lack of sleep. If you’re a woman suffering from hot


flashes and night sweats, finding the right type of moisture-wicking, non-cotton bed linens may be the solution for you. While it likely won’t be a cure all, the right bed- ding can help make nights easier to get through. Look for linens that will help keep you cool and dry. Sleepless nights with lots of tossing and turning can be draining. It’s time to get a good night’s sleep.


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James Barry is business manager for health- care products at Precision Fabrics Group (PFG) in Greensboro, North Carolina. Precision Fabrics Group is known through- out the world for developing innovative and technically advanced fabrics for aero- space, healthcare, military, industrial, pharmaceutical and microelectronic manufacturing use. Our fabric experts set out to build the ultimate bedding for those that suffer from skin-care and related sleep issues. As a result, thousands of people have enjoyed dramatically improved sleep thanks to our DermaTherapy® sheets, the only linens approved by the FDA as a class I medical device for the treatment of skin conditions. Learn more at www.derma- therapy.com.


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