Summary: Sleep Number has introduced its latest smart bed, ClimateCool, which builds on the temperature-adjusting features of the Climate360 bed by actively cooling both sides to enhance sleep quality for each sleeper. The bed incorporates scientifically backed cooling programs developed with research from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine to help individuals achieve deeper, more comfortable sleep. The ClimateCool smart bed, part of Sleep Number’s new Climate Series, aims to address common sleep challenges such as night sweats and hot flashes by cooling up to 15 degrees on each side. Sleep Number continues to collaborate with experts and present its findings at scientific meetings, including the Menopause Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
Key Takeaways:
- Personalized Cooling for Better Sleep: The ClimateCool smart bed actively draws heat away from sleepers, cooling up to 15 degrees per side to support optimal sleep temperature for each individual.
- Research-Backed Cooling Programs: The SmartTemp cooling programs, developed in partnership with Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, are designed to reduce night disruptions and improve sleep quality.
- Addressing Menopausal Sleep Challenges: Sleep Number’s research highlights how menopausal women experience sleep issues related to temperature, and the ClimateCool bed is positioned to provide targeted relief for these sleepers.
Sleep Number Corporation has launched the new ClimateCool smart bed, which actively cools and adjusts to both sleepers.
Sleep Number’s latest smart bed builds on the active temperature technology of its Climate360 smart bed, which cools and warms on both sides. In addition to featuring adjustable firmness on each side, the new ClimateCool delivers cooling relief for each sleeper by actively drawing warm air away from their body to support their ideal climate.
Plus, it features scientifically backed cooling programs, developed in partnership with research conducted at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. The programs are designed to provide deeper, more comfortable sleep. The ClimateCool smart bed cools up to 15 degrees on each side of the bed for each sleeper’s ideal sleep temperature.
The new smart bed is available as part of Sleep Number’s new Climate Series, a collection of smart beds designed with active air technology and individualized temperature control.
Sleep quality and temperature are closely connected, with 80% of couples reporting one or both partners sleep too hot or too cold, according to a 2020 Sleep Number survey. Science also tells us temperature fluctuations are common throughout life and with various conditions, which can impact sleep. For instance, menopausal women struggle with being too warm at night. By surveying Sleep Number’s Sleep Science Panel, a total cohort of 494,000 Smart Sleepers who have opted to participate in the brand’s ongoing sleep science research, Sleep Number found that menopause negatively impacts sleep quality of women ages 35–54 who experience moderate to severe symptoms.
The survey, which yielded responses from more than 10,550 Smart Sleepers, also revealed that 90% of female respondents experiencing menopause or perimenopause suffer from night sweats.
“Our purpose is to improve the health and well-being of society through higher quality sleep. With an aging US population and nearly 1.2 billion women in or nearing menopause globally by 2030±, temperature is an issue greatly impacting society,” says Shelly Ibach, chair, president and CEO of Sleep Number, in a release. “Our new ClimateCool smart bed and partnership with world-class researchers at Northwestern University supports all sleepers in their need to sleep comfortably in their optimal cooling environment.”
ClimateCool Smart Bed Features
Sleep Number ClimateCool smart bed features include:
- Cooling Technology: Sleep Number’s dynamic airflow system draws excess heat away from the body, instantly cooling and refreshing the sleeper’s microclimate. Combined with cooling ceramic gel layers and a breathable sleep surface, it provides cooling for both sleepers.
- Cooling Programs Backed by Science: Sleep Number’s new SmartTemp Programs are scientifically supported cooling programs developed in partnership with research conducted at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University to enhance sleep comfort. Sleep physician Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD, spearheaded the research, which monitored the effects of temperature on sleep and led to the development of the SmartTemp Programs. Smart sleepers can choose from these cooling programs, which automatically adjust throughout the night to match their sleep schedule and individual needs. Available programs for our Climate Series smart beds include:
- “All Night Cooling,” which keeps sleepers cool and can help ease temperature changes and hot flashes, and
- “Deep Sleep Cooling,” designed to help reduce sleep disruptions in the middle of the night.
- Sleepers can also personalize a custom program based on their individual needs and preferences, whether they want help falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up.
Additionally, for existing and new sleepers who own a Sleep Number Climate360 smart bed or the foot-warming feature, the new SmartTemp Programs include a “Warming and Deep Sleep Cooling” program, which is designed to help sleepers fall asleep faster and stay asleep, as well as a “Foot Warming” program, scientifically proven to help sleepers fall asleep faster and can help with relaxation.
The programs will be available via an over-the-air update.
“Temperature is undoubtedly one of the biggest sleep challenges facing couples, and Sleep Number is uniquely positioned to address temperature struggles during sleep as evidenced by our innovation, research, and partnership roadmap,” says Annie Bloomquist, chief innovation officer at Sleep Number, in a release. “Our new ClimateCool smart bed actively draws excess heat away to provide the most effective cooling available. And, the smart bed’s cooling features —supported by a scientific partnership with Northwestern University—its competitive price point and the inclusion of a smart adjustable base, make our latest innovation the superior choice for couples who need temperature relief.”
Presentation at Menopause Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting
Recently, Sleep Number presented findings on the association between sleep quality and severity of menopausal symptoms at the Menopause Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago. The research leveraged objective sleep data from Sleep Number smart beds and self-reported menopause symptom data from the brand’s Smart Sleepers.
The objective data revealed that sleep quality is significantly lower for women reporting severe symptoms of menopause. Sleep Number’s platform can also detect the improvement in restful sleep and HRV associated with symptom-alleviation treatment.
Sleep Number will also present results from its research collaboration with Northwestern University at Neuroscience 2024, hosted by the Society for Neuroscience, Oct 5-9 in Chicago. Sleep Number will present the results alongside Northwestern University researchers, including Zee.
The new Sleep Number ClimateCool smart bed is available now at sleepnumber.com and at Sleep Number stores, beginning at $5,499 (queen size, with integrated base) and $6,999 (queen size, with FlexFit 2 adjustable base).
Photo caption: The ClimateCool smart bed actively cools and adjusts to both sleepers.
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