Philips - SmartSleep Snoring Relief Band

Customer Images

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• See
  More

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  An effective snoring remedy

  • Tech Insider Network Member

  My first reaction to the tiny SmartSleep puck that came in the box was skepticism but I know (and my wife knows) that I have positional snoring issues, so I felt like I needed to give this device a try. The verdict is that it works as advertised for me. I was very pleasantly surprised. The included band is extremely comfortable to wear and I was able to wear the device through the night with no issues. Furthermore, after the first week, I felt the difference in the quality of my sleep and my wife commented that I was snoring noticeably less. It's important to remember that the device needs that first week to "learn" how best to wake you up - I was a little disappointed at first that I didn't seem to be seeing any change after the first couple nights, but I've used it now every night for four weeks and it didn't really start working effectively until the end of that first week. The documentation also states that the battery will last about a week. In my experience, I was able to go almost two full weeks before needing a top-up, but your mileage may vary. The only two caveats for someone else using the device are as follows: I'm a heavy sleeper who has no issues falling back asleep when I wake in the middle of the night. This device does wake me to the point that, if I had issues falling back to sleep, there might be a problem. Also, my snoring issues are perfectly positional - I snore on my back and not at all on my side. If your snoring issues persist when you sleep on your side, then this device would obviously be less helpful. I would also have one minor wish: I would love to be able to track how the device works over time, but it keeps no history so if you want to track effectiveness over time, you're going to need to record the daily metrics it displays manually. Overall, I really like the SmartSleep and I would happily recommend it to someone else like myself who has very well-defined positional snoring issues and doesn't have problems falling back to sleep after a gentle wake-up.

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

  Posted 6 years ago by Kris1973

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Huge improvement in sleep quality

  • Top 500 Contributor
  • Tech Insider Network Member

  We have been using this device for the last month in hopes of a fuller and more restful nights sleep for my partner and I, the photos below should give a good indication of how well it has been working! My partner has had issues with snoring from sleeping on her back for her entire life, this can be problematic when sharing a bed as the snoring can become so loud it is unbearable for both of us, and sometimes our neighbors (in an apartment). Since using this device, we have been able to gradually improve on the amount of "snore-free" time each night, with very few exceptions (see the November 1st data hiccup). When we first tried the device, she complained about it feeling fairly uncomfortable as to be expected for the first few nights until getting the strap broken in and adjusted just right. Over the last 4 weeks, her time sleeping on her back with loud snoring has decreased to a small portion of the night and continues to decrease. This allows both of us to wake up, well rested and with a little more sanity while virtually eliminating her dry, soar throat in the morning from all the snoring! The battery life is great, lasting just over 8 days of 7-8 hour nights. The device gives you about a half hour to unwind before falling asleep and will adjust the vibration type every few weeks to prevent you from becoming accustomed to the vibration and ignoring it. The operation is very simple, just one button and a series of presses or length of press navigate you through the features. The only thing we didn't like about it was the inability to connect to another device, such as using the USB port to connect to a computer to download the data instead of taking a picture. This could be hugely beneficial, along with a short memory of a few days perhaps, in allowing it's users to set up a long term data set to compare sleep trends. From time to time, the device seems to only track for a few hours and shut off in the middle of the night but, part of that was discovering she sleepwalks occasionally! That is really the only negative I can think about this device, everything else has just been incredible in allowing for a better night's rest! I would highly recommend giving this a try if you or your partner snore (no partner necessary) and repeatedly wake up tired! The cost seems like it may be a lot to try and relieve snoring, but compared to a sleep study at the doctor, it is an excellent value to fix a common problem of bad sleeping posture!

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

  Posted 6 years ago by Mike

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Touchy but potential

  • Top 500 Contributor
  • Tech Insider Network Member

  I have been using this device for a couple of weeks now and I can say that is has helped, but there is some work that needs to be done in order to optimize. First of all, the band if a tad uncomfortable, maybe it's just me and I prefer to now have a stretchy belt on while i sleep, but all in all I think there is some work that can be done to enhance the feeling on my skin. For all of you shirt wearers when you sleep this might be a different story. Secondly, I found that the sensitivity was either too touchy or too lenient. I was still getting the elbow when i was wearing it to roll over from my wife opposed to the reminding vibration of the sensor. That said, I think there is a lot of potential with this device that may simply need to just be optimized in order to enhance the user experience. In conclusion, I think this is a great product but has a ways to go in order to really learn from each individual users sleep and movement patterns. The material or feel is also a tad on the annoying side in my opinion, but may be because I am a little particular when I sleep.

  • 

  Posted 6 years ago by JorgeST