always freezing at night. Do you use a heated blanket?

[renard]

For my husband's hospital bed, we got a low-voltage mattress pad made by Electrowarmth-- they come in many sizes-- that we put under his mattress topper with a mattress pad cover on top of it to protect it from the other layers. We duck-taped the cord to the bottom of the mattress, so it would not interfere with bed movement or the Hoyer.

He was very cold all the time and it really helped him sleep. He was also sensitive to pressure so this enabled the use of a lighter blanket. We used a flannel top sheet to help retain the warmth the mattress pad sent upward.

I have not thought about whether this would work with a powered air cell mattress, but it might.

The same company makes a low-voltage throw that can be used in a power or other chair.

[mutton]

Two hot water bottles does it for me. I made cloth covers for them, so that they can be a little hotter, and thus last longer into the night. I also leave my socks and let warmers on for extra protection sometimes. I got burned a couple times early on, but I've enough experience now to know exactly how hot to get the water to avoid burns. This could with a thick hat or sweater over my head at night keeps me warm when I'm sleeping in sub-freezing temperatures, which is often during the winter. And Yes! to the animal fats before bed when I need the extra great body (chicken fat and lard are good ones)- that spoonful of medicine helps the sleepy boy go down.

[titanium4motion]

I used an lelectric blanket year round.

I thought I was on only one who uses an electric blanket to keep warm at night. I have been using electric blanket for decades now. I do not sleep with it directly next to my body.

I sleep with a cotton flat sheet then the electric blanket, a stadium blanket that is thick, comforter and a heavy quilt on top. The heat and weight of the blankets help my legs from jumping at night with klonopin. I sleep with an electric blanket for years and never been burned.

During the winter seasons when I have to drive home from work, a 33 miles drive my legs I called are "popsicles." I just wrap my legs with the blankets and in about an hour they are warmed up.

I stock up on electric blankets. I watch the price of them that are on clearance for $29.99 twin size after the Christmas season; February/March. I get mine at JC Penney's. My wife does not like the electric blanket. For me it's a God's send! So the electric blanket is on my side of the bed.

Several of them have failed over the years and they were replaced under the 5-year warranty. Last year I pre-warmed the bed before I was getting ready for sleep and the control box started to shoot out 2 foot sparks! The wires broken from constant bending. The unit was replaced again free under warranty.

I am not safe with heating pads they can burn you. When I had shoulder pain several years ago I wrapped a heating pad around my arm pit and shoulder a got an nickel size burn blister. That was the last time I ever used a heating pad.

Please do not use a hair dryer to warm you up. I burned my leg in '89 with one huge blister about 3" x 5" and ended me up in the ER. The doctor popped it put silvadene on it and sent me home and told me to see my primary care doctor ASAP to get the dressing changed. It took three months to heal close, no infections.

I even use the electric blanket during the summer months too.

Just be careful using an electric blanket.

Ti

[DeadEye]

Yep, I've used electric blankets for years. I'm a hunter and I'm often out in the teens and 20s for hours. When I get home my legs are blocks of ice. I pre-warm the bed, then turn it off when I turn off the TV an hour or so after I get in bed. Never had a problem. The bottom-line is I can't get to sleep with ice cold legs. Once they warm up, I'm good.

[Rustyjames]

I do the same thing, heat the bed well before I get in. My legs are also like blocks of ice in winter.