Blanket
What is a Blanket?
The blanket is prepared by sewing two pieces of fabric together using a heavy filling. The weight of the blankets varies between 2 and 13 kilograms. Because every user should choose a blanket suitable for their own body weight. The dimensions of the blankets are also determined by their weight.
What Are the Benefits of a Blanket?
It has been proven as a result of studies that blankets improve sleep quality. Because the light and balanced pressure of the blankets on the body of the users increases the amount of serotonin secretion in the body. The comfort and calmness felt during sleep enables the serotonin hormone to be transformed into melatonin. The hormone melatonin is the main factor that determines sleep quality. Because it can only be activated during sleep, at night and in the dark. The main task of the hormone melatonin is to maintain the biological rhythm of the body. Thus, it also helps to strengthen the immune system and reduce the negative effects of stress on human life.
The benefits of using a blanket are not limited to supporting the secretion of serotonin and melatonin hormones. As mentioned in the book Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, a study conducted in 2008 shows that anxiety patients who use blankets reduce the level of restlessness and anxiety. On the other hand, blankets also show positive effects in patients with disorders such as attention deficit, Asperger’s syndrome and hyperactivity. In short, using a blanket helps improve sleep quality for adults and children alike. Those who use blankets can have a more sound, peaceful and quality sleep.
Who Can Use Blankets?
It is not recommended for babies to use blankets because of the risk created by the weight of the blankets. However, there is no harm in using blankets for adults and children after the age of 2 who do not have any movement restrictions. It is not recommended for people with claustrophobia, who are in the recovery period after surgery, to use a blanket. It is recommended that pregnant women, nursing mothers and people who need to use medication constantly, start using a blanket after getting the doctor’s approval.
How to Choose a Blanket?
The first criterion you should consider when choosing a blanket is your body weight. It is very important that the blanket you choose weighs between 7% and 12% of your body weight. In this way, you can choose a product that can give you a feeling of hug and does not bother you with its weight. When choosing products for children, taking into account the growth period; it is necessary to prefer a blanket that weighs 0.5 – 1 kilogram more than 10% of the weight of the children.
When determining the size of the blanket you choose, it is recommended that you take your own height as a criterion, not the length of your bed. Because your blanket should not hang from the bed, it should be in a size that will stay on you and wrap you. When using your blanket for the first time, you may think that it is too heavy. However, if you choose a product of the right weight and size, you can easily fall asleep as the weight will be evenly distributed throughout your body in a short time.
It is okay to use any extra quilt or blanket in addition to the blanket in cold weather. However, it is very important that the first duvet cover that comes into contact with you is your blanket.
