# Smart Slumber Garments Measure Your Health While You Sleep with the Somnus Sleep Shirt By Leslie Chen | Published 2011-06-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/somnus-sleep-shirt References: [shinyshiny](http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2011/05/smart-pyjamas-monitor-sleep.html) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHznMLow8g4&feature=player_embedded) Monitoring sleep patterns is a great way to see how healthy you are, and the Somnus Sleep Shirt does exactly that. Using a type of technology invented by students at [MIT](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mouthio), the shirt records your breathing while you sleep. Not only does the Somnus Sleep Shirt record your breathing, it can transfer the information onto a computer later on. The threads in the shirt record levels of breathing which are then transferred onto a chip found in the pocket. This data is used to create a graph, making it easy to analyze sleep patterns. The Somnus Sleep Shirt can be used to determine how things like stress and exercise affect how well you sleep. It can even be used to help people who suffer from insomnia by showing them how much and how deeply they actually slept. With so many people suffering from [sleeping problems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-sleep) these days, the Somnus Sleep Shirt will provide a great breakthrough in helping those sufferers through the night. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sleep Monitoring Apparel:** Development of sleep monitoring technology empowers the creation of smart apparel. - **Tracking Health Patterns:** Tech-enabled sleep tracking provides new opportunities to monitor and understand personal health patterns. - **Insomnia Management Tools:** Smart sleep garments can provide data to help sufferers better monitor and manage sleep issues. ### Where This Applies - **Healthcare:** Smart apparel can be a new tool to support diagnostics and wellness strategies. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Development of fabrics with built-in monitoring technology creates new opportunity space in the clothing industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** Collaboration with the textile industry can provide new avenues for the integration of technology into smart garments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleep-Monitoring Pads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/isleepad.md) - [Contactless Smart Sleep Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remwave-sleep.md) - [Self-Powered Smart Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-powered-smart-pillow.md) - [Health-Monitoring Mattresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adjustable-smart-bed.md) - [Science-Backed Sleepwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/technical-sleep-apparel.md) - [Slumber-Inducing Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-devices.md) - [Health-Tracking Mattresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eight-sleep-pod-3-mattress.md) - [Nap-Inducing Lulling Robes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zzzn-sleep-apparel-system.md) - [Smart Sleep Bands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garmin-index-sleep-monitor.md)