I never wore a wrist brace before. Diagnosed with carpal tunnel so I searched for suitable brace without any prior knowledge. My hand burned at night keeping me awake and unable to relieve pain. This brace is perfect! It has a soft sleeve inside so wrist slides in it is well padded to provide comfort all night. And it works! No burn for last 3 nights even last night as my hand burned before I put it on. The correct position must have calmed the inflammation and burn. I am impressed as I didn't believe a simple wrist splint would work. Read more
These wrist supports have really helped me manage wrist pain. When my wrists start to ache, I put them on before bed, and after a few nights of sleeping with them, I feel noticeable relief. They keep my wrists stable without being too tight, and the adjustable straps make it easy to find the right fit. The material feels soft and breathable, so they do not get too hot overnight. If you deal with wrist discomfort or need extra support while sleeping, these are a simple and effective solution. Read more
Lightweight, comfortable , really effective. I have mild to moderate carpal tunnel symptoms at night (while sleeping like most people I tend to flex my wrists putting pressure on the median nerve). This product holds my wrist straight and has almost completely eliminated the tingling and numbness that wakes me up. Read more
My carpel tunnel only tends to trouble me at night. This is the most comfortable brace I've bought yet that so far, has actually prevented my hand from going numb (so far--it's only been 3 nights). It has a narrow pillow of bean bag foam bits inside it, that fits under your wrist and hand, at first I thought hmmn, not sure I will be able to sleep with this thing but it's been great. It's much softer than any other brace I've tried yet still provides lots of support due to how the pillow sits under your wrist. The way it's designed, it doesn't need to be as tight on your arm as the others do. The only thing I dislike about it, that could be changed, is the ugly blue color. I am not a fan of blue at all, if it was a brace I needed to wear during the day in public, it would be a no-go due to the color. Otherwise, I don't feel I can deduct a star due to color, when I am only sleeping in it. If you need to wear one of these on both wrists at night and you are female, that might be an issue with middle of the night #1 visits, as I think I would need to remove one in that case. Read more
Works really well and provides good support as well as comfort while you sleep. Definitely recommend. Read more
WHY I BOUGHT IT: My Dr recommended I wear wrist braces at night due to carpal tunnel. After years as a software engineer typing code at light speed daily, I retired to severe nightly hand pain thus necessitating wrist braces. After weeks of research I decided to buy and compare 2 different styles: this one which I came to call my "comfy hand pillow" and the more "normal" type with removable metal stiffener and multiple large velcro straps. I quickly came to love this one and think of the other as a device of torture. Eventually, I ordered a 2nd one like this so both hands could be happy. WHAT I LIKE: - It's so comfy. I call it my hand pillow.. - It works even without being tight - It can be worn on either hand (but I had to buy another one anyhow to keep my 2 hands from fighting over it.) ISSUES: I have not found any issues yet. After months of wear I bought a 2nd one for my other hand. Some people complain that you can't do anything with it on, but note that the box clearly says it's for SLEEPING. I have learned to operate the tv remote with it on, btw. Some people also complain about the narrow velcro straps, but I would caution you to try wearing it as loose as possible. When I loosened the straps I found it more comfortable and EZ to pull on & off yet no less effective. BOTTOM LINE: I highly recommend this one! Buy it; your hand will thank you! Read more
I developed pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands. I debated between purchasing the ACE Night Wrist Sleep Support (which was recommended in a "best of" list of carpal tunnel arm supports) and the ComfyBrace (because of the large number of reviews (10x as many as for the ACE brace), many of them positive). I went ahead and bought one of each and tried them on both hands. Short story - I think the ACE brace feels like a better quality product and provides more support. It's $2 more expensive, but I would probably buy another ACE brace rather than the ComfyBrace. Both the ComfyBrace and the ACE brace have fundamentally the same design. They both have a sleeve you put your hand through, with thumb holes on each side of the sleeve so that the sleeve can be worn on either hand. The sleeve covers your palm and extends maybe a third of the way up your forearm. There is some padding along the inside of the forearm and wrist, and then there is a pouch or sac of cushioning (think small pellets, akin to what goes into a bean bag) that is supposed to fit into the palm, to support your palm and your fingers in a "natural" curve. There is also a strip of stiff material sewn into the sleeve that runs down the palm and the length of your wrist and forearm to stabilize your arm. Both braces then have a wrap with three tabs (one at the top of the palm, one around your wrist, and one at the forearm) that allow you to adjust how snugly the sleeve fits. I think the problem with the ComfyBrace is that the pouch/sac that is supposed to fit into your hand is 1) smaller than the equivalent in the ACE brace; and 2) more loosely filled, so it's thinner and flattens out a bit too much when you set the tabs for the wrap. Wearing the two braces side by side, the ComfyBrace just didn't feel as supportive as the ACE Brace because there wasn't as much cushion for the hand. I felt compelled to tighten the tabs on the ComfyBrace to get the same feeling of support, but perversely, this ended up flattening the pouch, and a lot of the supportive cushioning got squished out to the side, away from my thumb. In addition, the materials used in the ACE brace feel a little higher quality - the fabrics feel a little less flimsy and the pellets in the cushion for the palm are smaller, so in addition to the palm cushion being larger than the equivalent in the ComfyBrace, it's also firmer and provides more support. YMMV - I've certainly seen some reviews complaining that the ACE brace is bulky. One person's supportive is another person's own bulky, I guess. In fact, I tried wearing both braces on each hand on different nights, and on the night I tried the ComfyBrace on my right hand (which has worse symptoms), I ended up having to swap the braces and give my right hand the ACE Brace. My right hand was falling asleep with the ComfyBrace on, but this problem stopped once I switched to the ACE Brace. My left hand isn't as bad as the right, and the ComfyBrace has helped on the left. All in all, the ComfyBrace probably would work for someone with relatively small hands (my own hands are 7.5" around the knuckles), or someone who doesn't have very severe carpal tunnel syndrome. But I think anyone with larger hands or a worse case of carpal tunnel would probably feel better with the ACE Brace. In addition, FWIW, I've found that while the braces do help at night, they don't get rid of my carpal tunnel symptoms during the day. This is my first time dealing with carpal tunnel, so I thought (perhaps naively) that wearing nighttime braces would address the problem entirely or at least reduce daytime symptoms as well as nighttime symptoms. They mostly help with nighttime problems (for me, it's my hands feeling like they were falling asleep), and certainly my hands look less puffy in the mornings than they used to, before I started wearing the braces. But I still have grip problems during the day, which I assume either need to be treated with a daytime brace (neither the nighttime ComfyBrace nor ACE brace is really compatible with daytime activities), or they will hopefully go away once I'm done being pregnant. Read more
