ACE Brand Night Wrist Sleep Support, Adjustable

The velcro on my previous wrist brace wore out, so I went looking for a new one. *This brace was a major upgrade, and well worth the cost.* Waking up with my hand completely numb from carpal tunnel was extremely distressing, and I worried about lasting nerve damage from allowing that to continue. I bought this with urgency after my previous one kept falling off in the night, seeking something with more support than options with just the metal splint. It's like the cadillac of wrist braces. The material feels durable, thick, and high quality. The inner bead-filled pillows are pleasantly dense, as they should be, and supported my wrist perfectly. When I went to sleep wearing this, I never woke up with numbness. It's reversible too, so it works with both sides! If you have similar needs, I cannot recommend this brace more highly. 《 100% human review ˙ᵕ˙ 》

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.

I developed horrible nocturnal carpal tunnel after a lot of hand/wrist over-use during a cross-country move (too much crunching up packing paper and bubble wrap). It was a terrible, agonizing, searing pain shooting from my fingers to my elbow, plus numbness and swelling that was so painful, I almost went to the ER. After figuring out what was wrong with me, I decided to buy this brace to wear to bed and have been wearing it for about 3 weeks now, only at night. Man, had this helped! No more horrendous pain, no more numbness, no more swelling. I do wake up with my hand slightly stiff and sore from being in one position for hours but it wears off after a couple minutes of stretching and moving and is nothing compared to the horrific pain I was in before. HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you are suffering from carpal tunnel, particularly after sleeping. Thus really does help rest and heal your median nerve.

Works really well and provides good support as well as comfort while you sleep. Definitely recommend.

UPDATE 6/3/14 THESE ARE GREAT AND I'M NOT SORRY TO SAY I WAS WRONG! I have not tried 3 other wrist guards for my carpel tunnel .. NONE of them worked as effectively as these. SO I decided with ALL the things I HATED about these .. I would reorder! WHAT A SHOCK! The manufacturer must have HEARD the complaints about the cording!! They have replaced the cording with SILKY AS silk can be!! There is not a harsh thing about these now except for the usual Velcro closings. Plus I leave the Velcro fairly loose so they just slip on and off easily. I am happy to say I was wrong and they are working VERY well for my carpel tunnel .. AND by leaving my "trigger thumb" inside and holding my hand on edge at night .. that is healing very nicely also! No second cortisone shot for the trigger thumb I'm hoping! I think you can be confident in buying these .. I am pretty close to an expert now having purchased and given away AT LEAST 4-5 different brands! These are good! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= WANTED TO LIKE THESE .. BUT THEY WERE JUST TOO MISERABLE! Just AWFUL!! They felt like BEAR PAWS! I tried them for at least 5 months because they seemed to be effective for my carpel tunnel and trigger thumb IF I kept my thumb INSIDE .. but OHHHH what misery if you had a cold! I had a virus when I had to blow my nose every 2 minutes .. I was already sick as a dog and thought I'd scream every time I had to take those darn things on and off every time. However the VERY WORST thing is the HORRIBLE rough/damaging cording!! I am NOT a spring chicken so do not heal in a day .. those darn things left GOUGES in my hands taking them on and off during the night to go to the bathroom .. blow my nose .. adjust the covers or whatever. Sorry .. not for me! Tossed the darn things in the garbage .. maybe effective but too bulky and too cording too darn poorly designed! That said .. I just today received from Amazon: PAIR of Thermoskin Carpal Tunnel Braces with Dorsal Stay, Black , Left & Right Medium http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011TGNM8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Read all the reviews because I SO depend on the Amazon Reviewers! They appear that they have a larger thumb opening .. I am going to give them a shot. I will try to remember to update this review when I have a better feel for how they function. Hopefully the Thermoskin Carpal Tunnel Braces with Dorsal Stay I received today will work .. I'm tired of reading reviews and trying things truthfully!

Damn! It works for “carpel tunnel.” I’m very skeptical about advertised garbage claim to “cure” just about everything under the sun. When my median nerve running through the carpel tunnel in my wrist was under pressure due to wrist flexation and sleep with my elbow tucked and curled (along with my wrist), I had numbness and tingling in my thumb. Since doctors didn’t do much for me (one DID advise to wear a wrist brace), I said “the hell with it” and gave the brace a try. I’m glad I did. The tingling stopped in just about one day. After two days, the pain and numbness were gone. Your hand gets a little still after wearing it all night like I did but it loosens up quickly. If you’re dealing with carpel tunnel syndrome, give it a try.

Amazing product! Unlike the brace my doctor recommended, this brace actually relieves the symtoms of tingling, numbness and burning while I sleep. I have carpal tunnel symtoms in both hands. I was skeptical at first since the doc recommended brace only made matters worse. But I wear this brace on both hands at night and rarely wake with symtoms. I also find in the morning, I don't start the day with numb fingers and swolen hands. Like others reviewers have said, I think the cushion in the center makes all the difference!

My wrist was burning along with my fingers and my fingers were going numb in the middle of the night due to carpal tunnel. I couldn’t sleep at all. Then I found this wrist brace and it is so comfortable. I’m able to sleep with it. And the burning stopped immediately. It’s very durable and you can wash it. There is a soft bean bag type section that goes over the metal bar so you don’t feel anything but comfort! I definitely recommend this night wrist support. I also use it during the day.

My husband is a painter and has sore wrists often. He's been working 7 days a week and he noticed that his pain significantly reduced from wearing the guards when he sleeps. As before the guards he would notice the burning in his wrist that would happen after a 5 day work week. That extra support so you don't bend your wrists at night truly made a difference for him. He wears one on each hand but it is definitely worth the investment.

Nice feel and ability to adjust the straps and the angle you hand rests

tengo un problema de ligamento dañado y notaba que me dolía mucho la mano al despertar en las mañanas, cuando empecé a usar esta muñequera por las noches el dolor matutino desapareció. Al principio tardas un poco en acostumbrarte a la posición de la mano o el simple hecho de tener algo en la mano mientras duermes, pero con el tiempo nisiquiera la notarás

Immediate relief on my left wrist and arm once I put it on.

I received the product but it seems that it is not new. The product packaging is open and the splint seems to be used before