. . . AND A COOLING PAD FOR HOT FLUSHES

Moona Smart Cooling Pillow Pad, £290.05, en.getmoona.com CLAIM: A clock radio-sized device, this is connected to a water-filled pad that slips inside your pillowcase. You use an app to select the desired temperature to give you ‘the sleep you deserve’. The maker’s research shows women aged 45-plus get 38 minutes more sleep a night when using this pad. EXPERT VERDICT: ‘Up to 60 per cent of women who are going through or have been through the menopause have their sleep disturbed by hot flushes and night sweats,’ says Dr Ari Manuel, a respiratory, sleep and ventilation consultant at Spire Liverpool Hospital. ‘But what actually causes these is still little understood.

‘I’m not sure this device would help as, although it might make the pillow cold, it probably is not cold enough to lower the entire body’s core temperature and cool the body as a whole. If anything, a cold pillow could stop you from sleeping.

‘You could try having a warm shower before bed as this, counterintuitively, lowers the body temperature; and open the bedroom window slightly to keep the room cool as you sleep.’ 2/10