

I can’t speak for people who have internal issues with thermal regulation. The cooling phase, in particular, goes against your natural expectations that a surface will warm with your touch, so there’s something counterintuitive and interesting about it. When you wear the device, a spot on your wrist will feel the warmth or coolness it emits, and it’s a pleasant, even intriguing, sensation. In one sense, the Embr Wave does exactly what it claims. The verdict: The Embr Wave is a nifty idea built into a clunky, awkward, and expensive novelty that is far from delivering on its promise. I wore the Embr Wave on and off for a few weeks to test it out and see whether or not it could keep me cool in a heat wave or warm me up in overzealous office air conditioning. There's also an app you can use to change the temperature with a little more control. Pressing a button on the device makes it heat up (or cool down) against your wrist, which then-according to the manufacturers-warms (or cools) the rest of you. You wear the Embr Wave on the inside of your wrist, directly against the pulse point said to be so sensitive to temperature change that targeting it with heat or cold can thermoregulate the entire body. The wrist-worn device-just a little bigger than an Apple Watch-comes with an inch-wide magnetic metal strap that fastens it around your arm. Enter the Embr Wave, a marvelously weird device that promises to regulate your body temperature through your wrist, for the not-so-bargain price of $299. While HVAC technology can precisely control indoor environment, you may have to win a battle over the thermostat to customize it to your exact preference, and that personal comfort could go out the door if you, well, go outside.Īt this point in society’s technological evolution you would think we’d have an easy way to control the atmosphere in our own personal space. One person may prefer the air to be 65 degrees with 65% humidity, another would be more comfortable with it warmer and dryer. The fact is, no temperature will ever be perfect for everyone. Spot one that we've missed? Email us at you’re a person who runs too hot. For our 'As Seen On IG' series, our writers buy them and put them through their paces to find out if they're actually as good as they look online-or too good to be true. This has helped me immensely in dealing with the hot flashes both during the day and especially during the night.We at Reviewed are just as curious about those flashy products we see in our Instagram feeds as you are. I have been struggling with hot flashes due to prostate cancer treatment. I am pleased with the Embr Wave 2 and strongly endorse this product particularly for anyone experiencing hot flashes due to androgen deprivation therapy. Amazing relief from hot flashes… Exactly what I needed to mitigate continuous hot flashes resulting from 2 years of receiving Lupron injections for high risk prostate cancer. I started to feel immediate relief from the first night's use! I am now sleeping through and not waking up in a pool of sweat. I suffer from hot flashes due to the meds that I take, especially when trying to sleep. Thank you for this wonderful device worth every penny. My Wave has mitigated both the intensity and the frequency of these flashes and has done what no medications were able to do. Because of hormonal treatments for cancer, I experience hot flashes several times a day. I urge anyone having hot flashes to get one of these.ĭave M. As soon as I feel a hot flash coming on, I hit the button, and within two minutes or sooner it’s gone. I have had the Wave 2 for about three weeks now, and it is amazing.
