Question Title: Advise

I'm the husband of a wonderful lady who has suffered with MS for 27 years. Here name is Joyce Thurston.

The reason I'm writing is because recently we hired a lady to be a caregiver to Joyce by the name of Linda. A problem developed between
Linda and I concerning Joyce's condition. Please don't get me wrong Linda is supplying loving treatment to Joyce. But one friction we have is that all the years we have been married (17) Joyce liked to sleep real hot (with an electric blanket on high). In the last five years her health has declined and she no longer can really understand or express her wishes. She will usally agree/disagree with whatever way you slant the question.

We have found these remarkable products from Japan called infra-red. We have an infra-red comforter that Joyce said she likes to sleep under (without electric blanket). Linda says it is more healthy for her to sleep with just a sheet and stay cool. Well all the years we have been married Joyce has slept hot but wanted to be cool in the day time. Linda is telling me for her to sleep hot worsens MS.

My question to you is this, does sleeping under a comforter bad for MS?

Is it better for an MS patient to sleep cool?

Please write back and let me know.

Sincerely,

Grady Thurston

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You sound like a kind loving man Grady and your wife is fortunate to have you. In cases like this I think you are the best judge as to how her condition is. Most MS patients complain that they feel worse in the heat and in the "old" days hot tubs were used as provocative tests to induce MS symptoms. If you feel that your wife is better with the heat then go that way. If it appears that she is worse after a night of heat then you should change. Sometimes it is a trial and error. Good luck
This information is provided for general medical education purposes. Please consult your doctor for diagnostic and treatment options.

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