Optional service
How does your bedroom breathe while you sleep?
A small monitor logs carbon dioxide in your bedroom for three nights, a clear look at whether your bedroom air is refreshing while you sleep. Book it on its own or add it to a mattress visit. It's priced by quote, it isn't included in a mattress visit, and it isn't a medical test.
How the test works
Drop off, sleep, pick up, review
- 01
Day 1
Drop-off
We place the monitor on a nightstand or dresser, away from the bed, windows and supply vents. - 02
Nights 1–3
Three nights of logging
It records CO₂ through normal sleep. No app, no input from you. - 03
Day 4
Pickup
We collect the monitor. - 04
Your report
Review
We walk you through the overnight pattern and the simple ventilation changes worth trying.
What a night can look like
The pattern matters more than one number
Why get a reading
A closed bedroom can build CO₂ all night
Outdoor air is about 427 ppm. With the door and window shut, the CO₂ you breathe out builds up in the room overnight. Bedroom studies have linked that build-up to how well people sleep and how they feel the next day.
2,395
ppm unventilated · research
Average CO₂ in unventilated student bedrooms vs 835 ppm when ventilated. With fresher air, measured sleep quality, next-day sleepiness, concentration and a logical-thinking test all improved.
1,150
ppm door & window shut · research
Average bedroom CO₂ with window and door closed vs 717 ppm with either open. Lower CO₂ went with deeper sleep, better sleep efficiency and fewer awakenings.
427
ppm outdoors
Outdoor CO₂, the baseline a well-ventilated bedroom drifts back toward.
See your own pattern
When CO₂ starts to climb, how high it peaks with the door closed, and how fast it clears in the morning.
Test the easy fixes
Door open, HVAC fan on, or a window cracked. The log shows what each change does in your room.
Pair it with the bed
Fresh air and a sanitized mattress cover both halves of the sleep environment.
Priced by quote.
Tell us whether you want it on its own or added to a mattress visit. Call or text (402) 512-5658.
Pairs with mattress sanitation
The air and the surface, in the same room
Mattress sanitation handles the surface you sleep on; the CO₂ log looks at the air around it. Humidity matters to both: see bed mites and the bedroom CO₂ hub.
Our scope
How it works with your visit
Optional add-on or standalone
A ventilation reading
Next steps are simple
Frequently asked questions
What does bedroom CO₂ testing measure?
Carbon dioxide concentration in the bedroom, logged over 72 hours. People exhale CO₂, so in a closed room it rises overnight unless fresh air comes in. The log is a way to see how well the room ventilates. It is an air-quality and ventilation check, not a health assessment.
Is CO₂ testing included in a mattress visit?
No. It's an optional service, booked on its own or added to a mattress visit, and it's priced by quote. Every mattress visit includes two checks: a moisture check after the job and the built-in bed mite sensor on our UV-C vacuum. We don't run other tests.
How much does bedroom CO₂ testing cost?
It's priced by quote. Call or text (402) 512-5658 and tell us whether you want it on its own or added to a mattress visit.
Do you offer bedroom CO₂ testing in Omaha, Lincoln and Elkhorn?
Yes, across the Omaha and Lincoln metros, including Elkhorn, Bennington, Valley, Waterloo, Gretna, Papillion and Ashland. Call or text (402) 512-5658 to book.
Where does the monitor go?
On a nightstand or dresser, away from the bed, open windows and supply vents, so it reads the room rather than one draft. It needs no app and no input from you.
What if the readings are high?
High overnight CO₂ usually means the room gets little fresh air with the door and windows closed. Common next steps are simple: keep the door open, run the HVAC fan, or crack a window. For a ventilation change to the house itself, talk with an HVAC contractor.
From the Knowledge Center
Sourced, plain-English answers from the Sleep Sanitation Knowledge Center.
- Bedroom CO2How does the 72-hour bedroom CO2 test work?A monitor logs your bedroom's CO2 for three nights, then you get a plain-language ventilation report with airflow tips. Optional, quoted, not medical.Read more
- Knowledge CenterBedroom CO2: ventilation, sleep and what the numbers meanWhy CO2 builds up in a closed bedroom overnight, what sleep research links to fresher bedroom air, how to read a monitor and how to get more fresh air in.Read more
- Bedroom CO2How do you read a night of bedroom CO2 readings?A night of CO2 data has a shape: a starting level, a climb, a peak and a response to change. What each says about your bedroom's airflow, with an example.Read more
Ask for a CO₂ quote.
Call or text (402) 512-5658, or email info@sleepsanitation.com.