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If you are having trouble sleeping or want to improve your sleep, a sleep monitor may help your situation. While a 6-lead EEG that you would wear during a sleep

If you are having trouble sleeping or want to improve your sleep, a sleep monitor may help your situation. While a 6-lead EEG that you would wear during a sleep study is the most accurate way to determine your quality and quantity of sleep, consumer-grade sleep trackers are accurate enough to give you ballpark numbers on your sleep. You can start with a Fitbit (Apple Watch battery isn’t robust enough for monitoring all night). The best is to use a non-wearable sleep tracker so that you do not have to wear or remember to do anything. https://amp.businessinsider.com/best-sleep-tracker https://amp.businessinsider.com/best-sleep-tracker https://www.nosleeplessnights.com/best-sleep-tracker/ https://www.nosleeplessnights.com/best-sleep-tracker/ I found that adjusting the thermostat down 5 degrees Fahrenheit at night helps from waking up in the middle of the night. Also, if you want 8 hours of sleep, it means you need to be in bed for about 9 hours.

azag0 8y ago
I haven’t been able to find whether the recommended 7-9 hours per night refers to the time in bed or to actual sleep time (~1 hour less). Does anyone know?
- GatorD42 8y ago
  I've wondered the same thing. I assume it means time in bed, otherwise the recommendation would need a disclaimer about sleep efficiency and time in bed vs actual sleep. Some people are able to get by with around 6 hours of sleep, I've assumed these people have higher sleep efficiency while the 8 hour recommendation is for people with around 85% efficiency.
  - dpark 8y ago
    If it meant “time in bed”, then they’d need the disclaimer about “efficiency”. Someone who takes an hour to fall asleep would be “inefficient” and need more time in bed, but they wouldn’t actually need more sleep.
- dpark 8y ago
  Sleep. The recommendation is always 7-9 hours of sleep. 7-9 hours of laying in bed is not healthy or restful if you’re only sleeping for 3 hours of that time.
aoeusnth1 8y ago
The Apple Watch is fine if you charge it sometime during your waking hours for ~30 minutes.

azag0 8y ago

I haven’t been able to find whether the recommended 7-9 hours per night refers to the time in bed or to actual sleep time (~1 hour less). Does anyone know?

GatorD42 8y ago
I've wondered the same thing. I assume it means time in bed, otherwise the recommendation would need a disclaimer about sleep efficiency and time in bed vs actual sleep. Some people are able to get by with around 6 hours of sleep, I've assumed these people have higher sleep efficiency while the 8 hour recommendation is for people with around 85% efficiency.
- dpark 8y ago
  If it meant “time in bed”, then they’d need the disclaimer about “efficiency”. Someone who takes an hour to fall asleep would be “inefficient” and need more time in bed, but they wouldn’t actually need more sleep.
dpark 8y ago
Sleep. The recommendation is always 7-9 hours of sleep. 7-9 hours of laying in bed is not healthy or restful if you’re only sleeping for 3 hours of that time.

aoeusnth1 8y ago

The Apple Watch is fine if you charge it sometime during your waking hours for ~30 minutes.