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Do you have any specific devices in mind?

by redka 7y ago

Tomte 7y ago
Withings (ex Nokia) is selling mats that you put under your sheets and where you lie on. I think Apple does, too, but only in America. That's probably the best device for home-use. But sleep labs are using EEGs, cameras, microphones and puls oxymeters for a reason. Don't expect medical-grade results from a home-use device. Less accurate are several kinds of fitness trackers/smart watches, very inaccurate are smartphone apps.
- redka 7y ago
  I wish the Withings mat would have the option to wake me up when optimal time comes. I had a fitness tracker that did that but it was very subtle and started working after a few weeks.
  - SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
    Are you thinking of the Pebble watch? Maybe in combination with some Android app? I had this setup years ago and I do miss it. I'll have to see whether it can be replicated with my current Fitbit, last I checked it couldn't but it was a while ago.
KevinAiken 7y ago
I don't know what specific devices they may have had in mind, but one accessible way to track sleep is with a smartwatch. I use a Huawei Watch 2, and it tracks pretty accurately from what I've seen. Other Wear OS devices are probably similar.
loudmax 7y ago
I have a Xiaomi fitness band 2. As far as I can tell, the sleep metrics it reports are pretty good. I wouldn't attempt to compare its accuracy to an Apple watch, but the Xiaomi's battery charge lasts about a week and it cost $30.
- neves 7y ago
  I'm really impressed with Mi Band 2 sleep tracking. It correctly matches the time I go to bed, and get up. Also gets each time I wake up during the night, or when I'm reading before sleep. I'm not sure about the "deep sleep" recording, and maybe I'm being suggested, but in nights with low deep sleep I fell terrible. Just monitoring my sleep I improved it. Sorry that it does not have a smart alarm neither an alarm to go to bed.
scarejunba 7y ago
I have a Luna smart mattress topper. I think they rebranded to Eight or something. Pretty good stuff.
waterhouse 7y ago
I've used (a) the Beddit touch-sensitive mat, (b) the Fitbit watch, and (c) the Oura ring. Beddit claimed I never slept more than 2 hours a night, which was something of an exaggeration. Fitbit was better, but I still caught it a couple of times claiming that I was asleep when I was actually lying awake reading for an hour. I've been using the Oura ring for maybe 6 months and I haven't caught it in any known mistakes so far; there was one weird thing where if you had multiple sleep periods separated by several hours, it'd show only one of them in the cloud view, but I've not hit that recently. I would recommend the Oura ring with few reservations.
maxlamb 7y ago
I personally find the Oura ring to be great at tracking sleep stages and various biometrics during sleep like HRV and body temp change.
- redka 7y ago
  But there's no way whatsoever to use to wake up at an optimal time, right?

Do you have any specific devices in mind?

by redka 7y ago

Do you have any specific devices in mind?

Withings (ex Nokia) is selling mats that you put under your sheets and where you lie on. I think Apple does, too, but only in America. That's probably the best device for home-use. But sleep labs are using EEGs, cameras, microphones and puls oxymeters for a reason. Don't expect medical-grade results from a home-use device. Less accurate are several kinds of fitness trackers/smart watches, very inaccurate are smartphone apps.

redka 7y ago
I wish the Withings mat would have the option to wake me up when optimal time comes. I had a fitness tracker that did that but it was very subtle and started working after a few weeks.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
  Are you thinking of the Pebble watch? Maybe in combination with some Android app? I had this setup years ago and I do miss it. I'll have to see whether it can be replicated with my current Fitbit, last I checked it couldn't but it was a while ago.

KevinAiken 7y ago

I don't know what specific devices they may have had in mind, but one accessible way to track sleep is with a smartwatch. I use a Huawei Watch 2, and it tracks pretty accurately from what I've seen. Other Wear OS devices are probably similar.

loudmax 7y ago

I have a Xiaomi fitness band 2. As far as I can tell, the sleep metrics it reports are pretty good. I wouldn't attempt to compare its accuracy to an Apple watch, but the Xiaomi's battery charge lasts about a week and it cost $30.

neves 7y ago
I'm really impressed with Mi Band 2 sleep tracking. It correctly matches the time I go to bed, and get up. Also gets each time I wake up during the night, or when I'm reading before sleep. I'm not sure about the "deep sleep" recording, and maybe I'm being suggested, but in nights with low deep sleep I fell terrible. Just monitoring my sleep I improved it. Sorry that it does not have a smart alarm neither an alarm to go to bed.

scarejunba 7y ago

I have a Luna smart mattress topper. I think they rebranded to Eight or something. Pretty good stuff.

waterhouse 7y ago

I've used (a) the Beddit touch-sensitive mat, (b) the Fitbit watch, and (c) the Oura ring. Beddit claimed I never slept more than 2 hours a night, which was something of an exaggeration. Fitbit was better, but I still caught it a couple of times claiming that I was asleep when I was actually lying awake reading for an hour. I've been using the Oura ring for maybe 6 months and I haven't caught it in any known mistakes so far; there was one weird thing where if you had multiple sleep periods separated by several hours, it'd show only one of them in the cloud view, but I've not hit that recently. I would recommend the Oura ring with few reservations.

maxlamb 7y ago

I personally find the Oura ring to be great at tracking sleep stages and various biometrics during sleep like HRV and body temp change.

redka 7y ago
But there's no way whatsoever to use to wake up at an optimal time, right?