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I own a Dreem V2 headband and though it's more cumbersome than a ring, it's really not a problem. It takes me less than a minute to put it on and activate it ea
by Youden 6y ago
I own a Dreem V2 headband and though it's more cumbersome than a ring, it's really not a problem. It takes me less than a minute to put it on and activate it each night and though it's a little uncomfortable at first, I got used to it quite quickly.
I disagree that it's "more like a medical service for insomnia". The app does have some of your standard CBT stuff in it if you choose to use it but there's also a lot for people without major sleep problems as well. For example there's a sleep schedule function that will give you bedtime reminders and automatically wake you in the morning when you're in a light stage of sleep.
As far as data, I'd say that's one of the major focuses of the app. "Sleep reports" (weekly summaries of your sleep habits) are made very prominent in the main screen of the app and contain reasonably comprehensive but very approachable pieces of data.
As for accuracy, I've compared various products of various kinds such as under bed, apps and wristbands (though not Oura) and found basically everything but Dreem to be pretty garbage at doing anything more than detecting that I'm laying in a bed. I'm not convinced it's possible to detect that I'm awake but lazily delaying leaving the bed with anything but an EEG.
- Waterfall 6y agoWhat's the point after discovering what helps you sleep? I found out I don't sleep well when there's any extra light, and after that there's little benefit from my sleep tracker, except it's also a fitness tracker that I don't think is cumbersome to keep on. What does the data do for you now? I have a day's worth and then I don't care much after, history isn't very usable or actionable.
- Youden 6y agoIf your sleep is absolutely perfect and you never have any issues with energy or anything like that, there probably isn't a point for you. My sleep isn't perfect. I don't have insomnia but I'm terrible at keeping a sleep schedule on my own, I can have trouble falling asleep or I can be woken early for various reasons. The data helps me quantify these problems and act on them. For example I can see that I was bad at adhering to my sleep schedule and try harder. If I didn't have this data I wouldn't know that there was a problem or how bad it was. If I had trouble falling asleep or woke early, I can check the app and see how much sleep I actually got and have an idea of what my energy levels through the coming day are going to be like.
- Waterfall 6y agoMy sleep isn't perfect either but if you feel fine you probably slept enough and if you didn't, you won't. I use a sleep tracker but it's not very useful except for that day. The issue to me is that you never seem to fix your issues from sleep. Did you solve the problems?