Fitbit Sleep Tracker overstates "Awake" time

[WillMilspec]

Hi,

I love the fitbit sleep tracking, however it consistently overstates my "awake time".

E.g. if I get 7.5 hours of sleep, it says I was awake for an hour..even if I only remember being awake for 5 minutes....and thus only '6.5 hours of sleep'.

- Was I really awake for that hour?

- Or does something about my sleep make fitbit think I'm awake?

- How does fitbit determine if I am awake?

- Can I make the fitibt "less sensitive" so it does not misattribute bona-fied sleep to awake?

thanks

[cathm]

Hi @WillMilspec 

I found some interesting information in this link:

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2163/?q=sleep+tracking&l=en_US&fs=Search&pn=1#Aw...

To your specific question:

WHY DO I SEE AWAKE MINUTES?

It’s normal to see awake minutes in your sleep stages; studies have shown a typical adult could wake up briefly between 10-30 times per night (source). You may not remember waking up since you likely fell right back to sleep, especially if you were awake for less than 2-3 minutes at a time. If you wake up in the morning feeling like you had a restless night, you may notice more awake minutes in your sleep stages as compared to other nights.

If you previously tracked sleep with Fitbit, your log included the time spent awake, restless, and asleep. We’ve fine-tuned the mechanism we use to track sleep in order to estimate your sleep stages by including heart rate and other data. As a result, we’ve combined the time you spend awake and restless into total awake minutes to give you a better sense of your sleep cycles. 

You may notice more awake minutes in sleep stages than in your previous sleep data due to this change. If you're concerned about meeting your Fitbit goals, you can edit your sleep goal to make sure you still hit it. For instructions, see How do I track my sleep?

Note that sleep stages aren't affected by the sleep sensitivity setting on your device. For more information, see How do I track my sleep?