Sense tracking my heart rate way too high during my sleep

[Missmonique]

Hi,

My sense is 4 days old and when im asleep it recorded a heart rate between 160 and 170. Not just one spike, consistent over 2 hours. 

But I was asleep. 

What do you think is going on?

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[Guy_]

Try restarting the watch [and phone is often useful for issues] if often clears problems that have accumulated.

[MarreFitbit]

Hi there, @Missmonique. Welcome to the Community Forums. Thanks for sharing the details about the concern with your Sense. @Guy_ Thanks for your suggestion!

Since your Sense is pretty new, give the heart rate a few days to settle down. It does some calculations, looking at heart rate throughout the day and while you are sleeping, so it might just not have enough data to give a reasonable value yet.

For more information about your heart rate and sleep stages, see How do I track rate with my Fitbit device? and What should I know about Fitbit sleep stages? 

If you have any concerns about your sleep health we recommend sharing the information with your doctor. A good source of additional information is the National Sleep Foundation.

By the way, your post was moved to the Sense board for organization purposes. 

Hope that helps. 

[Missmonique]

Hi thanks

I noticed that the same thing happened when I wasn't even wearing my
fitbit?

Its recording high heart rates (170 plus) over 4 hours when it's not even
on my wrist.

Just confused on what is going on?

[Missmonique]

I would add pictures of all the weird occurances but I don't know how. 

Do fitbits just guess heartrates regardless of if you have them on or not?

Sorry for all the questions, it was just a 400 dollar purchase and im worried it's just a sham.