First Night Sleep Time- :(

[diaz101]

So here is my first nights sleep with the Flex, on my non dominant hand and set to sensitive, I have L4/L5 spinal injury and haven't felt like I have had a good nights sleep in since it occured several years ago, no wonder I wake up soo tired!

My question is , how are other people finding the accuracy of results? My non dominant hand I use for mouse work on the PC so not sure if I should try it on my ankle ??Either that or in my sleep I am running a marathon 🙂

Thank for any advice

[Joanne1]

Hi!  This is my first time on the discussion board.  I recently purchased a FitBit One to help track sleep quality as I have Narcolepsy.  I do not know about your device, but with the One, you are to wear it on your non-dominate wrist.  The first night I used it, it should on the log that I must have been up walking around and wide awake.  I have it set to sensitive, so I'm not sure how accurate the readings are.  I am going to use a game camera at night to see if the awakenings and movements are correlating with the One.  My neuologist is curious to see the comparison from the One to the multiple sleep studies I have done. 

Lookes like you are awake alot.  Maybe switching your Fitbit to your non-dominate hand would be worth trying.

Good luck

[Elansc]

My sleep log seems to be pretty accurate and I wear my fitbit on my non dominant hand.

[rsquaredky]

I tried using the sensitive mode, and my results were similar to yours.  When I use the normal setting, it seems more accurate to how I feel when I get up each day.

[JohnnyL]

I had a great deal of trouble sleeping, until a Nurse Practitioner suggested that I be tested for sleep apnea. I was diagnosed, and with the aid of my CPAP machine, I can now sleep through the night. Just a thought…

[JohnnyL]

I had a great deal of trouble sleeping, until a Nurse Practitioner suggested that I be tested for sleep apnea. I was diagnosed, and with the aid of my CPAP machine, I can now sleep through the night. Just a thought…

[_dt · Accepted solution]

_dt.  Bottom line, how does the report stack up to how you actually feel?  Try it in both sensitive and normal modes.  If normal says 97% and you feel like a zombie, go back to sensitive.  If sensitive says 29% and you feel like you had a great nights sleep, then vice versa.  I have issues with my cervical spine, RLS, Sleep Apnea, Reflux, and shoulders.  I don't sleep well.  Sensitive says most nights I'm between mid-30s to mid-50s.  This tracks with me always wanting not get up in the morning because I feel like c....!!.  If you sleep with a partner, you might want to try switching arms and letting the program know, just in case your partner is accidently brushing your device.

Oh, BTW.  Your post says "First night sleep time".  Don't base anything on one reading.  Run your findings for a week or a month to see how it goes, then compare how you feel with what the devices is saying.

[Joanne1 · Accepted solution]

I showed my neurologist the stats for sleep as I purchased the premium package as sleep for a narcoleptic is crucial. The sensitive setting I used seems to fall in line with sleep testings I've had done.

[Nomes]

I feel you!! I have insomnia and part of the reason I bought the Flex is to see how much sleep I am actually getting. My husband is always saying I sleep a lot but the truth is I wake up A LOT and can remember waking up.

Even if this isn't 100% accurate it will give me a better idea of my sleep pattern.

[Hjane26]

Where is the sleep efficiency % from?? It does not show up in my app or online.  I know I could calculate it based on minutes, but I would like it to show me efficiency % like that!!

[Nomes]

If you go to your profile and set it up to show your sleep efficiency. Then you have to set the sleep monitor on your Flex by tapping it until it vibrates. Then two lights will flash and toggle back and forth. That is sleep mode.

When you make up, tap it until it vibrates again then you are back to active mode. Once you sync, it will show your sleep.

Hope this helps.

[Hjane26]

Found it, thanks!  I have been using the taps for sleep mode, but I am not sure it's all that accurate...so wanted to see that %! Thanks again!

[crystalcrall]

I just slept with my fitbit flex for the first time last night. When I woke up it was off of my wrist down in the covers....my sleep time is all over the place! Hopefully it will stay on tonight!

[JohnnyL]

Try turning the Bradley bracelet around so that the catch is on the inside of your wrist.that works for me. Good luck.




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[bruce_]

I, too, have been diagnosed with sleep apnea.  While anybody might have it, it's more common for those of us who are overweight (well, who isn't, these days.:D ).  The Dr. says loose weight and in my case, he's right.  The Flex just proves it -- though not as accurately as a medically certified sleep study.

[yorkiepoo]

I have only had my fitbit 3 nights.  The first night I did not sleep much at all and I ripped that thing off me.  The next night I made it until 4:30 a.m. wearing it.  The third night I made it until 7 a.m. and deactivated it and slept 2 more hours.  Last night it showed that I woke up 15 times. That seems about right for tossing and turning over.