12-14-2018 03:46
12-14-2018 03:46
1. How much deep sleep does your Fitbit say you get, on average?
2. Would you say you are generally in good health and sleeping well, or not?
I recently saw a rheumatologist who noticed my Fitbit and asked how much deep sleep I got on average. I said it was about 45 min, and she said this was incredibly low and would be causing various symptoms.
I came home and looked up how reliable Fitbits are when it comes to sleep stages. According to a study, well, there are many things that Fitbits track well, but apparently they're way off when it comes to sleep stages.
I never thought it was like a sleep study, I just use it as a general guide. It does give me some idea of whether I had a good or bad night, and of whether meds or actions I take make a difference.
I'm now curious as to how much deep sleep everyone else's Fitbit is saying they get. I have a Charge 2, if that makes a difference.
12-17-2018 05:50
12-17-2018 05:50
@Calathea77 I try to keep to a sleep schedule. While my exact sleep stages will vary from day to day, I seem to get most of my deep sleep in the first few hours after falling asleep. If I stay up later, I seem to lose out on deep sleep.
My time in the different sleep stages almost always falls in the benchmark range for my age.
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12-19-2018 08:44
12-19-2018 08:44
How much deep sleep do you get?
I keep to a sleep schedule as well.
12-22-2018 09:39 - edited 12-22-2018 09:40
12-22-2018 09:39 - edited 12-22-2018 09:40
My Fitbit underestimates my deep sleep by a lot compared to clinical sleep study.
It also mistakes quiet lying in bed for light sleep.
What good is it then for?
12-23-2018 02:11
12-23-2018 02:11
Could you tell me how much deep sleep your Fitbit says you get, and how much the sleep study said you get?
It's only of basic use for tracking sleep. I still find it useful. It does show me my basic sleep patterns, and I can get an estimate of whether my sleep was good or bad that night. That's enough to help me see what effects medication is having, for instance. I never slept well after taking pain medication. I can get back to sleep easily if the cat wakesme up by pouncing around in the middle of the night, but I can't get back to sleep if my partner wakes me up when he's getting up for work, presumably as it's during a different sleep stage.
12-23-2018 06:48
12-23-2018 06:48
My 30-day average is just slightly over an hour per night, although I do wonder how much accuracy this has. I am not always fully rested when I wake up, but I wouldn't say my sleep is that poor either.
12-23-2018 13:53
12-23-2018 13:53
My deep sleep averages 40 min according to Fitbit. it goes as low as 6 min, the clinical study was 101 min.
I often lie in bed in the morning listening to the radio and even though I know what is being said my Fitbit claims I was asleep. Go figure.