Post your sensitive sleep results

[Chirs-K]

I'm 25, Male, FitbitOne, non dominate wrist, sensitve mode. Post nasal drip problems, can't breathe through my nose at night, super dry mouth in the morning. Doc says I have sleep apnea but the nose pillow mask is frustrating, I still find it difficult to breathe, haven't worn overnight yet. BTW, I use the app snoreclock and hear all the movement, matches exactly. I used PrintScreen and cropped in MSpaint. Here are my results:

[steff]

I get 90% sleep and up on my flex.  I have always been really good at sleeping though.  I could easily qualify for the Olympics if it were a sport!  I have post nasal drip and dry mouth and I snore right on through them, but I have found that using "Forever Mints" during the day and even overnight really helps that problem along with a 24 hour allergy med.

[regrais]

Sadly, this is a typical night for me.  I normally don't look at sensitive mode because it depresses me...

[steff]

Wow, you need some rest!  I think it might be beneficial to show that to your doctor.   I feel for you, I think it's time to find some answers.

[regrais]

Aww, thanks!  I'm getting a sleep study next week.  Until fitbit, I really had no idea this was my sleep pattern, so I'm grateful that it brought this to my attention.  Now that fitbit has opened my eyes, maybe I'll be able to get some more shut-eye 🙂

[steff]

Best of Luck to you!  I hope you get some answers soon.   A CPAP isn't very comfortable, but the benefits can be huge.  Let us know what you find out.

[cjb62]

I am a fitful sleeper too. Plagued by allergies and lately getting up to pee...ugh. Sleep apnea is not however just an issue that keeps you from getting a good nights sleep. Untreated sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart diesase etc. If the issue is weight and you are trying to lose its a good idea to use the CPAP until you can control it some other way...you'll get used to it.

[Aurelem · Accepted solution]

I also suffer from sleep apnea and have a CPAP. I've actually not used mine in a while because I usually fall asleep on the couch in front of the TV since I work second shift. At some point in the night, I'll wake up enough to go to bed and then fall back asleep. Once I'm half asleep, I don't think clearly enough to realize what's going on around me.

I keep telling myself I'm going to start using the CPAP again because my sleep is erratic.

I found the nasal mask was not a good choice for me because I do have sinus problems and allergies. My nasal passages are frequently congested. I often breathe through my mouth when laying down. The full face mask was a better choice for me.

[Deesty]

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 23 years ago after many years of a sleep disorder after a traumatic home invasion. I've had the sleep study, but was frustrated because it recorded normal sleep that night  As you can see on 6/26, I had great sleep, I dozed off again after getting up at my normal time and had a great night's sleep on 6/26.  Last night though it was worse (although not as bad as some I see here 😞  ), I run a chronic pain group and the Fitbit looks like it could really help some of our members give better information to their doctors.  We are a group that is not giving each other tips on how to apply for social security, we are all there to support each other and to work on living a full functional life with the pain.  I have not been on fibro meds in over 20 years as I researched and found that activity and good sleep were the best things I could do for myself.  Excited to chat with others and hear how their Fitbits have helped them. Thank you

[colin99]

Here's my data - Last night was with a zopiclone since the two hour nights earlier in the week were too much to take. My sleep has been awful for years - my phone used to ring a lot at 2AM for work related issues; plus personal things that kept me up at night. It finally caught up to me earlier this year (I'm 45).

I'm working with a sleep therapist and I'm also on the sleepio site (doing sleep restriction and fixing sleep hygiene). Breaking some of the bad habits has proven difficult but slowly getting there.

It's decently accurate - I find nights where it records two hours or less correspond to feeling awful and tired all day. Nights where it's three or higher I feel much better.

[SunsetRunner]

Hello everyone. I'm posting some results from my sleep on sensitive mode. Basicly I really don't have any problem sleeping and never has. I fall asleep within a few minutes from getting to bed and 99 of 100 nights don't wake up untill the alarm goes off. Some days I do have problem with feeling unrested when I wake up, but it could just be because I sometimes get to bed to late for actually getting the full sleep I need even if I sleep good. I usually spend 23-5.30 (6½ hrs) in bed on workdays, where I found 7-7½ hrs are what I actually need.

These images below are from this weekend tough 🙂

What I've basicly understood the "awake" pattern is a bit misleeding, it's more of a "None REM Sleep" with movements of body and twiches. As I wrote before, it's very few nights I actually wake up to remember doing so.

I hope this gives anyone a good insight on how the sleep patterns can look like.

[Tex66]

Last week was the first week of using my Flex, I set it to "sensitive" and my sleep efficiency ranged from 66% to 80%.

Yesterday I set my tracker to the "normal" setting. Last night's SE was 86% for the first hour (I always have trouble falling asleep due to anxiety), then I shut off the sleep mode when I got up to go to the bathroom. Upon returning to bed, I turned the sleep mode back on and had a SE of 98% for the rest of the night. Woo hoo!

[colin99]

Here's last night on sensitive:

And the same data on Normal.

Still fighting with a sleep disorder but there's been improvements. Looking at the overall data, I bought the fitbit in June when I started a sleep restriction/sleep hygiene program. The hygiene work has had the most benefit (fairly stable bedtime each night, no electronics near my bed, blackout curtains, a new mattress) but there's still a ways to go - now I'm trying to get used to cpap. I think the real nightly number today is somewhere in between Sensitive and Normal but some of those early June days were definitely an hour to hour and half of real sleep. I fell into a pattern last year where I couldn't sleep past 3AM for months on end; my second half of the night is still worse than the first chunk of sleep but at least I do fall back asleep. 

[pelj]

Here's yesterday. A quite weird week where I seem be not moving around much, tired when I wake up none the less. (normal mode)

A normal monday. 10-15 awakes is normal for me.

Bought my fitbit mainly to track how much I slept. I had the problem that slept too much, like 9-10h each night. Most days I felt tired and dazy. Bought a book about sleep and in the middle of it on 1-2 pages there was an example of a guy who slept to much... Doesnt seem to be a very common problem. Anyway, with some sleep restriction to about 7h per night, it really made a difference for the better.

[epark]

32, M, fitbit charge on non-dominant hand and set to sensitive.

This is a typical night. I had a deviated septum that was causing issues with breathing and just recently had it corrected. I can breathe much better now but that did not fix the sleeping issues. I also got a home sleep study done. The results came back very positive so Doctor said he doesn't understand why I'm saying I'm not getting good sleep. I think my fitbit disagrees. 

Additionally, I've also decided to quit coffee to rule out caffine. I'm on my 3rd month now and no improvement. I've installed f.lux (or compatible software) on all of my devices which removes the blue light that emits from LCDs.
I have absolutely no problems falling asleep. I close my eyes and i am gone. My issue is, I literally wake up 6-8 times a night. It's quite annoying as each time I keep thinking it's time to get up, until i look at my watch and it reads 1 AM, 2 AM, etc. Waking up refreshed is a really really rare occurence. I only recall 2-3 times in my life where i felt refreshed after waking up. Doctor told that was a profound statement indicating that I did have an issue. However, after looking at my results he thinks I am totally fine.

[cuallaidh]

I am 40 also have a deviated septum recently repaired, My best nights before the sugery was maybe 60% efficiency, already rolling up 75% and took a nap and got 99% (non dominant hand sensitive mode). Splints arent out yet and still really stuffed up so I am really looking forward to the final result.

[ErickFitbit]

@cuallaidhGreat to see you around the forums! 

Happy to hear that the surgery seems to have gone well and your sleep efficiency is almost to 100%. Keep us posted! 

[MsCptMal]

but are you using Normal mode or Sensitive mode? I always had at least 90% sleep efficiency on Normal mode and it drops to 50-60% efficiency in Sensitive.

[Lucindaapril]

He is probably a moron! If you feel that you are not satisfied you should Persue it, at the end of the day you know yourself better than anyone else. People are effected by things in different ways hence why we Arnt typically categorised by groups but known as individuals 🙂

[alfresco]

I normally keep my fitbit in 'normal' setting for sleep, and things were pretty ordinary. If im in bed for 7 hours, it used to show me asleep for 6 hours 10 min or so. Yesterday night, I put it on 'sensitive' for the first time and it shocked me.

Is this indicative of sleep apnea or should I look at the numbers for more days before being sure? I do have allergies and recently had some sinus issues. Today when I woke up, I do feel a little drowsy, but not that bad. I feel like this on some days but I generally dont fall asleep in the day or anything. Overall, I tend not to get enough sleep because I usually dont go to bed for enough time.

Any help understanding this would be great.