quality of sleep drastic *Improvement*

[trev4120]

Hi 

I have looked at my sleep data for about a month now and could never seem to get it to move from 55-60%.

So I done a little research and found all the daunting articles about sleep disorders etc. So over the past few weeks I have been making little changes to see if anything helps. Luckily I have found my problem which believe it or not is actualy to do with technology. when in starts to get dark the body starts to produce the sleeping hormone melatonin unfortunately due to the tv being on in the evening and the lights getting switched on at dusk, looking at your mobile, playing a computer or even working on a laptop at night all delay the hormone production. However the little change i tried is simply leaving the room as dark as possible or just puting a lamp on and restricting the use of my phone this has caused an increase to 91% in just a few  days. I also found another solution which is orange lense glasses, they stop the uv light from penetrating into the eye which big help ( haven't tried this yet as my efficiency has risen)

Hope this help and may be worth a try before visiting a doctor and getting yourself all panicked

[studiouslaura]

I've found that the software flux helps me with this, too:

https://justgetflux.com/

It filters your screen to match the time of day in your time zone. It's awesome. 🙂

[SunsetRunner]

Hi, out of curiosity - which setting are you on? sensitive or normal?

[trev4120]

Hi 

I have tried it on both normal and sensitive, both for two days each the varience between them was about 2-3%, however if you read the design for the sensitive setting, that is primerly for people with diagnosed sleeping conditions.

Hope that helps 

Trevor 

[Jurgen-K]

If i may bring in another piece of advice which is a continuation of keeping it dark. Making your bedroom as dark as possible, for example i have two black-out sheets in front of my sliding glass doors which are the only windows in the room. Doing this makes the bedroom so dark that i cannot see my hands in front of me. For me this has increased my quality of sleep a lot.

Note: I also use f.lux for quite some time now... it helps.

[Zil75]

Do i need to leave my mobile phone on at night in order for my silent alarm to work on my chargehr?

[trev4120]

Never tried it but i wouldnt think so because the alarms is stored on the hr

Sent from my iPhone

[Zil75]

Ah ok thanks .. il try it tonight and see then .. I was hoping that would
mean I could turn my phone off ..😕

[SunsetRunner]

@trev4120 @Zil75

The alarms are stored onto the tracker, it works without needing a connection to the phone.

The phone can be turned off when desired.

[Zil75]

Thank you very much for your advice 🙂 xx

[SunsetRunner]

It's a pleasure @Zil75

#all Wishing a cozy night

[Zil75]

Thank you ! i thought i slept well but i checked the dashboard when i woke i was in bed for 10 hours but only slept for 6 ! It's saying that i have 21 x restless sleep ... makes sense of why i feel so tired all the time.

I do have a brain and spine condition hense why i'm keeping a sleep record and trying to keep a close eye on my health.x

[ErickFitbit]

@Zil75@trev4120No, your mobile phone does not need to remain on at night in order for your silent alarm to go off.

[TheresaJ]

Thank you.  I will give it a try..dark room.