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#77 - Sleep Trackers: Seemed Like The Real Thing
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Sleep trackers are everywhere and depending on the voice you are listening to, they are either the secret to hacking your sleep or worthless pieces of plastic on your wrist. The world of consumer sleep trackers is vast and confusing. In this episode we will:
- Discuss the basics of monitoring sleep
- Understand the role of surrogates in the measurement of sleep
- Examine the history of research actigraphy devices and their evolution to become the first generation of sleep wearables
- Follow the development of second generation devices and the expansion of the parameters they measured
- Outline the uses for these devices
- Dive into the strengths and limitations of these devices
- Look at what current research has to say about these devices
- List the problems with this technology in the marketplace
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
119 episodes
Manage episode 388797960 series 3365942
Sleep trackers are everywhere and depending on the voice you are listening to, they are either the secret to hacking your sleep or worthless pieces of plastic on your wrist. The world of consumer sleep trackers is vast and confusing. In this episode we will:
- Discuss the basics of monitoring sleep
- Understand the role of surrogates in the measurement of sleep
- Examine the history of research actigraphy devices and their evolution to become the first generation of sleep wearables
- Follow the development of second generation devices and the expansion of the parameters they measured
- Outline the uses for these devices
- Dive into the strengths and limitations of these devices
- Look at what current research has to say about these devices
- List the problems with this technology in the marketplace
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
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