Ask HN: Best sleep trackers? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by cjbprime » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

gtbcb wrote: post #19

https://ouraring.com/ is pretty awesome. I've started sleeping more, at more consistent times, and consuming less caffeine and alcohol. $75 off - http://ouraring.com/partners/rohannatraj - doesn't benefit me, just a coupon I received myself.

Agree with the Oura recommendation, and there's a separate reason to be interested in Oura -- it records body temperature, which might be useful in predicting infection.

Here's a project my spouse is working on to see whether it's possible to warn you when you're getting sick using the combination of resting heart rate (from Fitbit), temperature (from Oura) and sleep data:

https://quantifiedflu.org/

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by lihaciudaniel » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

Alarmy - Set your alarm with tasks that will drive. all sleep away from you in those lazy mornings! Alarmy. World's most annoying alarm clock. Also has cool graphic features

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by dsaavy » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:50 PM UTC

Autosleep for Apple Watch has had a significant impact on my life and I always rave about it to friends. I've been able to recognize choices in my daily life that significantly impact my sleep quality and have made changes that have improved my sleep because of it.

I don't know how accurate it is in terms of tracking restless legs unless the movement of your legs causes movement of your upper body that would impact watch acceleration sensors and gyroscope?

Quality sleep seems to have a cascading impact on the rest of life so this app has been hands down the most useful purchase I've ever made in the software category.

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by jobvandervoort » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:50 PM UTC

I've been using this one [0], which lays under your mattress and is surprisingly accurate (have many night time wakings due to young kid). It tracks movement, even heart rate and snoring.

You don't have to charge it, nor wear anything, which is why I got it vs. any of the wearables.

[0]: https://www.withings.com/mx/en/sleep

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by wfh_man » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:52 PM UTC

I used SnoreLab when people kept complaining that I snore, I thought they were taking the piss but using it I found out that I only snore when I'm drunk which was interesting.

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by cheshireoctopus » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

You might find that sleep trackers actually increase your anxiety around falling or staying asleep.

I used https://www.sleepcycle.com/ for a number of years while suffering sleepless nights.

It seemed accurate...but I had no way of verifying the quality of my sleep. I have heard this is difficult to do.

Eventually I got sick of paying the subscription and agonizing over my sleep data.

I spent probably six months practicing sleep hygiene (consistent schedule, limiting screen time, working out, etc) and removing myself from stressful environments. I was eventually was able to return to a decent schedule.

I also found speaking with a psychologist to be helpful here.

Hope your sleep improves.

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by sna1l » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 4:59 PM UTC

cjbprime wrote: post #21

gtbcb wrote: post #19

https://ouraring.com/ is pretty awesome. I've started sleeping more, at more consistent times, and consuming less caffeine and alcohol. $75 off - http://ouraring.com/partners/rohannatraj - doesn't benefit me, just a coupon I received myself.

Agree with the Oura recommendation, and there's a separate reason to be interested in Oura -- it records body temperature, which might be useful in predicting infection. Here's a project my spouse is working on to see whether it's possible to warn you when you're getting sick using the combination of resting heart rate (from Fitbit), temperature (from Oura) and sleep data: https://quantifiedflu.org/

I'm in this study with the Oura Ring/UCSF, that might interest your spouse -- https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/23/oura-partners-with-ucsf-to...

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by rm2040 » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:00 PM UTC

cjbprime wrote: post #21

gtbcb wrote: post #19

https://ouraring.com/ is pretty awesome. I've started sleeping more, at more consistent times, and consuming less caffeine and alcohol. $75 off - http://ouraring.com/partners/rohannatraj - doesn't benefit me, just a coupon I received myself.

Agree with the Oura recommendation, and there's a separate reason to be interested in Oura -- it records body temperature, which might be useful in predicting infection. Here's a project my spouse is working on to see whether it's possible to warn you when you're getting sick using the combination of resting heart rate (from Fitbit), temperature (from Oura) and sleep data: https://quantifiedflu.org/

in my experience, oura helps you understand how sick you are during a cold, especially if you have a fever

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by lallysingh » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:01 PM UTC

A sleep number bed with the app tracks sleep quite well, and you don't have to wear any sensors. I find it pretty accurate.

Re: Ask HN: Best sleep trackers?

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Post by growt » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:03 PM UTC

I have a withings steel HR Sport (but the steel series are all the same tech). It's nice as a smartwatch to discretly read notifications, but I wouldn't recommend it as a sleep tracker. It's reasonable comfortable to wear at night (like a watch), but the actual sleep tracking is lacking. Often the last few hours get updated after I already woke up and picked up my phone. Also the sleep-cycle alarm always goes of at the earliest possible time for me and I can't figure out if thats the problem with the sync mentioned above or if I'm just always in light sleep at that time.