Better Sleep - There's An App For That?
runnercheryl
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Life is busy. I work long hours, and I don't sleep well. It used to be that because my fiance is such a light sleeper he'd wake multiple times a night and would wake me up. Now, I think I'm past that. I sleep for a good amount of time and don't wake during the night, but it's not quality sleep. I have weird, very vivid dreams and wake feeling as exhausted as when I went to bed - UNLESS, I get to wake to the sun by leaving the curtains open (not an option with my fiance).
Just got myself an Android phone, about a week ago. I've been browsing the apps and I came across a few of these apps that are supposed to monitor your sleep patterns, give you information about how you sleep and wake you at an appropriate time. I remember reading about these when they first came out. In theory, they sound great - I know if you wake at just the right time you do feel REALLY awake, but it's rare.
So, I downloaded one of these apps to try out this weekend. 'Sleep Like A Droid', I think. Just wondering if anyone has used it or any similar app, and if they saw any benefits to being woken based on their sleep pattern?
Just got myself an Android phone, about a week ago. I've been browsing the apps and I came across a few of these apps that are supposed to monitor your sleep patterns, give you information about how you sleep and wake you at an appropriate time. I remember reading about these when they first came out. In theory, they sound great - I know if you wake at just the right time you do feel REALLY awake, but it's rare.
So, I downloaded one of these apps to try out this weekend. 'Sleep Like A Droid', I think. Just wondering if anyone has used it or any similar app, and if they saw any benefits to being woken based on their sleep pattern?
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I downloaded a few...one was really annoying, it would buzz and wake me up in the middle of the night (to monitor REM sleep I believe) I was so out of it I couldn't figure out how to make it stop buzzing! I think it was Sleep Like a Droid.
The ones I liked were the ambient noise ones, and there was a hypnosis one. My only downfall is that usually there is a person that snores really loud next to me, and drowns out the sounds...I have even tried to use headphones...noise cancelling headphones...I can't sleep. *sigh*0
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