[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":320},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-dreem-headband-review":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":194,"relatedBooks":319},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":48,"contact_email_category":49,"yst_prominent_words":50,"class_list":71,"better_featured_image":94,"acf":130,"yoast_meta":138,"_links":141},24792,"2019-09-10T10:22:01","2019-09-10T08:22:01",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24792&_wpnonce=567760f044&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-03-22T17:57:48","2023-03-22T16:57:48","dreem-headband-review","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdreem-headband-review",{"rendered":17},"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Better Sleep? – The Dreem 2 Headband Review",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Sleep quality tracking and improvement through heart rate, cognitive behavioral therapy, and movement in bed: these are the features that the Dreem 2 sleep tracking headband promises to its users alongside with sleep lab quality data and measurements. As their pledge sounded tempting, we put on the headband and jumped into bed to test it. Here’s our verdict: the Dreem 2 headband review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Sleep\ntracking headbands on the scene\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Medical Futurist team gets a kick out of sleep tracking, so we tested \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-for-sleep-tracking-a-week-long-experiment-with-apps-and-sensors\">several apps\u003C\u002Fa> and around 20 devices, such as the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsleep-tracking-2-0-viatom-o2-sleep-monitor-review\">Viatom O2 Sleep Monitor\u003C\u002Fa> or the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhealth-sensor-mattress-live-earlysense-review\">Live by Earlysense\u003C\u002Fa>. We have also written guidelines to help you kickstart a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-to-measure-sleep\">sleep tracker path\u003C\u002Fa> or how to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fanalyze-sleep-quality\">analyze your sleep quality\u003C\u002Fa>. Thus, we are familiar with the fact that sleep sensors take various shapes: they can look like plates put under the mattress (Live by Earlysense, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.beddit.com\u002F\">Beddit\u003C\u002Fa>), wristbands – usually also used as fitness trackers (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-bromance-pebble-smartwatch\">Fitbit Ionic\u003C\u002Fa>, Misfit Shine), rings (Viatom O2 Sleep Monitor, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sleepon.us\u002F\">SleepOn\u003C\u002Fa>), and headbands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Smart Sleep Alarm: The Holy Grail of Health Tracking \u002F Episode 9 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FGyJA1ZX3twY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, we have mixed feelings about the latter, as our first experience with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsweet-dreams-in-a-headband-the-philips-smartsleep-review\">SmartSleep headband from Philips\u003C\u002Fa>, was not particularly convincing. It leaves the wearer to rest only on their back, it has a green blinking light (which eventually switches off), and a design that makes you never forget that you are wearing it. Moreover, the company left out the Holy Grail of sleep tracking – smart sleep alarm -, so \u003Cstrong>when Paris-based company, Dreem, offered the team to test their sleep tracking and sleep-enhancing headband, we were skeptical. In the end, our curiosity outweighed our frustrations with headbands, but as we truly wanted to be impartial, we searched for a tester with sleep problems – someone who truly needs help – and someone who had never tried a headband\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After some weeks of searching, we found the perfect tester for it. He’s a 41-year-old data scientist with a stressful job who has been having sleeping problems for 6-7 years already. He is a regular smoker with irregular bedtimes; a habitual snorer, who usually falls asleep watching movies and wakes up easily even to soft noises like a honking car far away in the street or a flushing toilet in another room. Consequently, he regularly wakes up tired in the morning, thus being in that one-third of the global population that sleeps poorly. As the Dreem 2 headband promises that the user will need less time to fall asleep and less waking up during the night, we were eager to get to know how the device can help our sleep-troubled tester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"920\" data-id=\"24793\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-2-1-768x920.jpg\" alt=\"Dreem headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24793\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-2-1-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-2-1-1282x1536.jpg 1282w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-2-1-1710x2048.jpg 1710w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-2-1-scaled.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"837\" data-id=\"24794\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-headband-768x837.jpeg\" alt=\"Dreem headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24794\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-headband-768x837.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-headband-1409x1536.jpeg 1409w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-headband-1878x2048.jpeg 1878w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDreem-headband-scaled.jpeg 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>From pink noise to sweet dreams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dreem was founded in 2014 when \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.co.uk\u002Farticle\u002Fdreem-headband-how-to-get-better-nights-sleep\">Hugo Mercier and Quentin Soulet de Brugière studying applied mathematics and computer science as a student at Paris’s Ecole Polytechnique\u003C\u002Fa>. They were fascinated by the brain and soon began to collaborate with neuroscientists to see if auditory stimulation during deep sleep could enhance memory consolidation. Since then, they established a company with offices in Paris, New York, and investors such as Johnson & Johnson or BPI invested in the headband with great promises in sleep improvement. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Working with an advisory board that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.co.uk\u002Farticle\u002Fdreem-headband-how-to-get-better-nights-sleep\">includes sleep experts from Stanford and Oxford Universities\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Cstrong>Dreem measures brain activity with dry polymer EEG electrodes, before analyzing this information on an internal CPU. Micro-vibrations transmit “pink noise” directly to the inner ear, improving slow-wave sleep, which could be translated into everyday language as deep sleep\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Pink noise, as opposed to flat frequency white noise, is the noise of a density most often found in nature – like in whale songs. However, we have to note that due to its specific FDA-registration, the deep sleep stimulation feature doesn’t work in the U.S. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Moreover, the headband promises to get you to sleep earlier, to give an accurate overview of your sleep and to wake you up at the right moment with its smart alarm. Now, let’s see how well the Dreem 2 can deliver on these pledges\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_5862-512x384.jpg\" alt=\"Dreem 2 headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24795\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Let’s get this party started: unboxing and design\nissues\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When the box arrived, it contained the Dreem 2\nheadband, 3 band size adjusters, various power supply adaptors, a USB charging\ncable, and quick start guides. The latter was easy to digest and thus starting\nup the headband did not require any skills in nuclear physics. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our tester said that with the 3 band size adjusters, \u003Cstrong>the\nheadband itself is flexibly adjustable to any head size. In addition, the\nsensory board is coated with a textile-like, hypoallergenic material, and while\nthe headband contains sensors on the front and the back, pulse oximeter,\nsonometer, and accelerometer, they don’t make it heavy. Moreover, the entire\ndevice is assembled in very high quality, and these all make it very\ncomfortable to wear. The entire headband has a real good ergonomic shape, and\nit stays on throughout the whole night – no matter how much the user tosses and\ntumbles in bed\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That’s important as one of the aims of the Dreem is to\ntrack sleep position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When you charge the device, it can last for almost two nights – it’s Murphy’s law that the gadget goes dead exactly before the end of the second night, so our tester recommended charging it every day and suggested to the company that they should consider expanding the capacity of the batteries. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"Dreem 2 headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24797\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FPHOTO-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Dreem app and Wi-Fi wonders\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The headband can be activated with the help of the\nDreem app that is very user-friendly and transparent. It transfers much more\ninformation than other sleep tracking systems, although, what we found\nproblematic at first glance was that you could only see the level of the device\nbatteries through the app. It would be nice to see that somehow on the headband\nitself. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For setting up the entire system, you need both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection. When you put the headband on, you can activate the sensors from the app, but the company claims that it also works without it – so you don’t need to have your phone next to you during the night. That’s also the reason why it doesn’t transmit sleep data continuously, but it sends it as one big chunk of data at the end of every night. However, our tester could not turn on and off the device with the button on the forehead, so in the end, he had to rely on his phone during the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002Funnamed-4-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"Dreem 2 headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24798\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Sleeping as a Dreemer\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now, we arrived at the sleep tracking experience. \u003Cstrong>The company promises the user to measure brain activity, heart rate, and movement with the precision of a sleep lab. To achieve this level of accuracy, the headband learns about the sleeping habits of the user in the first week – you can see your sleep data in the app, but the program only generates a sleep report after this test week\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In the meantime, our tester had to fill in questionnaires about his lifestyle and everyday habits: from drinking coffee to the frequency of stressing out during work. The app asks further questions also after the first week, but then, they basically inquire about the quality of your last night’s sleep and your overall well-being after awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When you lie in bed and cannot go to sleep, you can\ntry Dreem’s falling asleep techniques with meditative and calming sounds.\nMoreover, once you are in deep sleep, the headband measures EEG – that records\nelectrical activity in the brain – and sends pink noise at specific intervals\nto strengthen deep sleep. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The sensors track three types of sleep: nap, sleep, and relax. It measures the various sleep phases: light sleep, deep sleep, REM, and wake periods. And the Sleep Schedule shows in a daily breakdown how the various sleep phases vary. You also have detailed information about your sleep duration, sleep onset duration, position changes, heart rate, and respiration\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In addition, the app sends you notifications with useful tidbits of data: how ideal sleep looks like, how you can set the best conditions for sleeping, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24801\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily3-288x512.png\" alt=\"Dreem headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24801\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily3-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily3.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report2-288x512.png\" alt=\"Dreem headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24800\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report2-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report2.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24799\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report-288x512.png\" alt=\"Dreem headband review\" class=\"wp-image-24799\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FDaily-Report.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The perks of profound sleep analytics\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dreem sends the first detailed sleep report after\nusing the headband for the first week. It summarizes all the above-mentioned\ndata and introduces the sleep efficiency and insomnia severity index. In\naddition, sleep hygiene and habits reflect on the user’s habits before going to\nsleep. The document also shows how all this data varies in the specific gender\nand age group of the user, which proved to be very useful according to our\ntester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On this basis, the app recommends specific, \u003Cstrong>personalized programs to improve sleep. You can choose the option to meditate before shutting your eyes, to stimulate your deep sleep, or do cognitive behavioral therapy – or even do every single one of them after another. \u003C\u002Fstrong>However, we must add that the latter demands a more serious engagement from the user – as this therapy can help in transforming sleep habits in the long run.\u003Cstrong> You can also use the smart sleep alarm function with a sound of your choice. However, our tester said that the smart sleep alarm did not do its best as he did not feel the device could choose the best window to wake him up\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Sometimes it managed to wake him up at an adequate time, but sometimes he woke up earlier than the alarm. Moreover, his data showed that at those times, his REM phase was often interrupted – well, he added that this happened usually when he woke up to certain noises. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our tester said that in his case, the only measurement that wasn’t accurate was the sleep onset duration as he usually falls asleep watching a movie. In order not to interrupt the film, he puts on the headband before starting it, but this way the device records a longer falling asleep period. On the other hand, the app does tell the user to only use the Dreem before falling asleep – which was not comfortable for our tester, but he said he couldn’t find the best solution to his specific problem. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24813\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport-1st-week-1-288x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24813\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport-1st-week-1-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport-1st-week-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24814\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport1-1-288x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24814\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport1-1-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport1-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"24815\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport2-1-288x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24815\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport2-1-288x512.png 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FReport2-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All-in-all, our tester said that the Dreem 2 offers a very thoughtful, complex system for helping insomniacs. It tracks a lot of data at the same time, it is comfortable, and it could offer a lot for people who find falling asleep a difficult ‘task’ to perform. On the other hand, our tester said that it couldn’t solve his problem of waking up at random time periods so far, but he’s undergoing the 2-6 week-long cognitive behavioral therapy, and we’ll update our review as soon as he has the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In general, we believe that sleep tracking is super useful – even with a not particularly exceptional device because we can learn a lot about ourselves and our habits. Dreem 2 tries to lift that experience to a whole new level as it gives you pieces of advice for improving your sleep. As that’s an enormous challenge, we can only hope that they will be successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Sleep quality tracking and improvement through heart rate, brainwaves, and movement in bed: these are the features that the Dreem 2 sleep tracking headband promises to its users alongside with sleep lab quality data and measurements. As their pledge sounded tempting, we put on the headband and jumped into bed to test it. Here’s our verdict: the Dreem headband review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,24817,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],496,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47],425,529,619,623,645,206,656,207,1080,246,1081,271,1082,402,1091,[],[],[51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70],1769,2771,1883,2773,1893,2775,2551,2777,2757,2779,2759,2783,2761,2785,2763,2787,2765,4791,2767,2769,[72,14,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93],"post-24792","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-sensors-trackers","tag-technology-2","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle","tag-review","tag-sleep-tracking","tag-digital","tag-sleep-optimization","tag-digital-health","tag-sleep-sensor","tag-future","tag-sleep-tracker","tag-health","tag-sleeping","tag-sleep","tag-headband",{"id":24,"alt_text":27,"caption":27,"description":95,"media_type":96,"media_details":97,"post":5,"source_url":129},"Dreem 2 handband review","image",{"width":98,"height":41,"file":99,"sizes":100,"image_meta":126,"original_image":128},1440,"2019\u002F09\u002FCover-scaled.jpg",{"medium":101,"large":107,"thumbnail":112,"medium_large":116,"1536x1536":117,"2048x2048":122},{"file":102,"width":103,"height":104,"mime-type":105,"source_url":106},"Cover-370x208.jpg","370","208","image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-370x208.jpg",{"file":108,"width":109,"height":110,"mime-type":105,"source_url":111},"Cover-768x576.jpg","768","576","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-768x576.jpg",{"file":113,"width":114,"height":114,"mime-type":105,"source_url":115},"Cover-150x150.jpg","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-150x150.jpg",{"file":108,"width":109,"height":110,"mime-type":105,"source_url":111},{"file":118,"width":119,"height":120,"mime-type":105,"source_url":121},"Cover-1536x1152.jpg","1536","1152","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-1536x1152.jpg",{"file":123,"width":124,"height":119,"mime-type":105,"source_url":125},"Cover-2048x1536.jpg","2048","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-2048x1536.jpg",{"aperture":127,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":127,"copyright":27,"focal_length":127,"iso":127,"shutter_speed":127,"title":27,"orientation":127},"0","Cover.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FCover-scaled.jpg",{"related_posts_footer":131,"related_posts":20,"cta_type":136,"cta_color":137,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[132,133,134,135],11645,23222,22048,15034,"testing","orange",{"yoast_wpseo_title":139,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":140,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Dreem 2 Headband Review: Dreem For Better Sleep?","Dreem 2 Headband Review: ✅ 'Dreem 2 offers a very thoughtful system for helping insomniacs. 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I have been working for years on how to optimize my sleeping pattern to be able to wake up well-rested in the morning. Through a 6-months sleep tracking experiment carried out with the Pebble Time sensor and the Android Sleep app, I increased my sleep quality significantly. Check out what I learnt from it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Eliminate luck from sleep quality!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m quite an avid health tracker. In some previous articles, I have described \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffight-stress-successfully-with-technology-free-guide-and-giveaway\u002F\">how I track stress\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-one-year-excel-spreadsheet-experiment-that-changed-my-life\u002F\">how I changed my life with a simple excel spreadsheet\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-dont-you-use-technologies-to-live-healthier\u002F\">how you could live healthier with the help of technology\u003C\u002Fa>. Being familiar with the difficulties of lifestyle change, I know that it is almost impossible without data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, for years I was frustrated by the quality of my sleep. One day, I would wake up refreshed after just 6 hours of sleep, but another I spent fatigued, even after getting the usually recommended 8 hours of shuteye. Given how important proper sleep is to brainpower, health and overall well-being, I wanted to optimize how I spent my nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I have tried many sensors for measuring sleep quality from Fitbit One and Surge to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.viatomtech.com\u002F#!checkme-pro\u002Fc1mv2\">Viatom Checkme\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002Feu\u002Fen\u002Fproducts\u002Fpulse?\">Withings Pulse\u003C\u002Fa>, but the ultimate solution turned out to be the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pebble.com\u002Fhealth\">Pebble Time\u003C\u002Fa> sensor paired with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flifehacker.com\u002F5993005\u002Ffive-best-sleep-tracking-gadgets-or-apps\">Android for Sleep\u003C\u002Fa> app. My goal was to eliminate luck from sleep quality and have a list in mind about the potential mistakes I can make to ruin it as well as the things that will improve it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FSleeping-Disturbances-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sleeping Disturbances - Sleep Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-15038\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FSleeping-Disturbances-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FSleeping-Disturbances-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FSleeping-Disturbances-1-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FSleeping-Disturbances-1-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Pebble Time & Android Sleep App = Unbeatable pair for sleep tracking \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I am quite a fan of the “Pebble Time – Android Sleep App” duo, which has a very simple reason: the sensor is comfortable to use and the app is very clever. The tracker, developed by Pebble in collaboration with researchers at Stanford University, measures your sleep, when you go to bed, displays sleep, deep-sleep, and the times when you fall asleep and wakes you up. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F10\u002F08\u002Fthe-pebble-time-smartwatch-review\u002F\">Pebble\u003C\u002Fa> is small, easy-to-use and very useful. It has hundreds of other different applications as well. Late November 2016, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fventurebeat.com\u002F2016\u002F11\u002F30\u002Ffitbit-is-buying-pebble-for-34-40-million\u002F\">Fitbit has acquired\u003C\u002Fa> Pebble, and I was sorry to hear it will stop developing the product. But the device is still available via retail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fpebble-time-sleep-tracking.jpg\" alt=\"Pebble Time Sleep Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-15036\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fpebble-time-sleep-tracking.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fpebble-time-sleep-tracking-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fpebble-time-sleep-tracking-512x291.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fpebble-time-sleep-tracking-440x250.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Discover whether you are a night owl or whether you are snoring\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flifehacker.com\u002F5993005\u002Ffive-best-sleep-tracking-gadgets-or-apps\">Android Sleep App\u003C\u002Fa> has a long history among its peers: it was launched in 2010 and the app was downloaded by more than 14 million users ever since. It can pair with your sleep tracker and its most important feature is that it wakes you up truly at the best possible time so you feel rested instead of being groggy. The app can wake you with nature sounds, soothing music, captcha or puzzle alarms. It also helps you track your sleep, deep-sleep and warns you if you are running on a sleep deficit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the app also pays attention to the sound in the room while you are sleeping to catch you snoring, record you talking in your sleep, or help you diagnose sleep illnesses. You could get to know many novelties about yourself, if you use a sleep tracker. Petr Nalenka, who works in the Urbandroid team at Android for Sleep confirmed that. He told me, some people are surprised they are heavy snorers, which they did not know before using the app. Moreover, others are even more surprised when they discover they suffer from some severe respiratory issues such as sleep apnoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fsleep-as-android.jpg\" alt=\"Sleep as Android - Sleep Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-15037\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fsleep-as-android.jpg 705w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fsleep-as-android-512x250.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fsleep-as-android-458x223.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Sleep as Android recently added some mind-blowing new features to its app, too. Based on its recommendations, you can adjust for inter-timezone travel ahead in order to prevent jet lag. Moreover, you can discover whether you are a night owl or a lark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fsleep.urbandroid.org\u002Fintroducing-chronotype-detection\u002F\">Researchers at Sleep as Android found\u003C\u002Fa> that people are born with a certain chronotype. Everyone is on a spectrum from owl (someone who stays up late and prefers to get up later in the morning, or even in the afternoon) to lark (someone who stays up pretty early, but goes to bed with the sunset). It is very useful to know this information, as if you are lucky you might be able to adjust your work schedule according to it. I know about myself that I’m a lark and thus I get up every day very early as I know my productive hours are in the morning. Which one are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fnight-owl-vs-early-bird.jpg\" alt=\"night owl vs early bird - sleep tracking\" class=\"wp-image-15041\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fnight-owl-vs-early-bird.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fnight-owl-vs-early-bird-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fnight-owl-vs-early-bird-512x263.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fnight-owl-vs-early-bird-458x235.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The sleep tracking experiment\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, on a sunny June afternoon I decided to launch the 6-months sleep tracking marathon for gaining as much data out of my sleeping habits as possible in order to have a balanced and refreshing sleep experience every night. For doing so, I repeated the same ritual for the next 182 days – and I still do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When I go to bed, I put on the Pebble Time tracker and launch the Sleep as Android app. On the launch screen, I click on the “ideal” button to see what would be the best time for me to wake up tomorrow. Then I decide how much flexibility I grant the app in terms of time (I usually give it plus or minus 10 minutes). At the end of the ritual I pair Sleep as Android with the sensor with only one click. With that work done, I fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the morning, Pebble vibrates gently when it thinks this is the best time to wake me up and I have to solve 4 math challenges in order to stop the app. Otherwise, it keeps on snoozing: it buzzes and plays the chosen music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffresh-in-the-morning.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh in the Morning - Sleep Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-15067\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffresh-in-the-morning.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffresh-in-the-morning-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffresh-in-the-morning-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffresh-in-the-morning-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How does my sleep pattern look like?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Average sleep length: 7,4 hours\u003Cbr>Average rating: 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"0d61ffe7-a9eb-46f0-94aa-3979f207c604\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"The great sleep tracking experiment\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cscript>!function(e,t,n,s){var i=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(t),d=o[0],a=\u002F^http:\u002F.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\u002F^\\\u002F{2}\u002F.test(s)&&(s=a+s),window[i]&&window[i].initialized)window[i].process&&window[i].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var r=e.createElement(t);r.async=1,r.id=n,r.src=s,d.parentNode.insertBefore(r,d)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"\u002F\u002Fe.infogr.am\u002Fjs\u002Fdist\u002Fembed-loader-min.js\");\u003C\u002Fscript>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-family: Arial!important; font-size: 13px!important; line-height: 15px!important; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #dadada; margin: 0 30px;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finfogr.am\u002F0d61ffe7-a9eb-46f0-94aa-3979f207c604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The great sleep tracking experiment\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr>\u003Ca style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fcharts.infogr.am\u002Fline-chart?utm_source=embed_bottom&utm_medium=seo&utm_campaign=line_chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Create line charts\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Average No. of deep sleep cycles: 5,8\u003Cbr>Average % spent in deep sleep: 45%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"f1ecbd01-7802-40b4-ab44-b6b2980b5216\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"The Great Sleep Tracking Experiment II.\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cscript>!function(e,t,n,s){var i=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(t),d=o[0],a=\u002F^http:\u002F.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\u002F^\\\u002F{2}\u002F.test(s)&&(s=a+s),window[i]&&window[i].initialized)window[i].process&&window[i].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var r=e.createElement(t);r.async=1,r.id=n,r.src=s,d.parentNode.insertBefore(r,d)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"\u002F\u002Fe.infogr.am\u002Fjs\u002Fdist\u002Fembed-loader-min.js\");\u003C\u002Fscript>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-family: Arial!important; font-size: 13px!important; line-height: 15px!important; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #dadada; margin: 0 30px;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finfogr.am\u002Ff1ecbd01-7802-40b4-ab44-b6b2980b5216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Great Sleep Tracking Experiment II.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr>\u003Ca style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fcharts.infogr.am\u002Fline-chart?utm_source=embed_bottom&utm_medium=seo&utm_campaign=line_chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Create line charts\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What did I learn from the experiment and the data?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using an app (no matter how good that is) without a sensor for tracking sleep is difficult. The sleep tracking apps on your smartphone are simply not accurate enough to provide you with appropriate data.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sensor will not change the quality of your sleep at once and by itself only. It is really not a magic wand, but it will provide you with data based on which you can change it.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"text-align: justify;\">My main finding was that it is possible to sleep only as much as you need (no more, no less). But only by using technology!\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I couldn’t wake up easily before, it was because I woke myself up at the wrong time. You could wake up more easily too.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"text-align: justify;\">My most positive takeaway: I have never been more confident about controlling my sleep.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Furl?q=https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u%3D5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3%26id%3Defd6a3cd08&source=gmail&ust=1533905489195000&usg=AFQjCNHUJqcWO3Q6NY-CAB79u_3w3GjHZQ\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"rendered":209,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>I have been working for years on how to optimize my sleeping pattern to be able to wake up well-rested in the morning. Through a 6-months sleep tracking experiment carried out with the Pebble Time sensor and the Android Sleep app, I increased my sleep quality significantly. 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