How to improve sleep using data from sleep trackers

Posted by mwebste1 @mwebste1, Dec 30, 2022

I’ve always slept a lot(8.5+ hours) Recently it’s been 9-9.5. Otherwise my health is good. A health professional suggested it may be because I don’t have quality sleep. I’ve used various sleep trackers and they all say I’m getting too little deep sleep. I now stop caffeine at 10am, have my occasional glass of wine 4hours before bed, exercise daily, stop using screens 1 hour before
bed and still have very little deep sleep. What else can I do?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Dec 31, 2022

@mwebste1, One thing that has helped me was sticking to a sleep schedule. I found this out after being diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea through a sleep study. Here are a few references with suggestions for improving your sleep quality:

-- How to Sleep Better | Sleep Foundation:
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/healthy-sleep-tips
-- Polysomnography (sleep study)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/polysomnography/about/pac-20394877
More information on sleep studies:
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-studies
Have you considered talking with or seeing a sleep medicine doctor?