And yet, there’s a lot to be said for the quote attributed to Peter Drucker, “ what gets measured gets improved. This is hardly rocket science, and you don’t need a $199 device to make these changes. Over time, the Sleeptracker tries to nudge you into better sleep by offering up suggestions for lifestyle changes, such as getting to bed earlier, not drinking caffeine after a certain time of day, or getting more exercise. Fullpower Technologies Inc., the company that makes the Beautyrest Sleeptracker, calls this a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to better sleep, a technique that has proven effective for some insomnia sufferers. It’s this desire that devices like the Sleeptracker try to fulfil by offering a snapshot - albeit an imperfect one - of how you slept so that you can experiment with small changes in your life. In the middle is where a lot of us live, waking up each morning feeling pretty sure we could have slept better, longer, or both. Of course there’s a big gap between getting a great night’s sleep and suffering from sleep apnea. If you or your doctor suspect you might suffer from a serious sleep disorder, please don’t rely on the Sleeptracker, or any other consumer grade device you should instead seek professional medical advice. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s the gold standard for measuring sleep. It’s performed in a lab, under controlled conditions, with a lot of sensors attached to your head and various other points on your body. PSG is what the medical profession relies on to diagnose serious health conditions like sleep apnea. None of the consumer sleep tracking devices on market can measure sleep as accurately as Polysomnography, sometimes known as PSG. Tired of waking up tiredįirst, let’s put one misconception to bed. So, does theSleeptracker provide the necessary insights for a better night’s sleep, or are you simply sharing your bed with a silent but unnecessary partner? Digital Trends slept on this question for three months to find out. Some players, like the Hello Sense, have already folded thanks to unfulfilled promises. The competition is fierce and includes everything from free apps to pricey wearables offering nearly identical benefits. So it’s under the shadow of this massive economic snowball that we take a look at the Beautyrest Sleeptracker, a $199 device (which may sell for as little as $99) that promises to give you the tools you need to understand your current sleep quality and how to improve it. Need more proof? Even Apple, a company that famously ignores trends until they represent a major opportunity, has decided to invest, buying Beddit for an undisclosed sum. Tallying up the sales of mattress makers ( $14B in 2016) - most of which promise a better night’s sleep - plus those of the pharma companies making sleep aids in pill form ( $52B by 2020), and the numbers climbs again. In 2015, the medical diagnostic side of the industry alone - the sleep labs - is estimated to be worth $10B by 2020, according to Forbes. Sleep, or the lack thereof, is big business.
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