SLEEP GUIDES
Practical guides to understanding sleep.
Start with one question. Explore practical ways to plan your rest and understand your sleep records.
How much sleep do adults need?
Understand adult sleep-duration guidance, why time in bed differs from time asleep, and how to choose a practical planning target.
Read the guideDaily routinesBuild a sleep schedule around your morning
Work backward from a regular wake-up time, allow time to fall asleep, and adjust a schedule using your actual sleep records.
Read the guideSleep recordsKeep a useful sleep diary
What to record in a sleep diary, how to distinguish estimates from observations, and how notes can help you review patterns.
Read the guideUsing NiceSleepCan you track sleep without a smartwatch?
How phone-based NiceSleep sessions work, what microphone permissions do, and where health-service compatibility has limits.
Read the guideUnderstanding estimatesWhat estimated sleep stages can tell you
Read light, deep, REM, and awake estimates with appropriate limits, and avoid treating a sleep score as a clinical result.
Read the guideSound & privacyRecord snoring and other night sounds with NiceSleep
Set up a night-sound record, review snoring events and available clips, and understand privacy, playback access and the limits of sound detection.
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