Sleep Talk - Talking All Things Sleep

Measuring sleep used to be the domain of the sleep laboratory, but new technologies allow sleep to be measured at home. How well do new devices work? What about consumer devices such as FitBit compared to actigraphy that has been used by sleep researchers for years? Should you be measuring your sleep? Does it help to improve sleep? With the help of James Slater from Sleep and Performance Analytics we discuss sleep measurement and the use of sleep trackers. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via iTunes Audio Timeline: 00:00 - 01:45 Introduction 01:45 - 05:16 What's news in sleep? 01:45 -  02:45 Sleep technology 02:45 -  03:38 Sleeping in the heat  03:38 - 05:03 Research on parasomnias and sleep paralysis 05:03 -  34:17 Theme - Sleep Trackers. Discussion with James Slater 05:03 - 24:30 Discussion on sleep trackers and