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The Scope · September 9 · 19 min

Is Your Sleep Tracker Stressing You Out?

Sleep trackers can be motivating, but for some people the data becomes a source of stress. Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, DBSM, a sleep specialist at University of Utah Health's Sleep Wake Center, coined the term orthosomnia for an unhealthy preoccupation with perfect sleep. She explains how to tell whether your tracker is helping and when to put it away.

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Sleep trackers can be motivating, but for some people the data becomes a source of stress. Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, DBSM, a sleep specialist at University of Utah Health's Sleep Wake Center, coined the term orthosomnia for an unhealthy preoccupation with perfect sleep. She explains how to tell whether your tracker is helping and when to put it away.

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