The Smart Sleep Alarm: The Holy Grail of Health Tracking / Episode 9 - The Medical Futurist

[@Fabelot1]

Been meaning to get a smart watch for years, and with this is in mind it seems like there is no better investment to make. I'm ordering one right away! Thanks :)

[@Medicalfuturist]

I hope you will enjoy using it!

[@kaitlananderson4302]

Does the sleep wake alarm on the new fitbits differentiate between rem and light sleep stages when determining when to wake you up? They say it wakes you up while not in deep sleep but doesn't say if it avoids rem sleep.

[@valeriylo]

I had smart alarm on my MiBand 1s and it was astonishingly good. I never felt so pleased waking up. Unfortunately newer MiBands don’t ship this feature. Hope Apple implement it one day so I could buy Apple Watch

[@FabioPradoLima]

I remembered these features in the first mibands as well. It's really bad they removed it.

[@christinetaylor1265]

I got my first Fitbit in December and also love the smart alarm. It's now in competition with my Philips light alarm. I'm curious to see a compariston between the two!

[@Medicalfuturist]

How do you use both at the same time?

[@christinetaylor1265]

@@Medicalfuturist I don't, actually. I've used one or the other kind of randomly since getting the watch. It took me a few weeks to trust the watch for a morning. But have to admit that I like the subtlety of the watch and that it doesn't disturb anyone else in the room. I suppose the best thing to do would be to try each exclusively for a week or two and report back!

[@anu_i_j]

@@christinetaylor1265 how can i downlord app ? Can u help me

[@kickbutowskl1541]

When I sleep at 11:30PM, I wake up natural at 6AM with full energy but because I have to start the day later I continue sleeping until 7:30 but then I find myself waking up in a deep sleep feeling tired. Does the smart alarm also work in this case if I want to continue sleeping?

[@Medicalfuturist]

I think you feel more energy then because you wake up from light sleep. If that's the case, the smart sleep alarm is designed for exactly that reason.

[@onezephyr4515]

This is a game changing concept!

[@frankdaeran352]

Thank you! 👍 This is my number 1 commitment right now.

[@TheTadej]

NK cells production system can adopt new sleeping habbists, meaning if u always sleep 5-6 hours body biochemistry can speed up NK cells produktion. But yes if u have constant 7-8h of sleeping then one night with 4 hours of sleeping can show significant drop of NK cells production.That how body goes. And I'm also not saying 4-6h of sleeping is a healthy habbit. Human is not a robot ! :D

[@luther19920605]

Nem tudod esetleg, hogy van olyan frissebb okosoóra, ami tudja az alvás alapján az ébresztést?

[@SavinelliMike]

Just bought an Ionic. Excited to start tracking my sleep :)

[@Medicalfuturist]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@pabloG3d]

you should put up an amazon affiliate link for that fitbit watch

[@andyweb7779]

What ones have smart wake? I thought the ionic didn't have it ?

[@Medicalfuturist]

The latest Fitbits have it. Withings Scanwatch and Apple Watch too.

[@Misherop_Tur]

Hi what is your smart watch it looks cool, could you link it please and does it have this fitcha by default, thank you in advance

[@joeroganpodfantasy42]

2:30 FitBit Ionic Smart Sleep Alarm SmartAlarm

[@Jumbjetsky]

Hi Dr. Mesko. As of 2023, whitch smart watch would you recommend with the best smart sleep alarm? Please answer asap

[@Medicalfuturist]

I use Withings Scanwatch.

[@Jumbjetsky]

@@Medicalfuturist does it have an integrated smart sleep alarm if not which 3rd party app are you currently using?

[@spet2904]

Hello, Very interested in this video. I see in a recent comment you mentioned you now use a Withings Scanwatch. I am thinking of getting one, but concerned but the number of reviews on reddit complaining the smart sleep alarm doesn't work (just goes off at the start of the time range regardless of their sleep stage). Is your experience that it works better than that?

[@Medicalfuturist]

It does go off in the first minute if you are already in light sleep. But if not, it goes off at a better time. If you are not in ligth sleep at all during that interval, it will go off at the very end.

[@spet2904]

@@Medicalfuturist Thank you very much, makes sense.

[@angelo_a-q8i]

Hi , i want to ask you something. How good is the fitbit ionic in tracking sleep? Did you make some comparison with other sleep tracker? I know sleep tracking is not his principal function so i was wondering if it's worth buying this smartwatch only for this feature. I ,too, consider smart alarm as the most important function for a sleep tracker , so i'm surprised that any company cares about it. Anyway congratulations for your channel , I will continue to follow

[@Medicalfuturist]

Thank you! Its sleep tracking is ok (doesn't stand out for sure) but the smart sleep alarm is perfect and that's the feature that really matters.

[@oliscurra]

The Medical Futurist I am looking for a watch specifically for smart alarm. The ionic i find is very expensive considering I would like to have another watch specifically for running etc..., where watches like Garmin and so standout. Have you got any experience or know if experience with other watches? I don’t mind buying a watch specifically for sleep, however cost is still a factor. Thank you and fantastic videoxzz

[@kipora]

@@oliscurra Did you buy a watch just to use the smart alarm? I already have a mi band 3 but I'm not finding an easy way to use the smart alarm (it seem that one way is to buy sleep as android and notify and fitness but I'm not sure)

[@oliscurra]

@@kipora I did. Sleep is extremely important for me. I also recently bought an apple watch series 6. I use the apple watch as my standard smart watch all day and I use the fitbit exclusively for my sleep tracking and more important smart alarm functionalities. I've been wearing the fitbit and the series 6 to bed a few nights together and the charge 4 is simply more advanced of a device for the sleep tracking and waking functionality.

[@jonahnesmith7004]

This app is no longer on the fitbit store. Do you know if it was renamed or something?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Does this help? community.fitbit.com/t5/Fitbit-App-Gallery/New-smart-sleep-alarm-app/td-p/3219543

[@w.wonka1305]

Hi I just discovered your chanel thinking about buying à SmartWatch from the french brand"withings" You have realy nice content, I've just suscribe. Wish you all the best for the futur !

[@Medicalfuturist]

Thank you, William! I have tested many Withings products but not that smartwatch.

[@aerosport91]

I'm thinking of purchasing the Versa 3 or Versa Lite. Can I use this sleep alarm without the premium subscription?

[@Medicalfuturist]

I don't use that watch therefore I'm afraid I cannot confirm it to you. Only Fitbit can.

[@Fluxzone90]

Yes, you can! None of this is a premium feature

[@melissacheung697]

I have a sleep disorder and i'll try anything to help! Is it available for apple watch series 3? I'm debating to buy between the series 3 and versa 2 fitbit

[@Medicalfuturist]

Sleep Cycle is available on the Apple Watch.

[@melissacheung697]

The Medical Futurist thank you!

[@abelmescua6569]

Is this feature present in all the smart watches by deffect?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Unfortunately, no, but more and more smartwatches have this function (e.g. Withings Scanwatch, Apple Watch).

[@abelmescua6569]

@@Medicalfuturist Ok, thank you. And about the mobile app, is the app only for IOs devices, or it can also be downloaded in Android devices to sync the smartwatch with it?. Thank you for all the information again.

[@gordongekko7789]

Hi, I wanna know is there a real working smart sleep alarm app for Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (Tizen OS)?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Have you tried downloading the "Sleep as android" app on our phone and connect your watch to that? It's the best smart sleep alarm app I have tested so far.

[@gordongekko7789]

@@Medicalfuturist One of the things I like in a Samsung Watch is Tizen OS. I don't wanna android shits in ma devices! Can I found somehow G'Night or something like I can install and use direct on the watch?

[@Excellent2009able]

Is there a feature to say wake you up after you have sleep enough? say for someone like a musician that is flexible to wake up whenever they’re like but can be in bed late & could sleep too much if not woke ?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Most smart sleep alarms work in a way that you can add a time frame (e.g. wake me up between 6 and 7 am).

[@Excellent2009able]

@@Medicalfuturist class thanks

[@MoinKhan19]

Great video! Is this app available for Garmin devices? I cannot find it. Also, is there a mobile app?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Here you can find what devices the app is compatible with: sleep.urbandroid.org/documentation/integration/wearable/

[@BBones-w3y]

What if you sleep early and wake up whenever you wake up? No alarms

[@bourbongod7889]

That’s great but oddly specific. I use it because of the early time i choose to wake up (5-6), others might use it because they need to wake up at an exact time for work, say 7 or 8. In both cases, “sleep early and wake up whenever you wake up” is not applied. We get the app to wake up, not to sleep in and wake up whenever we want.

[@PakistanIcecream000]

Good video. Are you a medical doctor?

[@Medicalfuturist]

Yes, I am. Thanks.

[@anu_i_j]

is there this app in i store or play store? .i want to downlord

[@Medicalfuturist]

I described the Fitbit app in the video.

[@anu_i_j]

link plz 🥰

[@zzoko7693]

bro your videos are useful as frick

[@Medicalfuturist]

Many thanks for that!