Sleep On It
This great website by the BBC has many tools (quizes) for accessing how you sleep, your alertness, your daily rythm, and others.
Take a quiz of your choice, and post your score below. Then answer the following question: are you getting enough sleep?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/
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I took the “Face Memory Test,” and I recieved a 95% for both recognition and temporal memory. The average score for recognition is a 92% and the average for temporal memory is a 68%. The recognition part of this test challenged my ability to simply recognize the photos, and this portion is not affected by sleep. Whereas the temporal portion of the test challenged my ability to recognize the photos and match them to their correct part of the quiz (it was a three part quiz, this portion can be affected by the amount of sleep one receives. I personally don’t believe that I get enough sleep, but according to the test it seems that I do (or I did today =]).
Recognition: 100%
Temporal Memory: 87%
Recognition score
( if you saw it )
Your score: 79%
( when you saw it )
Your score: 73%
From the looks of my score I don’t think that I am getting enough sleep!
I get enough sleep according to the BBC profiler quiz. I think I need more, but am not found tired during the day. I found that quality is more important than quantity.
Face Memory Test Results:
Recognition- 95% (average 92%)
Temporal Memory- 91% (average 68%)
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
No, I think I go to bed too late because i have too much to do. When I finally settle in there are other distractions – such as Tv, Internet or my own thoughts and stresses… then i have to wake up WAY to early and I sometimes drag through the whole day.
Sleep quiz: 7/10=70%
Sleep Profiler: 49% optimized
Facial Memory test:
recognition: 100%
temporal memory: 100%
Do I get enough sleep?
No way, I don’t get home most nights until 10:30 and even then I’m up until 12:30am doing homework. I need more sleep.
I took the face memory test.
Recognition Score – 95%
Temporal Memory Score – 100%
As for the question, I get enough sleep to function properly, but I could probably use a little more, if I wanted to be a bit more chipper, especially as the day drags on.
I scored a 90% on my Sleep Quiz I don’t know how to email it to your direct email address because i don’t know it. The email addresses to get in contact with the teachers I don’t know it but I will have my the rest of the assignment complete ( the Question i did the quiz I just wanted to inform you of my scores).
I took the face memory test.
Recognition Score: 100% (Average Score: 92%)
Temporal Memory Score: 91% (Average Score: 68%)
According to this test, I get enough sleep because both of my scores were way over the average scores.
Your sleep is fairly well optimised, scoring 73 %.
You said you sometimes have a problem with sleep though you are not very sleepy during the day, which means your body is probably getting the sleep it needs. Quality of sleep is more important than quantity. There’s room to improve your score. Your personalised advice below may be useful.
So yes, I do technically get enough sleep but I wouldn’t mind more
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Your sleep is fairly well optimised, scoring 57 %.
You said you sometimes have a problem with sleep though you are not very sleepy during the day, which means your body is probably getting the sleep it needs. Quality of sleep is more important than quantity. There’s room to improve your score. Your personalised advice below may be useful.
I guess I’m getting enough sleep… maybe? I think my score is so low because I said sometimes I can’t get comfortable. It told me I can’t get comfortable because of my bed, but my bed is a cloud so I think it’s just that I don’t stop moving.
For all who were wondering…
I took the Sheep Dash game.
I was the “Bobbing Bobcat” with my average time as 0.263 seconds.
I shall answer the questions with what they gave me as a result: “You need to improve…How about getting yourself a cup of coffee?” Then again I took this at 8:40 pm.
I took the sleep profile test, and scored a 57%. i think that that test isnt very accurate, because the things that counted against me were a radio, phone, ect. and that was just stupid because non have affected my sleep before. and to answer your question, i pretty much get a good nights rest everynight, and wake up refershed in the morning.
I took the Sleep Profiler test and scored 65%.
I guess that means I’m getting enough sleep!
I took the sleep quiz and got a 70%.
the question about if I get enough sleep. I don’t feel like I get enough sleep during the week I always feel like I’m not ready to get up at 6 30. I know if I had the chance to roll over I would and not think twice. But I think on the weekend I try to make up for lost sleep and sleep in a little.
I took the sleep profile test, but when I went to get my results it told me the server was busy. So, I have no clue what my outcome was. I do feel like I get enough sleep. I usually go to bed early and wake right up in the morning.
I took the sleep profile test, and like Autumn’s results, I didn’t get my score, but it did say 403 Forbidden! I don’t think I get enough sleep at all, and I get so tired that I sometimes turn my alarm off in the middle of the night.
i took the sleep profile tests and these were my results
Sleep Profiler ResultsYour Score
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Least optimised Most optimised
Your profile summaryYour sleep is fairly well optimised, scoring 73 %.
You said you sometimes have a problem with sleep though you are not very sleepy during the day, which means your body is probably getting the sleep it needs. Quality of sleep is more important than quantity. There’s room to improve your score. Your personalised advice below may be useful.
Body and HealthYou are an “Owl”
You are built to be at your best later in the day. Surprisingly, it also means your body clock is more flexible than people with standard or lark-like body clocks.
Ideally, people should wake at the same time everyday, but being an owl, you can probably cope quite well when your sleep pattern is disrupted.
You like a lie-in
You’ve admitted that you’re not at your best early in the day, but you’re not being lazy – there’s a biological reason why you can’t get up in the mornings. At about age 16, your biological rhythm shifts. You become more of an “owl” – a person who likes to go to bed later and get up later than other adults.
If you have to get up on time, you can tune your body clock by winding down early in the evenings, and avoiding being outside (where the light is bright) in the summer evenings.
Snoring can be a serious problem
Severe snoring can be a serious problem: if you gag or gasp for breath when sleeping, it can mean that you wake 100 times an hour without realising (you have to be awake for at least 30 seconds to remember waking).
Lying on your back will make you more likely to snore. Try sleeping in different positions if you can
Severe snoring could be due to a condition called sleep apnea. Apnea occurs when your body is struggling to get air into your lungs because something is restricting the airway. The restriction could come from the weight of fat around the neck, the shape of your chin, or simply very relaxed neck muscles (often induced by alcohol).
For this reason, taking sleeping pills to combat snoring may only make it worse, as they will relax the muscles round the neck. Sleeping pills are considered ineffective as a treatment for snoring. Get advice from your doctor if snoring is a significant problem for you as there are simple and reliable cures available through sleep specialists – and don’t worry, surgery is seldom an effective solution.
Now you’re a teenager you need more sleep
At your age, you need a lot of sleep – usually around nine hours is normal. This is due to all the changes your body is going through. If you’re feeling sleepy during the day, go to bed earlier to get the sleep you need.
EnvironmentYour bedroom should be mainly for sleep
Sleep experts recommend that bedrooms should be for rest, relaxation and a good night’s sleep.
If getting to sleep is a problem, remove distractions from your bedroom if you can. If you use your mobile telephone as an alarm clock, try to turn off the mobile to avoid getting any late night calls or text messages. The alarm clock function still works when the mobile is off.
Making your bedroom more comfortable
As you’ve noticed, temperature has a big influence on how well you sleep. The body needs to cool by about 0.5°C at the start of sleep.
If the weather’s too hot, it will be difficult to cool, even by this small amount. Keep the window open and buy a fan.
If it’s too cold, your body will be working extra hard to produce heat, keeping your core temperature up.
Think about what you wear in bed. Breathable natural materials such as cotton are best for comfort.
LifestyleYour work hours don’t suit your natural rhythm.
You’re an “owl” (i.e. best in the evening) but you have to get up early – a difficult combination.
To help in the morning try leaving your bedroom curtains open, allowing the natural light to wake you up (this works best in summer of course). As soon as possible after waking, follow this up with a walk outside. Exposure to daylight can help you feel more awake and alert. In winter, try to become active and busy as soon as possible.
Getting up at the same time every day helps to anchor your body clock to a time more suited to your life style. This includes weekends and holidays; resisting the urge for a lie-in can pay dividends in alertness.
Routine can also help alleviate the effects of not being at your best in the morning. Try setting the breakfast table and preparing your work things the night before. That way, on the following morning you carry out all the tasks without needing too much brain power.
Exercise routines can help
Regular exercise is a great way of improving your sleep – but be careful not to exercise close to bed time as this produces stimulants that stop the brain from relaxing quickly.
You regularly drink coffee or consume caffeine
You use one of the oldest and best short-term cures for sleepiness: caffeine.
Caffeine stays in your system for many hours, but is active in your brain for only about an hour. However, having large amounts of caffeine in your system will disturb your sleep.
If keeping alert is your goal and you want to cut down your caffeine intake, try taking a short nap when you feel sleepy.
Current research shows a short 15 minute nap is more effective than a cappuccino at beating tiredness.
PsychologicalHow to get past your worries and get to sleep
As you’ve spotted, trying to sleep when worried is very difficult, so it would be a good idea to try some techniques to help you relax before trying to sleep.
Having a time to calm down after a hectic day is important – try taking a bath, reading a book or taking a gentle walk outside.
Simple breathing exercises can also help
Some people find that Lavender oil, Valerian or other herbs help them to sleep.
If you still have problems, you could try massage, aromatherapy or acupuncture.
I took the “Your personal sleep profile” quiz
and my summary said…
Your sleep is fairly well optimised, scoring 53 %.
My summary said I’m getting enough sleep but I don’t agree, because i’m usually tired all day long.
I did the face memory test. I scored an 87% on the first part and the average was 92%, and I scored an 85% on the second part and the avergae was 68%.
After taking the sleep quiz I recieved an 80% missing the questions about the British guy and his wife, and cows sleeping standing up. Even though I don’t get enough sleep, I wouldn’t want to change my sleeping pattern at all. I’d rather go to sleep tired then to lay in bed trying to go to sleep. Since I’m regularly on a sleeping schedule my body really won’t allow me to enter sleep until around 12, but I do take naps during the day!lol -P.S. I didn’t see this comments blog yesterday!
I took the profiler quiz and i got a score of 77 %. According to that, i get enough sleep but i dont feel like i do at all.