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As promised in my earlier post “Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep” here is a guide to making your own sleep log. We discussed that if you can’t seem to get quality sleep despite efforts and suspect that you might suffer from a sleep disorder, it’s a great idea to create a sleep journal. This is a great source of information for you and for any medical professional you talk to about you sleeping problems. Some physicians suggest recording your sleep information for a week while others recommend recording for two weeks.

Make a chart (as shown below) where you record the following for a week or two:

• Day/Date
• Time in Bed: The final time of day you got into bed to go to sleep.
• Time out of Bed: The time of day that you got out of bed for the last time in the morning.
• Time Asleep: The estimated time of day you feel asleep for the first time.
• Awake Time: The estimated time of day you awoke for the last time in the morning.
• Anything Unusual (bathroom at night or trouble sleeping etc.)
• How many caffeinated beverages did you have that day?
• When was your last meal before bed?

Also note your height, weight and any medications you are on. I have attached a sample sleep journal below.

Also, thanks to everyone who participated in the comments and discussion regarding Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep!

Sample of Sleep Log or Sleep Journal

Tags: Sleep Disorders, sleep journal, sleep log, time asleep

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