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Oxymeter and Sleep Score

I'm not using the oxymeter a lot so I'm thinking of changing from "During Sleep" to "On Demand" to save on battery life.

Does anyone know if the oxymeter's data are an input in the calculation of Sleep Score, meaning that the accuracy of my sleep score could be reduced if I don't let the oxymeter do its work during sleep ?

Thanks.

0 global_local over 1 year ago

JRKingOfBeer said:
I'm not using the oxymeter

Me too. In my opinion it has no impact on sleep score. It's seems to me like a gimmick, as EKG :) Makes sense only for really hypochondriac people.

0 ovekvam over 1 year ago in reply to global_local

I'm not using the oxymeter either, but I think it is harmless unless you are actually a hypochondriac. And I don't think it affects the sleep scores at all.

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

Thanks guys. Turning it off then.

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago

For whoever is interested in this particular subject, I reached out to Garmin by email and they gave me the following reply which answers my question:

* edit": some people have complained that they're not getting responses from Garmin contacted by their online email form. Personnally I'm getting super fast responses. I notice that the emails are coming from Garmin Singapore, with the lady responding based in Taiwan. Probably because of where I live ? May be Garmin has different support teams depending on where their clients are based and provide varying level of support ?...

Dear xxx,

For how your sleep score being calculated, please be kindly informed your nightly sleep score is calculated based on a blend of how long you slept, how well you slept, and evidence of recovery activity occurring in your autonomic nervous system derived from heart rate variability data. The following categories are considered when assigning a score:

Sleep Duration
Average stress score during sleep
Total deep sleep
Total light sleep
Total REM sleep
Awake time
Restlessness

NOTE: Your personal profile information, such as age, will effect your score. Ensure all information for your personal profile is correct for the most accurate results.

Your sleep will be assigned a score on a scale of 0–100, summarizing the overall quality of your sleep:

Excellent: 90–100
Good: 80–89
Fair: 60–79
Poor: Below 60

You can also refer to the article about what being Advanced Sleep Monitoring in Garmin Connect?

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=mBRMf4ks7XAQ03qtsbI8J6&productID=780139&searchQuery=pulse%20oximeter&tab=topics&textPage=2

Thank you for contacting Garmin Service Center in Taiwan through e-mail.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Thank you for choosing Garmin,

xxx

Product Support

Garmin APAC Customer Service