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We have several cycles of sleep during the night. Here's what they look like from a sleep technologist's perspective

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Tamara Kaye Sellman in How America Sleeps, Sleep, Sleep Is Fundamental, Sleep Testing & Studies // 0 Comments

A hypnogram shows a diagram of your sleep cycles over the night.

 

  • W = Stage Wake

  • R = Stage REM

  • N1 = Stage 1 (nonREM)

  • N2 = Stage 2 (nonREM)

  • N3 = Stage 3 (nonREM)

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