Ep155: Sleep Technology Today: Uncovering Sleep Technology to Create Individualized Sleep Experiences with Mark Aloia and Raj Mills

OVERVIEW

"Have some compassion for yourself. When you're trying to make changes that are hard and you're struggling, it's okay to struggle. Get social support, get support from others, get support from people, trusted people, and they could be trusted companies or they could be trusted professionals."

Using technology to manage sleep needs is essential for sleep technologists in order to provide the best care for their patients. Technology helps to streamline the process of diagnosing and treating sleep disorders, as well as helps to provide insight into a patient's sleep patterns and habits. With the use of technology, sleep technologists are able to monitor sleep activity in real-time and access data quickly to make informed decisions when it comes to treatment. In addition, technology can be used to ensure that patients are compliant with their sleep treatments and are getting adequate rest. Technology also allows sleep technologists to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat sleep disorders, which can lead to improved patient care and outcomes. Technology also allows sleep technologists to be more efficient in their work, as they have access to a wide range of data and can quickly access and analyze it in order to make informed decisions.

Welcome to the Deep Into Sleep Podcast! Today, we have a special treat for our audience: a conversation with Dr. Mark Aloia and Raj Mills from Sleep Number. Dr. Aloia is the Head of Sleep and Behavioral Science for Sleep Number, and he brings a wealth of experience from the medical device industry, as well as expertise in health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine. Raj is the VP of Sleep IQ Health and has been with Sleep Number for over a year. Together, these two wonderful guests will be discussing how technology and sleep science are combining to improve our sleep health, as well as how Sleep Number is leveraging this technology to create individualized sleep experiences. So, let's join the conversation!

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. Uncovering the potential of technology in improving sleep health, such as through personalized sleep experiences.

2. Exploring the role of health literacy in interpreting biometric data and making behavior changes.

3. Making sense of the interplay between sleep science, consumer products, and telehealth.

“The behavior change is not a straight line. Nothing in life is a straight line except for aging” - Mark Aloia
"We need technology to really lay out what was happening while we were in a state where we can't determine for ourselves what's going on.” - Raj Mills

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WHAT WILL WE LEARN

1. Understand the global cost burden of poor quality sleep.

2. Use technology to track and define sleep.

3. Use technology to understand sleep in its natural state.

4. Have clinicians work with industry to message information to help change behavior.

5. Use technology to uncover more sleep related health issues.

6. Use technology to communicate to different types of consumers.

7. Find a metric that resonates with you and follow it when making interventions.

8. Use technology and big data to help people understand their own sleep needs.

9. Use multiple manipulations to individualize sleep experiences.

10. Use data to develop algorithms to detect illnesses.

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