Hypnogram
Okay, sweetie, have you ever heard of a sleep diary? It's kind of like a diary where you write down how much sleep you got, when you went to bed and when you woke up. A hypnogram is a special kind of sleep diary that only tells you about your different stages of sleep.
So, when you go to sleep, your brain goes through different stages of sleep, and these stages are different from each other. The hypnogram shows these stages in a kind of graph, where time is on one axis and your different stages of sleep are on the other.
The first stage of sleep is light sleep, where you may still be aware of sounds and movements around you. Then there's deeper sleep where your brain is kind of resting and you're not aware of anything happening around you. Then there's a stage called rapid eye movement sleep, or REM sleep, where your brain is really active and you have dreams.
So a hypnogram is a special sleep diary that shows you when you go through these different stages of sleep during the night. It can help you see if you're getting enough of each stage, and if you're having trouble sleeping, it can help your doctor figure out why.
So, when you go to sleep, your brain goes through different stages of sleep, and these stages are different from each other. The hypnogram shows these stages in a kind of graph, where time is on one axis and your different stages of sleep are on the other.
The first stage of sleep is light sleep, where you may still be aware of sounds and movements around you. Then there's deeper sleep where your brain is kind of resting and you're not aware of anything happening around you. Then there's a stage called rapid eye movement sleep, or REM sleep, where your brain is really active and you have dreams.
So a hypnogram is a special sleep diary that shows you when you go through these different stages of sleep during the night. It can help you see if you're getting enough of each stage, and if you're having trouble sleeping, it can help your doctor figure out why.