In the first 3 screenshots you can see how my body “recovered” from my night nurse job (on my free nights) vs the last 3 screenshots now with no night shifts anymore. Difference is night and day to me (also: 2yrs difference in heart age, now down to 7.5yrs younger)
So, I bought the 4 in December. Had to get a replacement due to hardware causing battery issues.
I was sent a scratched replacement IN A TINY ZIPLOCK BAG. (I could see this being okay IF I’d had issues past a year…but it’s been LESS THAN 7 MONTHS!) They couldn’t send a new one??? Totally unfair for the price I paid.
I don’t even know if it’s worth keeping my subscription cause I’m clearly not valued 💀
My first Oura ring!!! Got on prime sale and I love how chunky it is. All the hate on here it’s nuts haha it’s working great for me :)
How many people are wearing the Oura 5 as a wedding band?
Finally. Had 8 days off from work as a high school assistant principal. Spent a lot of my break relaxing & soaking up time with my son. Back to work tomorrow 😭
First time smart ring user and loving it so far!
I keep the Sabbath, so I can’t wear it then.
For those of you who upgraded from a four to a five, and you’ve had the ring for more than two or three weeks, could you give me an idea of what is better?I understand and have seen the size difference. I have had my four for just about a year and I’m still a bit fuzzy on what the value of the ring for me is. It absolutely does not measure my sleep correctly. And that probably was the number one reason I spent the money on the ring. so I’d really like to get your insights.
I just got an oura ring for the first time maybe 2 weeks ago. I was swimming and playing with my dogs and noticed this mark on the little sensor afterwards. It seems like something below the surface got scratched/damaged as I’m not able to simply wipe it clean. Anyone know if this has seriously damaged the rings ability to function or if it’s just cosmetic?
I'm at the point where I'm going to stop wearing my gold Oura 4.
I ordered it in mid-January, and it worked great until about three weeks ago. Since then, it's become increasingly unreliable.
I opened two support tickets that sat unanswered. I finally went back through the app and got connected with a live support person.
We went through everything:
After all of that, support told me they were closing my ticket because this is a known issue affecting some Oura 4 rings where sleep data is missing or only partially recorded. They also said there is no known workaround and that I'll be notified when there's a fix.
Last night it recorded 5 hours of sleep...I woke up rested after sleeping about 9 hours. I didn't even wake up to urinate in the middle of the night. If the primary purpose of the ring is tracking sleep, and it can't reliably do that, then the ring isn't functioning as advertised. I'm over it at this point and I'm just going back to wearing my Apple Watch. It's clunky, has to constantly recharge but it's more consistent than my Oura in recording my data.
Hello! I am newly considering an oura ring as a primary tool to plan conception, and potentially hold one off. How accurate and user friendly has it been for you from various perspectives and uses? Thank you!
I’m honestly stunned. I knew I prepared a lot of food, and everyone enjoyed it, but seeing the actual energy it took was wild.
I spatchcocked and smoked four chickens and some leg quarters, grilled warm-water lobster tails and New Zealand green-lipped mussels, made a carrot cake from scratch, and prepared three different drinks.
On top of that, I did a 42-quart lobster boil with six whole lobsters, four pounds of colossal shrimp that I cleaned, deveined, and turned into easy-peel shrimp, three pounds of corn, three pounds of potatoes, and two and a half pounds of sausage.
But what almost took me out was prepping 100 little neck clams. I had no idea how much work went into cleaning clams. That was an experience, and even though they were delicious, I don’t think I’ll ever include clams in a boil again.
What shocked me the most was walking almost 20,000 steps in my small NYC townhouse. I was up for 20 hours, starting at 4:30 a.m. to make the cake, then spent the whole day prepping, cleaning, setting up, washing dishes, cleaning the backyard, the converted garage, and the basement in case the rain got too bad.
Hosting is no joke.
Hi everyone! I’m hoping to upgrade my gen 4 in the next few weeks - I had the gen 4 rose gold and as everyone knows the colour changed completely in the first few months!!
I’m deciding between the gold and deep rose in the gen 5 and I was wondering has anyone who has had either colour for a little while now noticed any kind of colour change, for better or worse 😂! Thanks so much
I have been experimenting with various sleep fabrics and their effects on the oura ring sleep score. I conducted this small study on my own at home and on myself. I am a male gym athlete, I have a higher BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) due to which I sleep hot and wake up sweaty, and have midnight wakes due to sudden heat spikes and sweat.
Controls:
Control 1: Oura Ring worn in the Index Finger for all Nights.
Control 2: AC set to Auto at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.8 degrees Farrenheit.
Control 3: Humidity controlled between 35 - 40% on all nights.
Control 4: 100% Cotton Bedsheets, Duvet Cover and pillow Covers.
Control 5: Mulberry Silk filled Duvet and Pillows.
Control 6: Short Format sleepwear (short sleeve T-Shirt and Shorts)
Independent Variable: The Fabric used in my sleep wear.
95% Polyester, 5% Elastane
100% Cotton
100% Bamboo Viscose
100% Silk
100% Tencel
100% Merino Wool
100% Tencel/ Modal
Each type of fabric was worn for 4 nights each and an average was taken of the sleep score.
The Results are as follows:
95% Polyester, 5% Elastane: 64.2
100% Cotton: 66.3
100% Bamboo Viscose: 79.8 (I was genuinely surprised because the fabric did not feel comfortable)
100% Silk: 62.5 (It was too rigid without any give)
100% Tencel: 89.8 (The winner)
100% Merino Wool: 83.5 (Another surprise for a hot sleeper, I thought this would make me feel hot)
Do let me know if you guys know any other fabrics that I can try with!!
My first long haul travel since March and I remember Oura had a really hard time catching up on my travel and aligning my scores to it. I also remember multiple people on reddit requesting it, so thank you to Oura for hearing us :)
This is definitely a great new feature as I sometimes struggle to remember to give my body more grace after traveling through time zones.
Hey y’all, two things I wanted to share with the community that have proven over time to SIGNIFICANTLY help my metrics are the following:
~Nuun Sport Hydration Tabs 1-3x a day depending on my level of activity (am in Central Florida so kinda hot here!) raises my HRV - not gonna quote numbers as your mileage may vary, but it has been significance and notable, love to hear what others find with that!
~Regular exercise capping my HR so I avoid the euphoria after - leaving feeling like I could have done more - and the crash that keeps me from getting back to working out the next 5 days has had the benefit of lowering my cumulative stress from High to Low while steadying my Resilience just under Exceptional.
Hope that helps somebody!
Hi friends!
I am a new Oura Ring user who purchased a 5 on release day. I have worn my ring VERY consistently since purchasing it— until this past week. I am SO curious to hear everyone’s experiences, thoughts and insights on this. I do data work for a living and I just find the insights this thing produces so fascinating!
On Wednesday morning, my sweet kitty had a medical emergency. I rushed him to the vet, and although he is now trending positively, we are cautiously optimistic. I wore my ring all day Wed, but removed it Thurs morning. Those two days were chaotic (emergency vet visit, lots of tears, etc.) and I was just so flustered that I just never put it back on. Finally, yesterday morning I put my ring on and wore it as usual. This morning I woke up to this— my first signs of minor strain. I have admittedly— no pun intended— been worried sick about him and monitoring him constantly since he came home.
Some added background that may be relevant— I am medicated for anxiety and it is very well controlled, but I have absolutely been feeling it for obvious reasons. I also have MCAS, but again, it is fairly well controlled.
I think what I find most interesting is the fact that it didn’t have two days of data to trend which would have CLEARLY shown stress. I’m sure some of you can relate when I say this— the only thing I can think is how the heck does this thing know?! 😂 I am officially spooked. LOL.
So, for those who have worn their Oura ring during a period of trauma or significant emotional strain, how did your Oura ring react?
p.s. - swipe for cat tax, of course. Appreciate any and all good vibes sent our way. ☺️❤️
I wish we could click in and get more information. What do these colors mean?
This is a different UI than I had yesterday. I didn't manually perform an update. I can't find anything that tells me what the colors mean...
Has this ever happened to anyone? For some reason my ring decided that my long nap in the afternoon was my sleep for the night.