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A sleep pattern timing apparatus for a user to record time before onset of sleep and to separately record sleep time to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of sleeping disorders can include a timer for recording awake time and sleep time of the user and preferably a plurality of switches such as a

A sleep pattern timing apparatus for a user to record time before onset of sleep and to separately record sleep time to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of sleeping disorders can include a timer for recording awake time and sleep time of the user and preferably a plurality of switches such as a galvanic skin response switch and a tactile plunger-type switch electrically connected to the timer so that the timer records sleep time when at least one switch is released. Using an awake timer subsystem, the apparatus can also begin recording awake time when all switches are concurrently actuated and discontinues recording of awake time when at least one switch is released. A plurality of switches can reduce the opportunity for false actuation. The apparatus can be housed in a hand held housing to fall away when released to further reduce false actuation. The apparatus may be attached to the user with a wrist band for easy retrieval during sleep interruptions.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sleep pattern timing apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a timer for recording sleep time of the user;a housing to enclose said timer, said housing being sized to be hand held; anda plurality of manual contact actuated switches, each switch being disposed separately o

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sleep pattern timing apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a timer for recording sleep time of the user;a housing to enclose said timer, said housing being sized to be hand held; anda plurality of manual contact actuated switches, each switch being disposed separately on said housing so one of said switches can be contacted by a finger on a user's hand and another of aid switches can be contacted by another part of the user's hand, said plurality of manual contact actuated switches being electrically connected to said timer to control the stopping of sleep time recording by said timer when each of said plurality of manual contact actuated switches are contacted by a hand of the user and to control the starting of sleep time recording by said timer when any of said plurality of manual contact actuated switches is released;whereby the user can automatically record his sleep time without assistance for use in the diagnosis or treatment of sleeping disorders.