Who can answer this question?

I've read somewhere that there is a stage of sleep that has, by FAR, the most "restorative" power. Is it stage 1,2,3,4, or rem? My axis A = 780.53-0 and axis B, the polysonogram={89.17) I finally got the report, but never discussed it with a doc, except for a few minutes on a phone. Lots of other stats here, but dont know what they mean. Thanks in advance. Airhead.

A Google search turned up lots of sites for the words - restorative sleep stages

Sounds like the consensus is that stage 4 is considered the most physically restorative. Some mention both stage 3 and stage 4 as being restorative. Stages 3 and 4 are both "slow wave" sleep stages, 4 being the deepest stage.

REM is important, too:
"REM sleep is believed to be the restorative function for the brain".

"important to daytime performance and may contribute to memory consolidation".

You can click on these Googled links to get you started, airhead:

Sleepdoctor.com

sleepfoundation.org

nettips.com sleep doctor

sleep changes with age

Thanks for reminding me about the power of Google. Thanks for the links, and thanks for reminding me that stage 4 and perhaps 3 are restorative. I have next to nada of these stages. I'll have to find out what is considered normal. Thanks again!