What else moves HRV and wrist temperature?
Alcohol, travel, training, and a hot room can look like strain. Baselines and context exist for that reason.
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01Common everyday movers
A late drink, heavy training, a red-eye, or a hot bedroom can change the same overnight metrics people watch when they feel run down. Cycle phase can shift wrist temperature on its own. None of these is a diagnosis, and none of them is nothing—the night really was different.
02Why a personal baseline absorbs noise
One outlier barely moves a median. MAD describes your usual spread, so a noisy Sunday does not redefine normal. Early Signal still surfaces a multi-signal or sustained temperature shift when it is unusual for you.
03What the app will not do
It will not name alcohol, jet lag, or a cycle as the cause. Optional context can label a generic pattern Explained by context and skip the push. Temperature-led Off from usual is not held back by that context. How you feel still outranks the status.
Guide FAQ
01Should I ignore an alert after a workout?
02Does the app know I drank?
Sources
Public documentation cited as context—not as clinical validation of Early Signal.
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