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racing heartbeats, low oxygen and infection
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 17, 2024 | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Just a thought…smart phones have apps to measure O2sats. I downloaded one during Covid. At that time, they were thought to be unreliable to moderately reliable. It seemed pretty accurate for me, but mine were in normal range.
I took a quick look for scholarly articles and saw a v small study that indicated they’re moderately reliable and better than unapproved over counter.
The notes about cold fingers, etc. is accurate and it’s also important to let it settle. If fingers are cold, washing in warm water or warm compress help.
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I supposedly have the O2 capability on my sports watch but it literally never works. My husband has similar on his sports watch (different, higher quality than mine) and he says it works well. He does not have any health issues so I don’t think he is comparing his watches data to anything else. He does say it is “the same” technology as the health care versions. I have no idea if that is true, my watch NEVER works so that technology is not fool-proof and I know from years and years of tracking heart rate that different tool have different reliability so don’t know what that would not be true of O2 meters.