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Hi @gloaming, thank you for the information. Does the Galaxy Watch 7's work in the USA with all its features ? (sleep apnea detection, blood pressure monitor, ECG, Heart Rate, SO2, sleep quality and stages, etc). I understand the features available is based in the location where you bought the watch not the location where it was made in. I wonder in what location did you buy your watch. In summary, I really need to buy the watch for my severe heart condition that I am sure will help me to monitor better than the ECG. I have severe sleep apnea, heart murmur, 2 heart attacks, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, leaky valve. Any information will be truly appreciated.
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i have a galaxy 965 sport watch that provided first indication i had atrial flutter. i was sitting watching tv when watch alarm sounded and indicated i had sitting HR of 144. NO OTHER INDICATIONS! no pain no nausea no weakness, etc just the watch alarm. went to emergency. room. and they verified flutter and “ultimately” i was prescribed metoprolol and blood thinner (eliquis 5mg). because i also take prozac my prescription was lowered from 100 to 50mg. no further heart flutter.
HOWEVER: i am very active (mountain bike and running) and with metoprolol i find my heart rate is drastically affected. rides/runs at up to 150 bpm are now restricted to around 100 bmp before i go into 02 debt. i also experience weakness and fatigue i am so frustrated. today i made an appointment with my cardiologist (i’m retired military using landstuhl hospital in germany) to reduce or preferably stop using metoprolol. without my garmin 965 i would NEVER have had an induction i had a heart problem.
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No wearable that I know detects sleep apnea. They can monitor your heart rate and rhythm, and they can monitor your blood pressure, and they can monitor your oxygenation, your 'sat', or O2 saturation levels, including while you sleep. My Galaxy, in Canada, was finally approved to measure for AF via an ECG, and it even had to be approved by Health Canada for measuring the blood pressure (BP). I don't know about how it currently sits in the USA, but a quick search on the www should have an answer for you. Or ask the sellers.
My watch, through a phone app (on and listening while I sleep), will report snoring, which is only a loosely associated indicator of sleep apnea. Some snore and sleep properly, some don't. Those who snore and don't probably, not certainly, have some form or level of sleep apnea. But, the SO@ levels, if they show a marked dip at any point in the previous night's record, you can take that to the bank...it's an indication that you had a apneic event or somehow stopped breathing...which could mean a central apnea , or when the brain forgets to make you breathe. It's worth investigating, especially if it comes about each night, especially more often as time goes on.
Remember, though, that there are other devices such as wearable SO2 meters that keep a record of your sat levels, and there's the Kardia Mobile device, only a few dollars, that gets really strong reviews, a device that also keeps downloadable records for your night's data. The Kardia is only for heart rate and rhythm.
BTW, and I don't know if this is just a Canadian thing, I would think/hope not, but my Galaxy watch must be recalibrated with a suitable sphygmomanometer every 28 days. You'll get a warning that the calibration period is about to lapse, and you have three days to recalibrate. After that, when you go to use the watch to measure your blood pressure, you'll get a flag saying you must recalibrate...or else.