How accurate is this unit, especially for a DIY sleep study? It seems the only way to know is to compare it to a very expensive oximeter.
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I can't answer how accurate it is, but I bought it for my own sleep study on the recommendation of apnea forums. It seems to be right to me and I would recommend it to you for sleep study. Also I have read where other folks have done side by side comparisons and they say it is right on.
72087
My husband had one oximeter sleep study ordered by his doctor. A few weeks later later we found this unit, and the test results were very similar. The printouts from this unit were much more detailed than the one we received from the official place.
72088
Like Carolyn the graphs produced by the AH-50D are just like the two studies ordered by my DR.5 starts for the AH-50D.
72089
I wondered about this too. Then again, when I bought mine.... nurses were using a similar device. When I compared mine with their's by putting one on each hand. It was within 1% of them. One day mine was higher by 1% and another day it was under 1%.
72090
I have no way of knowing the exact answer. However, my sleep doctor accepted the results and cancelled a second sleep study. In addition, sleep software that I have for my cpap (bipap) allows me to hook this one up to it and accept it along with other studies recorded by the cpap machine----so they must think it's worthwhile. I believe it will tell you or encourage you that you better or better not take care of your apnea and whether to get the full blown sleep study.
379616
Not in the current software. By the time any pulse ox alarms you patient has tanked... Rely on the early clinical signs of hypoxia rather than alarm that goes off too late...
612154
No. I found my unit to be unusable...I couldn't tell what it was actually measuring. This computer made it go nuts, but when I set it on the keyboard, then slowly took my hand away from it, the 1200+ reading dropped to zero, implying that it was measuring some combination of skin conductance plus ??? Do not buy this thing.
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This is really an adult pulse Ox meter. I have used it on my 22 month old old grandson and it will work if you get it lined up just right. The sensor and the light source are fairly deep set. I have found the meter to be accurate and useful for my own use. I have compared it to my Doctor's meter often and it is always right on. I would not recommend it for regular use on a baby.
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I found this device to be very accurate. In fact, the reason I bought it was precisely what you're experiencing. I used to have my doctor take my pressure before, during and after my checkup. I refused to take medication so my doctor suggested this device. If anything, at times my pressure is somewhat low. This model of Omron also has a memory so you can reference previous readings and keep a log if you want.
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It is not "truly 100% accurate" but cose enough for most people's needs. A device that accurately measures your calorie burn is expensive and cumbersome and would need to measure more than just your heart rate.
523081
Yes, & I ck'd the accuracy by taking it to my dr's office & putting his oximeter on one hand mine on the other; both pulse & concentration were identical.
921492
I have no other device to compare it with so I have no idea of it's accuracy. We use it for comparitive purposes so for that it's useful. The "manual" is very tiny page, with a tiny chart for weighting and frankly I've misplaced it. Other than that, there is little info. However it does seem very well made. I has the feel of a Fluke multimeter.
1781293
No. a pulse ox is only used to check the oxygen level at a specific time. To check for sleep apnea, you need to see a physician to have a over night sleep study done in a laboratory.
402082
Unless you're using it in doctor's office and comparing the Withings read to the doctor's professional read, I don't know that one can determine teh Withings accuracy. Certainly not home alone. But I can say the numbers I got from it were consistent with those I got at the doctor's office under comparable circumstances (sitting still in chair at a calm time of day).
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No, this type of oximeter is for spot checking or very brief monitoring. It does not record or note highest/ lowest readings which I assume would be what you are looking for in a multi-hour overnight model. You might check with a local home-respiratory equipment rental company to see what they recommend. Good luck.
187098
I assume that it is very accurate. When my wife or I visit the doctors and they use their professional equipment, it never varies from our readings at home.
298224
It was not very Accurate. Also... my third purchase was a bad unit. Neither the seller nor the maker would respond... not even to the BBB. Be careful. The working two have lost most battery life after a year. Good luck.
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I don't think you have a choice with the Nonin Go2 and my primary concern is accuracy. I have checked the Nonin Go2 against the ones used by various health providers and it is very accurate. Two of the less expensive ones I tried are worse than useless as give misleading info.
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I suggest a short test run in an open to air area. When I set it without my glasses, I set it wrong. It did what I had set, though. When I set it with my glasses on, it performed fine. The time setting dial is hard to read. If the test does not work properly, exchange the unit. When it works right, it is effective
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I have a natural and love it. Don't know anything about Oxbridge. I would guess if it is more expensive , its timer/console may track pulse rate or do more thatn my console does.
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Just to add a bit more. I wear it to wake me up at night if my O2 drops to low. You can set what % the alarm goes off at. I spent 3 days last spring in a coma when my O2 crashed in my sleep, this meter wakes me or my wife up before that happens again. Pin point accuracy isn't important for me as long as it saves my life, which so far, so good.