I would still wear this with a CPAP (or BPAP). The graphs plot every 4 seconds but it records every second. I can see the waves of breathing and then dropping O2. This may be something I have done all my life. I think the first memory I have as a child is that same damped oscilation feeling as I went to sleep, that I see on the plot! My deal is just when I lay down, but the O2 drops down in the 80's, and I am conscience and aware while it is. I can just imagine what was going on when I would pass out after drinking a case of beer, every night. I was sure sleepy at work the next afternoon.
The vibe alarm that you can set (intensity, O2 level) is the best feature, recording just allows you to figure out the next day what went on. You can also set it to vibe on pulse rate, but I don't. The movement sensor is useful in seeing if the O2 event is before or after movement. Mine is always after laying down.
Edit: So I have been studying up on the decrease in O2 when you lay down. I tried just laying down vs sitting at 8 in the evening, and the SPO2 drops 3-4 points. When I sleep it is back up there. Strange stuff. Ain't no telling what went on when I was drunk and passed out.
I can hear the vibe on the sound recorder, as well as me cussing cause it takes so long for my O2 to come back up when it drops (like 6 seconds, 10 heart beats), and the alarm to stop. The fitbit and apple watch are having to catch up. They have had the tech to measure SPO2, but didn't turn it on. I predict this company will get bought out by one of the big watch companies.
New info:
I am a "chest breather". I never use my belly to breath. Looks like I need to learn a new habit.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/lung-health-and-disease/learning-diaphragmatic-breathing
The vibe alarm that you can set (intensity, O2 level) is the best feature, recording just allows you to figure out the next day what went on. You can also set it to vibe on pulse rate, but I don't. The movement sensor is useful in seeing if the O2 event is before or after movement. Mine is always after laying down.
Edit: So I have been studying up on the decrease in O2 when you lay down. I tried just laying down vs sitting at 8 in the evening, and the SPO2 drops 3-4 points. When I sleep it is back up there. Strange stuff. Ain't no telling what went on when I was drunk and passed out.
I can hear the vibe on the sound recorder, as well as me cussing cause it takes so long for my O2 to come back up when it drops (like 6 seconds, 10 heart beats), and the alarm to stop. The fitbit and apple watch are having to catch up. They have had the tech to measure SPO2, but didn't turn it on. I predict this company will get bought out by one of the big watch companies.
New info:
I am a "chest breather". I never use my belly to breath. Looks like I need to learn a new habit.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/lung-health-and-disease/learning-diaphragmatic-breathing
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