Continuous oxygen monitoring

tik tok on 09/04/2017 - 16:31

Hello,

I am looking for a wrist-wearable device which can continuously monitor the oxygen saturation levels. I am not after the oximeters that are worn on the finger. It does not need to be a medical device as such because a fair idea of the levels will do. A search on alibaba reveals devices like mi band are capable of monitoring blood o2 levels - just don't say if continuous monitoring of oxygen levels is possible. I have a mi band 2 and those guys aren't looking to support o2 monitoring. I also use the mi band tools and those guys dont plan to implement this feature either. What could be my options if I am looking for a reasonably priced (around $50) device that could continuously monitor oxygen levels ?

Cheers,

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Comments

  • Diji1 on 09/04/2017 - 17:57
    +1

    Why do you want to continuously monitor inaccurate readings? It seems like an exercise in futility at best and at worse probably leads to neuroticism.

    • tik tok on 10/04/2017 - 09:00

      What makes you think the readings will be inaccurate ?

  • holdenmg on 09/04/2017 - 18:22
    +1

    Yeah, $50?
    Nah…
    Ask your Doctor or Respiratory Physician.

    • tik tok on 10/04/2017 - 09:01

      There are oximeters (medical devices)available for around $60 - the only down side is, you wear the meter on the finger and the other part on your wrist. I am trying to avoid this.

  • spacemansam on 09/04/2017 - 18:38

    As a physio who has worked closely with respiratory patients, I can see why oxygen monitoring is important….but not continuously. Even those who rely on home O2 wouldn't check it continuously so would be interested to know why you would want to check it?

    It might be good if you're trekking at high altitudes but even then you wouldn't need it continuously

    • tik tok on 10/04/2017 - 09:02

      To monitor how CPAP therapy (almost all night) is helping oxygen saturation levels.

      • cimrak on 10/04/2017 - 16:21

        Is the "falling off" aspect the reason that you don't want a fingertip unit? Maybe you could wear a thin cotton glove over it (like jewelers use), or worst-case a bit of tape both for the fingertip and the cable ?

        As a CPAP user myself, I'd be interested in your results.

        • tik tok on 11/04/2017 - 09:14

          I dont like my finger to be sore (which is what has happened during sleep study and titration). The other oximeters which plug into the CPAP machine are just too much wire for me. I toss and turn heavily so I dont want to get tangled in wires while sleeping and am afraid will pull off the oximeter from my finger. Wouldn't the glove be a deterrent to accurate readings ?
          The wrist monitor would ideally just sit on my wrist and monitor. I am avoiding the fingertip unit with the wrist units as my finger tends to get sore.
          Have you ever been interested in monitoring o2 levels ? If so, how did you do it ?

        • cimrak on 11/04/2017 - 16:06

          @AussieB: Good points. I haven't really thought about o2 levels wrt CPAP as I've been happy enough with the monitoring via my ResMed C9 Autoset + SleepyHead (when I bother pulling the SD card out anyway :) ).

  • outlander on 09/04/2017 - 19:13

    I want one too, but last time I checked there wasn't much in the way of wristbands. Even fingertip ones are hard to find with continuous monitoring for less than $100

    • tik tok on 10/04/2017 - 09:03

      If you are after a finger tip one, search on ebay for CMS50F. Plenty available for around $65.

  • bobkin on 09/04/2017 - 21:52
    +1

    Really interested to know the application of this?

    • tik tok on 10/04/2017 - 09:00
      +1

      To monitor how CPAP therapy (almost all night) is helping oxygen saturation levels.

      • bobkin on 10/04/2017 - 21:18

        Thanks. That is a much more rational reason than I expected! I guess you would want some sort of memory function as well?

        • tik tok on 11/04/2017 - 09:11

          Sure. I would assume the band would come with bluetooth and its app sort of thing which will serve as a means of storing/comparing data.

  • outlander on 10/04/2017 - 16:52

    Thanks I'll look into that one

    In the end it seems like one of those things that if you want it to do everything, you'll have to do it yourself.

  • outlander on 16/04/2017 - 22:44

    Is something like this worth looking into?
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Blood-Pressure-Heart-Rate-Oxygen-…

    • tik tok on 17/04/2017 - 13:15

      It is. And other bands like this. I have sent the sellers a message asking them if their bands can monitor oxygen 24 hours.
      I was disappointed with Mi band 2 as although it offers to measure heart rate, just not constantly for which I had to buy mi band tools.

      • outlander on 17/04/2017 - 13:36

        Yes, it is disappointing. Great hardware, but the chinese really let themselves down with the software part of things.
        Please keep me posted on what you find, because I'm really interested in devices for collecting biometric data. Actually I'm hoping that once my electronic skills are a bit more up to scratch I might be able to build a few. Easier if you don't have to reinvent the wheel for everything though.

        How did you find out about the miband tools? That looks interesting, and I have a miband. Worth buying?

        • tik tok on 17/04/2017 - 16:16

          Sure. IMHO only worth buying if you want constant heart rate monitoring. One other drawback it has is that it stores all data on your device so if you change your phone or have to factory reset, your only option is to export data and refer to it on your computer.

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