Hi Windbag,
Why did you go for this and paying fees?
I spoke to someone last time I was in hospital, he was carrying a small machine, I asked what it was as I saw o2 on the box.
He explained it was for monitoring his oxygen levels during the night. He had taken it in, but the hospital showed very little interest, they said they check you levels when you do a Sleep Study. He wanted to know how much his levels dropped during the night and he wanted to improve his treatment. He was told he could not adjust the NHS machine (I got the impression he didn't care, he would do it anyway).
I think doctors just want to be in control, but there are people around that would screw up the settings, I think they put everyone into this category.
He bought a machine off I think he said Amazon, it can display his data or send it to a computer. He was going to go home to see if it would work with Sleepyhead software (he was using something else) but when I told him Sleepyhead was better he said he would try that, he had used it before, but said the two software was not compatible, so he uses what the hospital uses. He was told he should not be looking at his data either!
I don't think his machine cost a fortune either, I am sure it was around the £50 mark and was quite a fancy looking machine with a main box and a finger clip with a long lead to the main box. He said something about a better model that was wireless. But I didn't clarify if the finger clip was wireless or it uploaded wirelessly to the computer.
I was told this as well, but I just ignored them, the last Sleep Nurse just used to tell me off and just smile, she didn't care but said to watch I didn't loose the data. New Sleep Nurse is altogether stricter, she said I was not allowed to look at the data or adjust the machine. My reaction, you are going to be very busy with me then!
Why don't you get a oximeter of your own that will download to a computer and you will be able to collect your own data? Am I right in saying some will download into Sleepyhead? Where are the Sleepyhead users when I need them?
I have never bothered to see what my oxygen levels are, but maybe I should just to see if it drops, however, I think it might be a waste of money for me.
Just looked on Amazone, there is a range of them starting from £9.