Smart Watches/devices

[dataq1]

1 The Sleep Apnea Feature is an over-the-counter (OTC) software-only, mobile medical application operating on a compatible Samsung Galaxy Watch and Phone. This feature is intended to detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in the form of significant breathing disruptions in adult users 22 years and older, over a two-night monitoring period. It is intended for on demand use. This feature is not intended for users who have previously been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Users should not use this feature to replace traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified clinician. The data provided by this device is also not intended to assist clinicians in diagnosing sleep disorders.

Interesting “not intended” for previously diagnosed patients. And should not replace traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment.

[DaveL]

smart watch in the hospital! Very good.


I was in the hospital overnight after a procedure. They didn't let me use cpap.

So I was monitored.  (when I *died* on the monitor they came running! I'd held my breath for a bit and the monitor caught me.)

I had my iWatch 6 on the whole time there.  That night I was monitored closely.  Sleep time...I kept doing ecg's and comparing it to the screen. It was fascinating and sure looked the same as the monitor to me. And I kept measuring blood oxygen levels and my watch and the Monitor were darn near the same. Heartrate. Spot on.

I bought it for blood oxygen levels and ecg ability. I'd buy it again if it died.

My hearing aids didn't work well at all.  I have rechargeable batteries that go about 15 hours and then the are done.  Overnight? Two days? forgetaboutit.  And in the beginning lying down trying to hear the surgeon before the procedure I couldn't understand a word he said.

So
--smart watch passed!
--cpap failed!

[punkrockcholo]

Interesting.I have a Samsung Galaxy Watch and it gives me all sorts of terrible anxiety.

My RHR during the day can drop to 50, but is usually 55-63.

And I don't have cardiac problems.

My latest bloodwork shows everything normal except for a drop in thyroid stimulating hormone to the lower end of the "optimal" range.

Could I be experiencing hyperactive thyroid symptoms even though I'm still "normal?"

I will ask my Primary Doc in March but for now, this Galaxy watch is the devil!!

[Jay51]

Punkrockcholo, I have "a little low" thyroid levels as per my PCP.  Usual symptom is a lowered heart rate and lowered metabolism.  I don't think you would be having any hyperthyroid symptoms with your bloodwork.  I am on levothyroxin to increase my thyroid levels to normal.  Talk to PCP about though for sure.

[PaulaO2]

My resting heart rate is typically 60-70 and dips into upper 40s-50s at night. However, at physical therapy, I had an episode where I felt like absolute crap. We were thinking it was my blood sugar. But when I got into my van after, I checked my exercise info and discovered my HR had jumped to 168. Since then, any time I do PT, we keep an eye on the HR and pause between routines. I've been fine since.

I'm in love with my watch (galaxy 5) and the info it gives me. My doc actually told me to use the ECG feature whenever my HR jumps higher than 120.

[TechieHippie]

This is continuing the tangent about thyroid... Low normal TSH with those HR numbers doesn't really fit hyperactive thyroid to me. TSH is a only a screening tool and not a great one. I'm pretty sure if you're thyroid was hyper, you would have an increased heart rate. To find out if you had thyroid issues they would need to also run free t3 free t4 at the minimum. Their ranges are really broad, and you don't want to be low in the normal ranges for t3 and t4. Ideal is at the midpoint or above. TSH is the opposite, if it rises over one or two then your thyroid might be struggling, but the low end of normal is usually healthy. Not always of course.

I take armour (twice a day and sublingual because it absorbs better that way, even so I have to watch to keep it away from food and supplements) and I have for many years. My TSH is rarely detectable but I'm not hyperthyroid, if anything, I still have difficulty getting over the middle of the range. I did try to stop my thyroid once, a huge mistake to do it abruptly, and my TSH jumped to 7. The combination of those probably means that I'm over treating thyroid to compensate for other issues like struggling adrenals, which I need to look into more.

[PaulaO2]

I have had low thyroid for several decades. My heartrate was high for someone as sedentary as I am. My heartrate did not come down until I started beta blockers for my hypertension.

[DaveL]

@Paula02

Love your signature line.

A year ago I started taking a handful of medicines for a heart condition they found I had. Hypertension too...

[TechieHippie]

Thanks for sharing that, Paula. Have you ever heard of it going the other way, low heart rate but hyperthyroid? I haven't but it doesn't mean that it can't exist.

Have you noticed any correlation with your thyroid functioning and your sleep apnea? I have a weird pattern going on where sometimes,  I have horrible apnea clusters despite positioning fixes (at which time my oxygen drops immediately after I start to relax and fall asleep, in the same position I've spent the rest of the night in with no issues.) I  feel like I don't have the impulse to breathe and yet my breathing is very shallow and can't get into my lower lungs. Hypothyroid is associated with oxygen issues so I probably have a combination of things going on. If I use Oscar to exclude parts of the night, the first part of the night often has an AHI <2 and the latter part AHI 35-38. The  weird thing is, taking extra thyroid on those days helps a lot and sometimes completely ameliorates it. Last night, for example, my machine reports an AHI of 0.1!  (We could take this over to my therapy thread if you have any specific ideas..)

Lisa

[SleepyLakes]

Interesting.I have a Samsung Galaxy Watch and it gives me all sorts of terrible anxiety.

My RHR during the day can drop to 50, but is usually 55-63.

And I don't have cardiac problems.

My latest bloodwork shows everything normal except for a drop in thyroid stimulating hormone to the lower end of the "optimal" range.

Could I be experiencing hyperactive thyroid symptoms even though I'm still "normal?"

I will ask my Primary Doc in March but for now, this Galaxy watch is the devil!!

I have a similar RHR.  Not a doctor but from all the searching around I did, it seems to be considered okay even though technically it's bradycardia and I'm FAR from an athlete.  In my case it must be genetic as my dad also has low RHR and has always had it and is far from an athlete too.

Below 40 would be worrisome, I have an alert for it and it's not dropped that far so far (*touch wood*), it's come close to 40 occasionally overnight.

Far as I know we don't have to panic about RHR in the 40s and 50s.  But that it's useful to have this ability to keep an eye on it in case we need a pacemaker or something later in life.  Chances are, like most things, we'd have symptoms if there was anything to worry about.