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Inexpensive monitor to help with dental appliance compliance? - djbclark - 08-04-2024
I'm looking for an inexpensive monitor that shows me my dental appliance is actually doing something and thus keep me using it until it starts having noticable effects.
(I've managed to go up to maybe a month and not noticed any improvements, but before CPAP gave me aerophagia it took it 3 weeks for noticable effects, so it seems reasonable the dental appliance might take months.)
I have an EMAY Sleep02 in the mail, a continuous recording device that does Sp02 and pulse.
However I've noticed that machine is not mentioned in these forums much at all, and also OSCAR does not support it (which confuses me as it supports hacking USB protocols of other devices, while this device can just export CSV files - I am planning on putting in a feature request issue on gitlab)
Or on the other hand perhaps there is a much better, or at least more widely used, device around the $80 price point I should consider instead?
I've looked at Contec devices but they seem to get much worse reviews than the Emay. However they do have a $100 device that also includes nasal monitoring. However it's not available via Amazon so returns may be impossible. And I'm afraid that nasal tubes might be too uncomfortable for sleeping on a regular basis.
RE: Inexpensive monitor to help with dental appliance compliance? - Crimson Nape - 08-04-2024
Hi djbclark! -
I just looked at the EMAY SleepO2 Wrist Monitor on their website. Based on the comparison chart (posted below) this model is incompatible with PC based software. This leads me to believe that it will not have any raw data available for 3rd party analysis. Also, when creating code to import data for a device, the coder needs the device for testing. Based on this model's specifications, I don't foresee this progressing.
- Red
RE: Inexpensive monitor to help with dental appliance compliance? - djbclark - 08-04-2024
Actually it looks like we are both idiots. See attachment. It directly says it supports OSCAR Sp02 file format. I don't see why the connection to the computer thing is a big deal, it's not like it is hard to transfer files from smartphone to computer.
So anyway my OSCAR question is answered, but comments on other parts of my question are still welcome. Also I'll bug the OSCAR devs to mention this device in their doc.
RE: Inexpensive monitor to help with dental appliance compliance? - Crimson Nape - 08-04-2024
Good catch! I did not come across that little tidbit. It was not the PC specifically, it usually means that the data is kept in a non-public accessible form. If they are advertising the SpO2 format, then the Contec CMS-50 (Oximetry Wizard option) for SpO2 files will be the route for you to take. When importing its data, I don't believe you will need to select the device type at the top of this page. That was there to select the downloader communications protocol for a particular model. Since a SpO2 file structure is fairly specific, the data is in a known structure.
- Red