The new Hypertension detector on the apple watch seems to work well.

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My BP at its worst was not super high but with meds it is at normal or within 10 numbers of normal. so I tested the watch and it just notified me that it detected hypertension.
 
Did you wait for the watch to alert you or did you have it manually check somehow? If you waited, how long did it take?
 
Edd said:
Did you wait for the watch to alert you or did you have it manually check somehow? If you waited, how long did it take?
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I did the same thing. Took about a month. Same situation - I had to lie to it and say i’ve never been diagnosed (otherwise it won’t let you turn it on), and although my BP is well-controlled with meds, it gave me the warning after about a month. Not a surprise, really - the meds reduce my baseline BP, but many times later in the day my BP shoots up due to stress, eating, exercise, or whatever.
 
Cmaier said:
I did the same thing. Took about a month. Same situation - I had to lie to it and say i’ve never been diagnosed (otherwise it won’t let you turn it on), and although my BP is well-controlled with meds, it gave me the warning after about a month. Not a surprise, really - the meds reduce my baseline BP, but many times later in the day my BP shoots up due to stress, eating, exercise, or whatever.
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I lied to it also right after the update and have not been notified. During a similar timeframe I manually checked my BP and a 4 week average was just a touch under 130/80. Technically the safe zone but borderline so been waiting for an alert.
 
Edd said:
I lied to it also right after the update and have not been notified. During a similar timeframe I manually checked my BP and a 4 week average was just a touch under 130/80. Technically the safe zone but borderline so been waiting for an alert.
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yeah, i think it looks for patterns over a period of time, and not individual readings. In fact, I think the reason it doesn’t just tell you readings is because it can’t take very accurate readings, but can pretty accurately detect hypertension by seeing how big the swings are.
 
it works well for sleep apnea too. I was hoping to see if it popped up with treatment but so far I can't tolerate a cpap or bipap.
 
fooferdoggie said:
it works well for sleep apnea too. I was hoping to see if it popped up with treatment but so far I can't tolerate a cpap or bipap.
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I dont really snore but mine is fairly bad. I did the in-home test but after the CPAP, it caused to to be worse and then the bipap I did the full thing. mine may be due to my esophagus as the more it is irritated the more it causes my lungs to ache and the worse the sleep apnea gets. so the more I use it the worse it gets. it might start at 20 episodes in a hour and in 5 days 50 or more. I might try the really expensive machine that adaprts to your breathing but it may still cause irritation.
 
fooferdoggie said:
I dont really snore but mine is fairly bad. I did the in-home test but after the CPAP, it caused to to be worse and then the bipap I did the full thing. mine may be due to my esophagus as the more it is irritated the more it causes my lungs to ache and the worse the sleep apnea gets. so the more I use it the worse it gets. it might start at 20 episodes in a hour and in 5 days 50 or more. I might try the really expensive machine that adaprts to your breathing but it may still cause irritation.
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If you have obstructive sleep apnea I’d strongly recommend a mouthpiece. It’s low impact, assuming a good set of teeth.
 
Just a quick PSA ;-)
Note that not all sleep apnea is obstructive, even if the most common.
Central sleep apnea is due to issues with neurological breathing control, and can be due to many things, including meds that dampen breathing.
If your apnea is more than just a spouse irritant, consider a workup including polysomnography.
 
Edd said:
If you have obstructive sleep apnea I’d strongly recommend a mouthpiece. It’s low impact, assuming a good set of teeth.
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Well don't have great teeth so not sure. took 2 months to get the results and I have not talked to the docotor about it. I had the full sleep study. I got used to the cpap dealt with it but my esphagaus does not like it. I think its the breathing otu against pressure is what sets it off. it owuld ache wearing a mask.
 
fooferdoggie said:
my esphagaus does not like it
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Just a thought. The CPAP may be forcing a little of the air into your stomach, and after a while, lead to some belching. That could feed some acid into your esophagus, particularly if you already have a tendency to reflux. You could try some Omeprazole/Prilosec and see if it improves things.
 
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cbum said:
Just a thought. The CPAP may be forcing a little of the air into your stomach, and after a while, lead to some belching. That could feed some acid into your esophagus, particularly if you already have a tendency to reflux. You could try some Omeprazole/Prilosec and see if it improves things.
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no burping. I am trying Prilosec just to make sure but so far nothing.. I had this horrible PH test where I had to have a monitor put up my nose and into my stomach for 24 hours to monitor ph. it was horrible but my ph was normal. My esophagus has hurt my whole life. carbs have been most of if my body does not like them in in way shape or form. once I mostly eliminated them it does not hurt like it used too. but I had to take tylonol and a anti inflammatory for a torn rotator cuff and that fucked it up and still 8 years later it still hurts 24/7. meditation helps it but not with the cpap.
 
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