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I wanted an oximeter as I have sleep apnea, and have not been getting along with my CPAP device. Either I don't feel rested, or the mask leaks, and it's uncomfortable and I generally get fed up with the mask, more often not bothering with it. I go to my appointments at hospital and they set the CPAP machine according to my weight and next circumference, but that doesn't seem very scientific to me. The CPAP pressure seems too high because my mask leaks, but too low because I don't feel rested. The hospital only give me their oximeter for a single night and then adjust the machine the once. So I thought that if I could see my own oxygen levels over night, and see how it changes dependant upon what pressure I set my CPAP machine at, then I could set it at a level appropriate to me. More scientific than measuring my weight and neck size. I have had this oximeter for two nights now and it does everything I wanted it to, and very well. It has a single USB connection, which is for charging it up, for connecting the finger probe, and for connecting to a laptop. The oximeter is slightly more bulky than the one provided by the NHS, but the plastic and strap are comfortable, and the finger probe similar to the NHS one. It is quite comfortable overnight. The single power switch provides access to the various functions, and took 5 minutes to get used to, but thereafter is actually very intuitive to use. Most of the settings, such as time and date are easier to set via the computer software. It took a few minutes and a bit of jiggery-pokery to get the software set up on my laptop, and this bit wasn't so easy to sort out. But once on the laptop it is quite easy to use. After each night sleep I am able to download the data onto my laptop and see minute by minute my oxygen levels and heart rate. It highlights each episode of apnea and provides a statistical analysis. From the graph I can easily see when I fell asleep and when I woke up, and even when I took my mask off for an hour during the night. I can see what a difference the CPAP machine makes. It is easy to print out a summary fr each night, showing a graph and a statistical analysis of my oxygen levels and episodes of apnea. I have had this device for two nights now and changed the pressure of the CPAP machine to see the difference. I will increase the pressure again tonight to see how things vary, and hopefully by the end of the week or so, I will have figured out the optimum CPAP pressure for myself. There are things you can do with the device, like set it to alarm at a particular oxygen level, and it could be used as a standalone device without a laptop, but it would have a more limited value. I don't anticipate using this device for more than a few nights per year, to enable me to set my CPAP machine optimally. Most of the year it will be in a drawer. The build quality seems perfectly good enough for this. There are no obvious rattles or weaknesses. The internal battery charges in an hour or so, and certainly lasts overnight, 10 hours last night for me. They quote 20 hours. I didn't realise that there are at least 2 versions one with bluetooth. Mine was the cheaper one without, costing me about £40. Maybe a bluetooth one would connect to a phone, I don't know but for my requirements, the simple USB connection is ideal. I have now seen this for quite a bit more on Amazon, and for as little as £32 on eBay. Mine took just under a fortnight to arrive from China. All in all, I am very happy with it.Read full review
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The product works as expected, although there were problems with the windows software at higher screen resolutions. Lowering the screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 fixed that.
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Easy to use and very easy to read.
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everything works, good value for money😀😀😀
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