Finger pulse oximeter

This is the model we bought about 4 years ago. Has lasted us extremely well. I dunno if it is "high end range" but it's a solid unit, reliable and has worked for 4 years without a battery change yet.

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Beurer Instant Digital Fingertip Pulse Oximeter, Blood Oxygen Saturation & Pulse Rate Monitor with Accessories, PO30

ACCURATE AND RELIABLE: Accurately determine your SpO2 (blood oxygen saturation levels), pulse rate and pulse strength in seconds and display it conveniently on a large digital LED display. || SPORT/HEALTH ENTHUSIASTS: For sports enthusiasts like mountain climbers, skiers, bikers or anyone...
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They do have higher range models from the supplier...
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PO 30 - Pulse oximeter | beurer

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My watch does it?
:D
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jphegers said:
I have a lung disease.
And on oxygen and the one at Dischem unfortunately is not recommended for medical use only for sports activities.
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Do you know why it fails on the medical use ? It seems to be ok.

Note : The box says that it is suitable for medical use.

I just want to use it to check oxygen levels in case of a covid infection, I don't plan on going to a hospital unless absolutely necessary.
 
I contacted Dischem as well as googled the product and according to that it states not recommended for medical use.
I guess for what you needed for it should suffice but for my condition i need a more sufisticated one.
 
Too lazy to google it now, what does this meter test and what can you do to change the value of the reading.
 
upup said:
Too lazy to google it now, what does this meter test and what can you do to change the value of the reading.
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Percent of blood hemoglobin that is saturated by oxygen.
You change it by improving respiratory and cardiac function.
 
upup said:
Too lazy to google it now, what does this meter test and what can you do to change the value of the reading.
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By increasing your oxygen intake takes stress off your right heart chamber to decrease the risk of heart failure and damage to your heart valves.
 
jphegers said:
They require motivational letter from the Pulmonologist plus blood test results of oxigen levels and a two quotations to present to their board for authorisation.
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Sounds like it's worth doing, to get the proper equipment.
 
upup said:
Too lazy to google it now, what does this meter test and what can you do to change the value of the reading.
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To add on what Sinbad and jphegers said.
They do two things. Firstly, they measure how much oxygen is in your blood, which is a fairly robust indication of how well your cardiovascular system is working. It does it by measuring how the blood in your finger absorbs the light they give off.
This table lists the different levels.
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The other thing it measures is your heart rate.

As you can see from the current measurement, I have a blood oxygen rate of 98% and a BPM of 80.
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Not much I need to do with the blood oxygen measurement.

My resting BPM on the other hand is atrocious (for me at least). I used to hover at around 59 BPM at rest until squirrel's lockdown stopped me from exercising.
 
With the above quoted SPO2 levels, I am doomed with my COPD as my reading without supplementary oxygen lies
between 75% and 80%.
Thanks for finding a supplier right here in Gauteng as my oximeter packed up a few weeks ago and Gearbest is not performing with their delivery.

Has someone experience with portable oxygen concentrators, are they worth their expense?
 
Stokstert said:
With the above quoted SPO2 levels, I am doomed with my COPD as my reading without supplementary oxygen lies
between 75% and 80%.
Thanks for finding a supplier right here in Gauteng as my oximeter packed up a few weeks ago and Gearbest is not performing with their delivery.

Has someone experience with portable oxygen concentrators, are they worth their expense?
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You would need a continuous flow concentrator and they are quite pricey, between R65000 and R90000 but my medical aid only covers R23250 of the cost so too expensive for me right now.
 
jphegers said:
You would need a continuous flow concentrator and they are quite pricey, between R65000 and R90000 but my medical aid only covers R23250 of the cost so too expensive for me right now.
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Are these portable pulse concentrators no good? They are available from R26000.
 
Stokstert said:
With the above quoted SPO2 levels, I am doomed with my COPD as my reading without supplementary oxygen lies
between 75% and 80%.
Thanks for finding a supplier right here in Gauteng as my oximeter packed up a few weeks ago and Gearbest is not performing with their delivery.

Has someone experience with portable oxygen concentrators, are they worth their expense?
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Wow, 75%? Is that accurate? Thought you'd be dead if that was accurate, everything online says should be higher than 90% or head to the A&E or ER.
 
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