choosing recording oximeter

[snore bird]

Hi

I was diagnosed to have partial obstructive apnea and doctor prescribed the CPAP apparatus.

I like to monitor my oxygenation over night to monitor the progress and the difference the CPAP apparatus made on me. I checked the recording Oximeter, but not sure which one is better.

I found Contec CMS 50E, it is $120 or so. But needs some work to get data to the computer.

CMS 50F, the meter on wrist and
and also see CMS 60D. I am not sure what advantage the extra money buy.

I also found SP) 7500F. It uses wrist, easier, but cost $ 450 or so.

I hope it is a easy to use unit with reasonable price for home use. Ideally we can just glance through the monitor and see how the oxygenation situation was.

Those who have experiences, please advise.

Thank you.

i snore too

[mars]

Hi Snorebird

I use a CMS-60D. no problem collecting data and downloading it to my computer.

I suggest you do a search, as all the oximeters you mentioned have been reviewed to death in numerous threads.

cheers

Mars

[DreamOn]

Hello, snore bird. Welcome to the forum!

Here's a recent thread that will give you a lot of information about the various oximeters: viewtopic/t48546/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=47974. It includes some photos of the computer software reports, so you can see what that looks like.

I have the Contec CMS Model 50-E recording pulse oximeter, and I'm very happy with it. The finger clip is lightweight, has no wires, has oxygen and pulse alarms you can set, comes with software, USB cable and AC adapter. The lithium battery can be recharged via either USB or AC adapter. The Model 50-E will have to be sent off for lithium battery replacement when it no long can hold a charge, while some of the other Contec oximeters have replaceable batteries.

I purchased my oximeter at http://www.oximetersonline.com. Their price right now is $119.99, with a free shipping special. The price at Southeastern Medical supply (http://semedicalsupply.com) is $129.95. The companies are owned by the same people. I got great service.

Here's a comparison chart that shows all the features of the various Contec oximeters: http://www.semedicalsupply.com/SPO2%20C ... 0Chart.pdf. And you can find the Contec oximeter user's manuals here: http://www.semedicalsupply.com/user_manuals.htm.

I don't know anything about the SPO oximeters, but there are people on this forum that have them and think they're great.

Best wishes with your therapy!

[Sergey45]

I purchased my oximeter at http://www.oximetersonline.com. Their price right now is $119.99, with a free shipping special. The price at Southeastern Medical supply (http://semedicalsupply.com) is $129.95. The companies are owned by the same people. I got great service.

1.Can you confirm please. Is it the one?
http://www.oximetersonline.com/cms50e-w ... met50.html
2. From their description it is unclear - can you read and store data about only O2 Consumption or for Pulse Rate as well?
3. How can you recharge the batery? Is charger included?

[DreamOn]

I purchased my oximeter at http://www.oximetersonline.com. Their price right now is $119.99, with a free shipping special. The price at Southeastern Medical supply (http://semedicalsupply.com) is $129.95. The companies are owned by the same people. I got great service.

1.Can you confirm please. Is it the one?
http://www.oximetersonline.com/cms50e-w ... met50.html
2. From their description it is unclear - can you read and store data about only O2 Consumption or for Pulse Rate as well?
3. How can you recharge the batery? Is charger included?

Yes, that is the same oximeter I have, the Contec CMS Model 50-E. It reads and stores data for both oxygen and pulse rate. The lithium battery can be recharged using either the USB cable or the AC adapter that plugs into an electrical outlet. Both the USB cable and AC adapter are included. The manual says the lithium battery will hold a charge for 12 hours.

Here's an example of one of the reports that can be printed using the Sp02 software, which is included with the oximeter:



The vertical bars show either oxygen or pulse "events". The oxygen event on this report did correspond to the one apnea I had that night, as reported by ResScan. If you're handy with graphics programs, you can resize the Sp02 and ResScan/Encore reports to line up the times on each, and view them together to coordinate oxygen/pulse events with apneas/hypopneas. I can post an example of that later today if anyone's interested.

~ DreamOn

[Sergey45]

Update: Placed an order yesterday.

[Sergey45]

Update: Placed an order yesterday.

My first impression is here:
http://www.sleepapneasymptom.medgrip.co ... e_use.html

[dtsm]

Update: Placed an order yesterday.

Retracting question

[torontoCPAPguy]

I have not been measuring O2 as of yet but it is on my list of things to do and I would really like to interface it with my Autoset II data. I HAVE been monitoring my blood pressure data with an Accutor 3 automatic gizmo and my blood pressure has come down since beginning APAP therapy. I believe that measuring your O2 is a good thing but ultimately what we are looking for is to ensure that our blood pressure does not climb or skyrocket as a result of APNEA events reducing our O2. A mouthful.

[Axollajeake]

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[torontoCPAPguy]

Contec tells me that their latest version of the CMS50E ordered directly from THEM now has BlueTooth built in! It runs 24 hours on a charge. And stores the data. I have two. One I carry around with me (in the carry case provided that slips on a belt loop); the other sits by my bedside witha roll of blue or gree painters tape and I was putting it on my finger and putting a wrap of tape on to make sure it did not fall off.

One thing that folks need to know and that is that the timer starts from 00:00 so if you want to compare SpO2 against actual time you must set the 'clock' inside each time you begin recording. No biggie but it should be clear to all.

The unit I have is pretty darned closed to hospital grade units and I have had several opportunities to compare the outputs. The graphics of the pulse rate is excellent and helped expose oncoming Atrial Fibrillation for me in November; I can now watch how what I put in my mouth affect my arrhythmias easily. No more MSG, artificial sweetener, chemicals that I can't pronounce, etc. They are all toxins to the body incredibly yet the FDA permits us to stuff our faces with diet drinks galore in the belief that they are healthier for us. BS! I am calling BS! on them. The artificial sweeteners, regardless of how they get into you are toxic. (That means poison). And ultimately the body will rebel. It is estimated that the new 'additives' cut up to 20 or more years off the life of the average north american.

Sodium is a great example. Regardless of what it is called, salt is poison to most of us as we age. Case in point. I have diminished lung capacity and Atrial Fibrillation and the number one thing that the MD's agree upon is that I must stay away from ANY kind of salt and, in fact, the suggestion is strongly made that I used Ferosimide to make my body pee out all of the excess salt it builds up, which I need to do regularly or I go into respiratory distress (SpO2 below 90%).

Moral of the story. Get a good oximeter like the Contec CMS50E and use it. Especially through the night. If you think your apnea is looking pretty good but are having spells where SPO2 drops below 90% you are in BIG BIG trouble. Your heart rate is likely racing and your BP is spiking, not to mention the other effects of low SPO2 when you approach REM sleep.

Take care of our body! And fibre, incredibly, is not the complete answer. Check out information on the Paleo diet, Dr. Bernstein diet, etc. Meat is needed to provide essential nutrients as are organ meats (yeach).

Or you can just have a bowl of my wife's chicken soup and you are all set.

[archangle]

One thing that folks need to know and that is that the timer starts from 00:00 so if you want to compare SpO2 against actual time you must set the 'clock' inside each time you begin recording. No biggie but it should be clear to all.

If you plug it into your computer and run the SPO2 manager program instead of the SPO2 review program while you're measuring your O2 rate, it does timestamp the results with the computer's time stamp. (At least on the CMS-50D+)

The unit I have is pretty darned closed to hospital grade units and I have had several opportunities to compare the outputs. The graphics of the pulse rate is excellent and helped expose oncoming Atrial Fibrillation for me in November; I can now watch how what I put in my mouth affect my arrhythmias easily. No more MSG, artificial sweetener, chemicals that I can't pronounce, etc. They are all toxins to the body incredibly yet the FDA permits us to stuff our faces with diet drinks galore in the belief that they are healthier for us. BS! I am calling BS! on them. The artificial sweeteners, regardless of how they get into you are toxic. (That means poison). And ultimately the body will rebel. It is estimated that the new 'additives' cut up to 20 or more years off the life of the average north american.

Sodium is a great example. Regardless of what it is called, salt is poison to most of us as we age. Case in point. I have diminished lung capacity and Atrial Fibrillation and the number one thing that the MD's agree upon is that I must stay away from ANY kind of salt and, in fact, the suggestion is strongly made that I used Ferosimide to make my body pee out all of the excess salt it builds up, which I need to do regularly or I go into respiratory distress (SpO2 below 90%).

The "artificial additives are poison" statements are just fearmongering nonsense, especially the "20 years off your life" statement. We live a lot longer in the US than our ancestors who ate "natural" food. We probably do shorten our lives because we get too many calories.

Yes, some artificial ingredients may be dangerous to a few people. Some people may die when they get even a small amount of peanuts or other natural substances.

Salt or sodium is one of the most essential chemicals we need to stay alive. That's why we crave it so much. The problem is that most of us get far too much of it in what we eat. The same could be said for calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

You doctor does NOT want you to get NO salt at all. He simply believes that you will get enough salt from your "normal" diet without adding any salt on your own or eating salty processed foods. If you really got no sodium at all from your food, you'd die in a few months.

[Lizistired]

... I can now watch how what I put in my mouth affect my arrhythmias easily. No more MSG, artificial sweetener, chemicals that I can't pronounce, etc. ...

I'm interested in hearing more about this. And 2 thumbs up on Bernstein!

[Breathe Jimbo]

Salt or sodium is one of the most essential chemicals we need to stay alive. That's why we crave it so much. The problem is that most of us get far too much of it in what we eat. The same could be said for calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

Actually, most of us eat too much carbohydrate and not enough lean protein.