unexpected oximeter data after starting cpap

jules wrote:I am also saying that the contec oximeter is a POS.

I'm saying that I'm very pleased with my Contec 60C, which is working very well.

Cheers,

Bill

I am happy yours worked out.

I have had 2 - one was a replacement - it is worse than the original one I sent back.

The first would not turn on easily - the second wouldn't turn off and register information after a couple weeks. It was pretty much a waste. I won't buy another one again and won't recommend this manufacturer.

I have the CMS-50E with the software and it seems to work fine. I also have Encore Viewer so that, when I use the oximeter, I can compare with my Encore Viewer data and see any corelations. Everything is working fine with mine.

TheDreamer wrote:So, I shouldn't get the CMS-50E?
The Dreamer.

If I had it to do again I would look at other brands (though the other brands would still be more money so I might still get Contex). I would definitely ~not~ get another handheld with a long wire (as my 60-D is)--the wire has just proven to be a huge annoyance. I have also found the huge sensor on the 60-D an annoyance (and uncomfortable for other reasons beyond size), so I would be concerned that the 50-E or other fingertip-only models would be similarly problematic. But I may just be a fusspot.. I would probably look for a wrist model with the smallest possible finger sensor--perhaps the 50-F http://www.semedicalsupply.com/cms-50f.htm. The Contex SpO2 software is cumbersome and inflexible but I cannot compare to other brands. As far as I can tell, the only output ability is to open a cvs file that is saved and which includes a long list of pairs of numbers (sat and pulse). Also, I gather the software is not necessarily included or readily available to end users for all brands, so that is something to verify.

Bottom line is I have gotten useful info out of my 60-D, but it has not been nearly as clear and illuminating as hoped. Good luck!

TheDreamer wrote:So, I shouldn't get the CMS-50E?

The Dreamer.

CMS-50E works ok for me ???

I used to use an Ohmeda 3741 with nellcor probe. The 50E data is as close as it can be to what I used to get from the Ohmeda !

DSM

I'm sorry that I don't have enough experience for suggestions for the first post question, but after looking at my newly arrived Sandman software reports today, they seem to correlate quite nicely with my 3 week old CMS-50E finger oximeter. Again I don't have enough expertise to precisely analyze both and the Sandman software is brand new to me, but I did want to give my vote of confidence to the Contec unit. Mine has worked fine, absolutely no problems. Mine came with a mini CD with the software v.98 and unlike others, I think that the software does have very useful information, and afterall, it's two main functions are 02 levels and heart rate, which it reports quite well. It has shown me a lot about my 02 levels and heart rate and timings that I could not have known otherwise. Printing out various reports is easy. I bought mine from Echostore and it arrived via UPS to me in Canada. Also the unit fits my fingers quite fine, no discomfort at all unlike the one that I borrowed from the DME which really hurt 2 nights in a row. I now use the CMS-50E on my middle finger vs. index and have gotten used to it and it hasn't come off yet. If I could afford it, I think I'd rather have the wrist type version, as that model could be used for more activities such as fitness training where heart rates are very important, but for the extra $100. So I give the CMS-50E 2 thumbs up.