💤 02 Ring Sleep Apnea Test. Quick & Easy Way To Monitor Your Sleep & Oxygen Levels
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00:00 - Sleep Apnea Introduction
03:08 - How To Test For Sleep Apnea
05:20 - Wellue 02 Ring Open Box / Demonstration
06:00 - ViHealth App
08:45 - Testing Myself! Time For Bed
12:20 - Apnea Results Comparison
14:10 - Check CPAP Pressure Levels
16:05 - Please Subscribe
If you wan't to screen yourself for sleep apnea then this is a really quick and affordable way to do it. There's no doctors or specialist appointments, no hospital sleep overs and you can literally just put the ring on, sleep in your own bed and then wake up and check how your oxygen / breathing was like I just did.
The best thing is that you can use it as many times as you want and test as many people as you like! There's no limit to the amount of recordings you do or how many times you can use the fantastic app which beautifully displays all your sleep data in an easy to understand way.
This 02 Ring is also a great for those who are already using CPAP therapy for sleep apnea as you can use it to test how well your therapy is controlling your sleep apnea and maintaining healthy 02 Levels.
It also has this amazing vibration function! You can set it up to vibrate if your 02 levels drop below a certain threshold. This is a really handy feature, especially for those who only snore or have sleep apnea when they are on their back. Instead of your partner giving you 'the nudge / punch ' the ring will vibrate gently to tell you to roll over onto your side.
There's also some more amazing products on the Wellue website so make sure you check out their amazing range of FDA approved wellness products.
If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments section.
Sleep well, be safe and look after one another.
Cheers
Nick
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Is this a paid-for ADVERT? its 2024 - we expect a VERY CLEAR declaration in description and narrative whether there is any commercial relationship with what you are promoting.
Thanks.
@@__Andrew_ no i sponsor myself
Thanks Nick for turning me onto this ring. I got one and was horrified at my overnight saturation data. I'm relatively new to CPAP and it made me realize my machine wasn't helping me properly. Combined with your other clinical setting discussions I was able to adjust the Airsense 10 to move me from 80-92% sats overnight to now being at 90-98% all night. What a difference in how I feel in the morning and I no longer fall asleep in the middle of the day. Thank you for working so hard at being helpful. It works.
@@kendemelis5367 Hi there. I made some changes to the Airsence clinical menu. I turned off the ramp function. I narrowed the pressure range from the generic 4-20 to a more appropriate for me range ( 6.5-14.5). This I determined based on my usage history. I also switched to a nasal mask as the full face mask I was given leaked a lot. I also learned to tape my mouth since it was falling open during sleep. That kept waking me up like the full face mask did. My sats are running 93-96 average. The mask I settled on is the P-10 nasal pillow mask. I am on the list to get the Bleep Eclipse around the middle of this month when shipping resumes. No more head strap!!!. Hope all this helps you. All the best.
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How can you set your data???
@@preetimittal2123 Hi there. Thanks for your question. Uncle Nicco has a TH-cam video that explains how to enter the CLINICAL MENU of your CPAP machine. I followed the steps and set my pressure levels to support my breathing properly. The series of 3 videos is called ResMed AirSense 10 Review / Tutorial In these videos Nick covers all the settings and the clinical menu. Good information. Hope this helps. Good luck to you.
@@chucksohm7213 now every night your spo2 is within normal range ?? And what about Ahi value ....what are your Ahi ??? Average Ahi?
Great devices, easy to use and does not get in the way whilst sleeping.
Helped me when my CPAP device was showing less than 1.0 on apnoea events, however I was suffering from memory loss, short temperedness, and extremely low energy. The CPAP device was on automatic and chugging away happily on around 6psi. With the help of the help of some of your other videos and some internet research I figured the pressure may be the issue.
I purchased the O2 ring and could then see that I was between 79% and 88% O2 consistently (below 93% being bad) I have increased to 9.5psi and I am now scoring 98%-100% O2 with Apnoea events still below 1.0, with this I was starting to feel much better after a couple of days.
IMHO, a reliable O2 monitor is worth having to compliment CPAP devices that don't monitor O2 levels.
I am a medically retied doctor due to illness. After watching this I ordered one. The coupon code didn't work (prob old now). Never mind. Got the ring in 2 days flat via post. it works really well. I'm on cpap plus 24/7 oxygen which I connect to cpap over night. I've always wondered if my O2 sats dropped during the night. I've been considering another over night sleep study but now I don't have to. My reading from the ring were pretty good. I will wear for a few weeks to see if I'm ok. Then I will test it; 1.without oxygen and 2. without cpap or oxygen. (I've always experimented on myself - don't we all lol) I will take my readings to my GP/Specialists (to show off the new tech). GPs could use these in practice for their patients. Thanks for putting me onto this Nick, cheers.
I had my overnight sleep test a the Jewish hospital in Denver CO. they had a team of ten. I wanted to move there. It was the best night sleep I ever had. (2012).
In 2016 in Tracy CA I had a repeat over night sleep test. Only one person manned the 6 patients and front desk. It was a goat rope. Worst sleep I ever had. The tech was new, rude and told me I didn’t qualify. Doc sent me back to the same place at another time. I’m diagnosed moderate high. It still was a horrible experience. I think the ring technology sounds wonderful. Thank you for presenting to all and new pappers. I feel so lucky to have found you. Plus new pappers you can also join the FACEBOOK support group that Nick started.
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Hi What is the purpose of sleep apnea user adjusting the threshold?
Thankyou Nicko, I’ve just bought one and your video has made it all clear how to use and read the app. All looks good so far 🤗♥️🤗
Thanks for the info Nick. I have been using a wrist O2 sat monitor (likely the same manufacturer as the ring) that also uses the Viatom software. Results have been very valuable. Some nights my O2 drops significantly, and some nights are ok. I started using it all day just to see what happens, and I have significant drops during the day as well. Most drops occur after lunch throughout the afternoon. I am on 2l O2 at night, but I am beginning to think I need O2 during the afternoon as well. Note there is considerable variability from day to day. If my MD ordered am 24 hr monitor, it easily may not detect the issue. I do think the data is reasonably accurate. I do plan to share the data with my MD.
just ordered this. thanks for your videos. was able to set up my moms dreamstation very easily thanks to you. cheers.
Hi Dave, welcome mate, glad you were able to help your mom with her DreamStation. The 02 ring is awesome. Very cool device. I've been wearing mine 3 nights running now and I'm always fascinated when I wake up to see how I went during the night. Cheers
Thank you for showing us how to read and understand this device, you really helped me a lot!
Thank you so much for your advice. I purchased one and have been wearing it for a few days. Gave me some good peace of mind that my CPAP is doing its job well. Love your videos for all the good info. Keep up the good work...
Hi Diana, oh great. Glad to hear it's working well for you and it will be very useful for many years to come! Can also use it with your friends and family :-). Have a nice day! Nick
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A big thank you Nick, I have been looking for a product like the OS2 ring for my mother and myself.
I have a Lookee Ring, and I'm very happy with this. It's a great feature to be able to monitor and save your data.
Nice one mate. Cheers
Thanks nick, just ordered one! Can’t wait for the results!
How its gone?
THANK YOU, Nick! You are wonderful!
Appreciate that Dina. Glad you enjoyed the vid. Nick :-)
Just watched this yesterday and your explanation showed me what I was doing wrong. I was about to return it. I deleted the app and started over again using your video here. Walla, everything works as it should. Thanks very much, Nick!
Glad i was able to help Therese :)
Thank you very interesting information!
This was a great video and very informative! Thank you!
Good video Nick. Much appreciated. Really informative. Regards from Ireland.
Just come across one of your videos and liked it so decided to check out some of your other ones, love how you explain things in a way I can understand. Just got my sleep ap machine about 2 1/2 months ago so this is all new to me . I was very impressed with this video so I just brought the ring , can’t wait to get it and see how much I’ve improved. Thank you for the videos and the info.
Hi Miguel, thanks for the lovely comment. Glad to hear you're enjoying the videos. Would love to hear how you go with the 02 Ring. It's such a cool device! It's totally changed the way i sleep. Cheers
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Exactly... so important for optimal heath. I have never felt this well. Awsome information. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers Mitch
That's a great explanation, Nick. Your videos are always outstanding. Thanks!
Awwww thanks for that. Glad you enjoy it. Cheers. Nick
This is a great tip even if you have had a CPAP for years. It really about taking control of your health. This one of your best tips. I am using your link and buying one!
Hi Alexander, your spot on mate! I've been wearing mine 3 nights in a row now and last night I wore a positional device to keep me off my back and I noticed some big improvements (it was the first night that the vibration didn't go off) and I didn't have the big heart rate spikes that I was getting in the video. All the best mate. Let me know how you find it. Cheers
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@@CPAPReviews What is a positional device?
Thank You Nick, I am going to get one.
Thank you! Very informative and well done.
Thank you Nick for helping reclaim my life!!!!!
Hey Gary, you're very welcome mate. Glad to hear it. Nicko ;-)
I've owned two different variants of these Viatom devices (same manufacturer) and can confirm when tested overnight alongside hospital grade equipment they are pretty accurate. It was the use of these devices and the exact app used in this video (ViHealth) back in December which made me realise I had Sleep Apnoea after 20 years of daily suffering. Since then I've used one of these alongside a Masimo Radical 7 (i.e. about the most accurate pulseOx available) with adhesive sensor across a week of sleep and the results were consistent between the two devices.
Thanks buddy. Appreciate the advice. Nick
@@CPAPReviews No worries :) Thanks for all your great reviews Nick! Out of interest do you ever advise any of your CPAP users of the advantages of wearing a cervical neck brace to prevent positional apnea? The graphs on apenaboards show an AHI reduction typically 90% or more - I have complex apnea and tried one a couple of nights ago; my flow rates improved markedly and sp02 levels were the best they've been since I started treatment (I use DreamStation ASV). I'd advise anyone to try this while awaiting proper sleep/titration study which are currently very long waits for some in light of the pandemic. If they have one of these rings they can see if it improves even before starting pap therapy.
Hey mate, thanks for sharing this info! I will have to check it out. Cheers
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Hey Nick, I just saw this review of the o2ring which I've been using for several months myself. Just wanted to mention to you that your report indicated what looks like a run of atrial tachycardia. In addition, the big changes I see your heart rate during the night may indicate that you could have AFib.
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So glad I saw this video. I now understand the benefits of the O2 ring.
Awesome! There's lots of benefits
I found this by myself after my doctor thought I had sleep apena. In literally a weekend of some of the worst sleep ever I was able to find ways to help me sleep better with this little device and doing some tests (hence the difficult sleep). What was most interesting was how doing some small changes to my sleep made a big difference in my graphs with this product. Sleeping on my side and having a focus of making sure my nose is clear at night has resulted in my numbers going from 5.0-6.0 to 7.8-9.6 on the score and I can feel the difference between a good and bad night. Of course I am here researching CPAP machines because I do have a problem (and having a cold would be a disaster) but this device has been huge in helping my issue.
Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience with the 02 ring. This was a great read! Great to hear you're using it to improve the quality of your sleep. Best wishes. Nick
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Ordered one in US. The discount code was good for 10% and free ground shipping. Thanks.
Nice one Chuck, let me know how you find it brother. Nick
Really looking forward to trying this, just purchased one from your link. Been exhausted during the day to the point I need to nap each day (I'm only 40) CPAP results were fine, blood test fine, this could really change things, I'll report back once it arrives and I take a look :)
Thank you, Nick!
Most welcome! Thank you :-)
Thanks so much Nick, hope your sleeping well being a new Dad, my husband would walk around being a horse 🐎for my daughter 33 years ago!❤ Thanks
You're welcome! It's a nightmare. 6 months in and the little prick still won't sleep. Honestly the worst baby in history apart from his cuteness haha
@@CPAPReviews My first wouldn't sleep and want to nurse all the time, thank God she is a grown woman now with 2 of her own 😂
Thank you! I've been needing an oximeter for my Mom, that she could wear and keep constant track of her O². Plus, I can use it on my husband to show him how many times he stops breathing at night! He would never go on for a test, so this is great! I ordered one! Thank you, again.
Hi Connie, most welcome! I'm sure your mom will enjoy using it and I will interested to find out your husbands results. Have a great day. Nick
Been using this for day 3 now 29.3.2021 it's made my to book in with a doctor now for more testing. Hope he will try to put your mind at rest. Great product two and the information from this channel is amazing.
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If so my next one will be not an US made resmed but an european made dream station made by my countrymen the Dutch.
Why would ResMed want to take down your channel? It seems to me that your reviews of it are mostly positive.
Your videos are very helpful for me. Im new to a cpap machine and Im still tired after using it so i did get the ring to see if this dreamscape 2 is working.
I’m not clear on if this is available in the U.S. but it sounds like a brilliant answer to questions about your sleep quality.
I tried CPAP ten years ago but disliked it. Same with a dental device.
I wake up often at night and feel very bad when I do, with racing pulse.
Your videos are very informative and important for me.. thanks... Keep it up
Thanks Abdul, I really appreciate that brother. I will certainly try. Have a nice day. Nick
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My sleep test was at home with just a single taped thing on my face and a belt with a little mobile phone size box.
I’m so glad I did it I was really bad.
Nice one! Glad to hear it. Are you treating the sleep apnea now?
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Great review and demonstration. I've had my eye on this product for several months due to unsatisfactory treatment with an APAP. The Oscar downloads are showing many CAs with periodic breathing and even some CSR at times. There also appears to be quite a bit of flow limitation and odd flow rate. I'm trying to get this addressed with my doctor but I don't feel the PSGs in the Sleep Lab show a true picture of a patient's SDB. This product seems like it would help me figure out better what is going on in my home sleep environment. I really hope they can move to do most sleep studies at a patient's home. That's where the real testing is done, hehe.
Thanks for the video. You've definitely sold me on this product.
Hi there, you really know your stuff! Congratulations. I think the 02 ring is a great way to also do some sleep position testing also! I've learnt that sleeping on my right side on a bit of an angle makes a big difference to how i breathe through the night. All the best. Nick
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My sleep test was quite comfortable. I thought I was gonna be scared and unable to sleep, but I was able to sleep quite well even with all the wires.
I also had a good sleep tech, so that also helped lol
Thanks for your review and discussion of the Wellue O2 Ring. First night score was 8.8, and I suspect the vibrate feature was keeping me from going lower than 88%. I am going to bump the threshold to 90 or 91% now.
The silicone band is going to be a problem for the fingers so I may have to switch finger usage so that I don't get a rash at the same point (I had to change my fitbit band to metal for the same reason).
I'm still trying to work out if I feel any more refreshed, but it's nice to have an idea of the sleep apnea seriousness and monitor.
I've also started doing tongue exercises in an attempt to lessen whatever sleep apnea I have. Unfortunately I have shoulder impingement which means sleeping on my shoulder exacerbates that, and sleeping on my back likely worsens the apnea. (lol).
Also working on lowering the bodyfat %. A study I read indicated that bodyfat %, waist circumference is reasonably correlated with sleep apnea, and lean body mass is strongly negatively correlated. (My guess is that the visceral fat is the main driver - people more prone to put on fat viscerally are going to have worse apnea.) So basically, get fit and work to lower the bodyfat percentage to a healthy range. There are many other benefits to doing so also, obviously.
Update after using this for a couple months... I think this device is training me to breathe more regularly during sleep. I don't think I have obstructive sleep apnea, instead it is likely central sleep apnea (brain doesn't send enough signals). O2 score used to be in 8.0-9 5 or so now 9.5-9.9 usually.
For some reason when I was younger, I thought it would be cool to try and train myself to not need to breathe as much at times, e.g. to dive deep, I wonder if that's permanently caused some sort of malfunction with the way I breathe. Or maybe there is another cause. I think it's compounded with mild anaemia.
The other thing I highly recommend is taking this with you when you fly next. I was going deep into the 80s regularly, only stopping when the buzzer hit, and it was doing this frequently. Scary... normally I sleep on planes and get quite sleepy. Now I know why.
I fixed this by concentrating on breathing deeply and regularly.
This makes me wonder if I've been getting some sort of brain damage over my past couple decades from flights and sleep apnea/hypoxia at night. :( Oh well, at least I am learning what to do from this point on.
Note also... there needs to be a way to keep the ring on overnight. At first my brain learned to breathe more. Then my brain learned to remove the darn device! I wake up, and it's somewhere on my bed, it feels like the One Ring, it almost has a mind of its own...
Anyway, I need a way to secure it on the finger that requires a conscious effort to remove. Anyone have this same problem?
I started snoring a lot less after losing weight. Now I just enabled my spo2 on my Garmin watch and noticed I often drop in the 8x% range but it's not an approved medical device so I ordered the ring to have proper data.
Thanks for the video. I've been wearing a ring for a couple of weeks now, and knew my data was bad. But your "healthy data" just made me understand how absolute terrible my values are. I'm close to 170 drop over 4% in 7 hours of sleep and a min. SpO2 of around 70. Can't wait to finally get that fixed this year.
Do you fixed ??? How please tell
Hi please reply
Thankyou Nick
Welcome friend. Thanks for your channel membership
GREAT device... big tip, wear it while flying commercial, you may learn you are hypoxic at altitude. If so, breathe deeply and regularly.
Thanks!
Thank you mate 👋 really appreciate it 🫶
Looks like a worthwhile product. Just ordered one! It will be very interesting to compare my readings with and without the CPAP mask. Thanks for the vid.
Hey Michael, it's awesome! I'm addicted and fascinated by it. I wore it again last night and I'm trying to figure out why 2 x during the night my heart rate goes through the roof to above 150 bpm. The ring vibrated twice last night and I when I woke I could vividly remember the dream I was just having so I have strong inclination that my heart rate is going so high due to me entering remsleep when I'm doing my dreaming but it's still fascinating to see! My brother is going to borrow it for a few nights for his wife as he thinks she has sleep apnea and I imagine it's going to be passed around to a few more of my friends and family after that haha. You will really enjoy it! It's a fantastic product. All the best mate, Cheers. Nick
@@CPAPReviews awesome! Thanks for the discount code. :)
@@CPAPReviews For heart rate they're sometimes false spikes with these - as mentioned above I've used together with hospital grade equipment on the other hand and the spikes don't show... the spo2 levels are pretty consistent though.
Cheers Chris
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Thanks Nick The O2 ring has been very useful - especially during a recent flareup in my asthma. It gave me comfort that my O2 levels were still OK. When do you expect to release the O2ring data upload functionality to SleepHQ?
Nice one brother. we expect to release SleepHQ Pro in 4 weeks mate
I needed a new sleep study to get a new CPAP. Instead of my doctor scheduling a new sleep study, he sent blackstone a referral and they have the ring being shipped to me. Nice to know i caj just put the ring on and sleep in mt bed
Hi Nick! I’ve been using this ring with the bleep nasal mask for 4 months. My average is 96 percent and has never dropped below 90.
Love ya work mate! How ya finding it? Cheers brother
Is there a way to post screenshots on here? I have with and without cpap O2 graphs
I don't think you can mate :-(. Would be good if youtube allowed screenshots etc
So it turns out more min pressure is better for me!
I’ve been looking at the oxygen alerts recently. My concern was that wearing an N95 at night on an airplane with a known apnea problem might be dangerous! Of course, waking up won’t help me get good sleep but it might keep me alive!
I bought one, Nick! Used it first time last night. 9.6 overall score! Question: While using the device during sleep, must the phone app be on and phone in same room, or just for when syncing later to view the report? My phone and the app were not on while I recorded and it seemed to work fine. A basic question, but just want to be sure if it was more accurate or if it mattered. Thanks again for your great work! You make apnea life so much easier to navigate.
Hi Dina, doesn't need to be on or anywhere near the ring. Only when you are syncing it to the app via bluetooth later. Thank you
I wish I could send you my PulseOx Ring Readouts... I guarantee you would insert one "this guy is going to die if he doesn't do something" 121 drops 4%, 30+ interruptions per hour! Your showing what "normal" was gave me a comparison to really push my insurance to supply the CPAP as necessary. Cheers! Literally a Lifesaver!
Do you raise the pressure?
@@preetimittal2123sorry for the delay, but in general yes. Doing incremental changes and observing pulse ox response is pretty effective. I do notice a difference between machines and how they feel. My Resmed Airsense 10 is silent, I can’t feel its even on, despite it cycling between 17~20cmH2O pressure (closer to 17…20 is the high limit I set) and I don’t see drops hardly at all 96~98+ the whole night with little variation. My BMC Mini M1 (travel CPAP) is set to Manual 20cmH20 and it has a feeling of really ramming in a lot of air (blows the nose plugs off if the headgear moves…) i see regular drops into the mid 80’s depending on sleep phase… I have used both in identical tracked conditions… with both nose pads interchanging and its definitely the software in the BMC vs the Airsense… Airsense seems to do the same thing better at 17-18 than I can ever get at 20 on the BMC Mini M1. Makes me wonder if I should have bought the ResMed Travel CPAP instead… but for 1/2 the cost, that’s a hard pill to swallow! I don’t travel that much compared to before… and it’s still FAR better and well within an acceptable safe range (95-96%) with both units. It’s just that I can see it because I have the pulse ox ring on nightly (as well as checking what happens on plane flights, while exercising, etc…THAT is enlightening!) I had a power outage and just wore my ring that night just as a contrast… holy hell! It’s literally frightening how low and how often it drops and explains why I always felt like crap without my cpap!
I have been wanting to see if my CPAP is working well or my tiredness is due to my sometimes weird sleep schedule. This will hopefully help me figure it out. Really considered the new Apple Watch, that monitors O2sats but wasn’t sure if it be accurate, much like the Garmin, which would not always work and sometimes would only monitor part of my sleep. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works well and I just need to keep a better sleep schedule. Thanks!
Hi Virginia, yes this is a medical grade oximeter and extremely accurate. I'm sure you will enjoy using it. Have a great day. Nick :-)
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Hi. Anyone can tell what is the use of adjust the threshold value of spo2? why dont just set the spo2 threshold at 94% instead of set at 85%?
what is the purpose?
Great video. Separate question: Is it ok to cut a home-filter into little rectangles for the CPAP intake filter? $15 would last decades and save a bundle on filters/shipping...
Hi John, good question. I would say no to this. The filter are designed to enable adequate airflow so the motor doesn't overheat and also enough density to stop dust getting into the unit. If you use a filter that is too dense then your motor will have to work a lot harder to get air in and will burn out quicker. You can pick up really cheap, after market filters these days and it should only cost around $10 a year which is very reasonable. Cheers mate. Nick
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Hello Nick. I bought one for myself and after a week the O2 score is anywhere from 9.0 to 9.9 . Does 9.0 still sound all right? Lowest o2 during the week was 87.
I wish you compared it to a professional tracker and a HR watch at least for heart rate
One think you didn't mention Nick is the fact you can pinch both the O2 level and pulse rate in or out to really drill down onto your numbers. All you do is tap on the little microscope thingy in the bottom corner of the screen and then use your fingers to pinch in or out the charts.
Cheers for the tip Howard. Appreciate that mate. Nick
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Another great video, as usual. One question: can you use this with a computer if you don't have a smart phone? Thanks!
Many thanks, yes you can :)
Thanks, what kind of charging cable is it. Mine seems hard to find
9:08 One thing that can happen with these O2 rings is that if you move, it can register a sharp drop in your blood oxygen due to motion artifact. (In other words, your blood oxygen isn't actually dropping, the measurement was just messed up from moving around.) If I see a sharp isolated drop like that (the first one that goes below 90%), I'll zoom in to see whether movement preceded the reported O2 drop. If it did, and it's an isolated drop like that, it can probably be ignored.
I have been trying to find out how low the heart rate threshold can be set for the vibration alarm. My husband’s sleeping HR gets down to the low 40s. We would like to set the alarm for when it gets below 40 not 50 because it would go off all the time. He would like to buy this but would really like to know if it is possible to set this for 40. Sharon in Canada.
I am not responding well to the apap machine. As soon as I fall asleep, it wakes me suddenly as though I’m drowning.
Any recommendations?
I notice the price is no longer AUD$169 as mentioned in your video. Is the coupon code still applicable ?
I have been using a ResMed for 3 months and want to monitor my pulse ox to see if the min max pressures are at good settings. I have started to use OSCAR. Is the O2 ring compatible with OSCAR? Do I need to get one that is? Were your readings you showed in the video with wearing your cpap device? I love your videos. Thank you. I wouldn’t still be using my cpap machine if it wasn’t for your videos and Facebook group.
Hi Barb, yes the 02 ring is compatible. The reading i showed was from the 02 ring app :-). Glad to hear i was able to help you out with your cpap therapy. Your health will be much better in the long run. Cheers. Nick
Hi nicko clicked to buy buy coming up as 229 not 169?. Is that an old price? Didn't check date of clip...cheers mate
I constantly wake with headaches with CPAP. I was told to check my oxygen levels. I don’t have a sleep Dr at the moment and I’m looking to dial in my settings. Any suggestions?
Oil pulling going for a walk around the block 20 minutes. Third day I woke realized was breathing through nose.
So after the 1st night do you shut off the App or just take off the ring and put it on the next night? Thx
How do you change the time to 12hr instead of 24hr?
I have the O2 ring and am getting good sleep with very few drops (usually 0) throughout the night while using my CPAP at pressure of 13. However my AHI is sometimes as high as 13. Normal while wearing my my mask with 100% fit is 3-5. I have a Philips Dream Station 2. Are those jumps in AHI real? Should I be concerned? I have an Airsense 11 on order.
Using the finger tip o2 monitor. Works with Oscar. But, causes blisters.
I see 2 of this brand on Amazon. One is cheaper, from 2021. The other is billed as 'Newer' version. $30USD price difference. Any Guidance?
I am new believer of cpap and am wanting to get control of my sleep apnea but on a very tight budget. RemSleep offers ring at over $200 and Wellvue offers ring at $159. Witch should I go for?
What if the ring is too big? Even on the thumb it's quite loose.
This is great. I found out I have Sleep Apnea from my Doctor who said my hemoglobin was high. I used this ring and had 39 episodes the lowest being 84. I sleep on my back so after switching to sides I can go all night with no episodes.
That's great mate, thanks for the info :-). Cheers
Are you saying it’s better to sleep on your side with the CPAP I just started yesterday and now I’m reading about oxygen levels I’m getting scared all of a sudden I have a 3B Luna CPAP
@@starrfishhill Sleeping on my side prevented me from needing a CPAP machine.
@@wildsmooth9201 oh my gosh… Maybe I need this O2 ring do I just order it off of his TH-cam channel? This is my second night with the Cpap and here it is 11 PM and I still haven’t gone to bed because I know I have to put this thing on my head I’m stressing out thank you for replying
@@starrfishhill You can order one off amazon they have several. If your a back sleeper then I would give it a shot. I snore on my back so that cuts off my airway but I'm good if I'm sleeping on my sides. These little apnea rings are great for finding the best solution for you.
It was great for the first few months until... the. thin stretchy part of the rubber ring tore in half. I tried to tape the gap, but that just doesn't work well. I'm sure I'm not the first to have this problem. What now?
I went to the above link to order an O2 ring and the price was NOT $169.00, it was $199.99. Also, there was nowhere I could use the CPap review code so the 10% discount wasn't available.
Hi Nick,
Another very interesting video. I have a resting heart rate of very low 40s so would I be setting it off almost permanently?
Cheers,
John
G'day John, cheers for that. Yeah that is quite low but no it won't set it off as the vibration is something you customise to your liking using the app. You can turn it off altogether if you like or you can have it adjusted to pretty much any value you like. You can also have it for either heart rate or 02 levels or both etc. Cheers buddy. Nick
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Currently using a very simple & very inadequate equipment: "Mi Band 5" smartwatch, and a Philips DreamStation CPAP, with very inadequate controls & feedback.
Interesting product reviewed in this video. Personally, my health is quite poor. Needing a product similar to this. Your USA link has several products that might match my needs better?
Waiting for the newest releases of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, and perhaps the Mi Band 6. All products link to smartphones, etc.
However, the replacement machines need to notify outsiders when "emergency conditions" are upsetting my body. In those stages, I am usually unconscious, or in a "Locked-In" syndrome, unable to notify any outsiders.
Still searching for suitable devices. It needs also to have fall detection, with auto-notification to outsiders, when falls happen.
You do know the Philips Cpap machines have all been recalled! The foam inside gives off toxins. Call your durable device provider!
It's also worth a mention that Viatom files are compatible with SleepyHead/OSCAR, so if you have CPAP telemetry data from the memory card on your CPAP machine you can see time-aligned graphs showing what your machine was doing at the same time your O2 levels varied. I use it with a BiPap AutoSV (which titrates breath by breath) and it's fascinating.
Cheers for the info Chris
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I want to get an oxygen cyclinder maybe a weeka worth so whi ever in family gets it can use it.
Is the ring RemSleep o2 ring or Wellue o2 ring?
Hi Nick with 02 Ring my say Allow or Deny to press I haven't got OK
This is a cool tool. It would be nice however if it came in at least 2 sizes. This one size fits all approach - doesn't really work. I have a size 13 ring finger and my "pinky" finger is almost too large for this ring and I question the accuracy because I have to wear it just below the the second joint. Also, after after a night of wearing the ring my finger feels strangled as if I had a constricting band on it all night.
My results from this ring and my Samsung watch vary greatly, with the Samsung being much more critical of my sleep O2 levels (below 80%) while the O2 Ring says my levels were ok (above 90% all night). Those are significant differences and I am not sure if I trust either.
Nick did you say the O2 Ring is FDA approved
Sorry I don’t see a link to the company you are recommending purchase of this device.
Can you please add it here? Thanks
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I don't see any links!
Do you have an email to ask some questions? The online chat option doesn’t work and neither does the call option…
My Galaxy watch reads O2 like a champ!
Do you know if I can purchase one of these in the USA (their website says they don't ship to the USA)? If not, is there an alternative device that you recommend? Thanks!
LOOKEE - mine looks identical to the one in the video - US and Canada.
Is it possible your heart rate shot up simultaneously as the ring shocked you into waking?
Does it show if you're sleeping with your mouth open or not so you know what type of mask you need? Also how do you know what pressure you will need based on results? I don't have a cpap but based on sleep study I did I have severe sleep apnoea
It does not show if you're sleeping with your mouth open. If you wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth you're breathing thru your mouth. I also was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea (35 events per hour) recently and an overnight sleep test was done last week that determined that I will be using 8" of pressure when I get the CPAP machine (soon hopefully). I've been using this Lookee Ring for the last couple of weeks and looks like it will be a great tool to verify the CPAP is doing what it's supposed to, as well as help fine tune the pressure setting. Also, the alerts are a great tools to restart your breathing when the oxygen drops too low. That alone makes this device totally worth it.
I have question regarding the oxygen levels, is it normal for my oxygen levels to jump around because I have sleep apnea? It will usually start at 93 and sometimes at 95-98 but it will drop sometimes to 89? I am trying again to take care of my sleep apnea because it became so severe i stopped breathing almost 120 times an hour and I'm just waiting for my bipap machine to get started
Hi there, yes if you stop breathing your oxygen levels will also drop. That's what breathing does...fills your blood with oxygen. Cheers
Can someone use this device to also measure his HRV
First night using it I had 22 drops over 4%, 2mins 20 secs under 90% average spo2 95%. O2 score was 9 still feel tired.
differential diagnosis. the messy part of medicine
Nick, is there a way of bring the ring o2 information into sleep HQ yet ? Thanks again I just got my ring today and excited to see what happens tonight . Cheers 🇨🇦
I got mine a few days ago too but, due to general security concerns brought to my attention about IoT devices over the past year, am not connecting it to the internet until I learn more. It is made in China too. Read the privacy statement of the app and what is in the large end of the cable that you MUST use?
Privacy statement is at cloud.viatomtech.com/privacy Scroll to item 5 which gives some re-assurance.
G'day Craig, 6 weeks my friend. The O2 data looks awesome in SleepHQ. The charts are so cool. Cheers
@tallgrass, viatom don't even have cloud stuff unless you pay for it. The is saved to your phone memory. Cheers
Had a home sleep test (because of COVID-19). Wasn't the most accurate, but good enough.
Hi Monica, good enough for you is good enough for me ;-)
I had a in-hospital sleep test years ago. Didn't get diagnosed. I doubt it was very accurate. It was a noisy place (and I _did_ wear ear plugs- no good), the bed was uncomfortable (or just not my own) and that oxigen monitor thingy pinched my finger so hard, it still ached days later. I had fifficulties falling asleep and woke up frequently from all that and don't think I got much sleep at all. So I don't know... I'd rather have a test at home.
Agree with you 100% I just can't believe people are still doing test in hospitals when it's so easy to screen for sleep apnea at home now.
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Is the Wellue O2 ring available in the US? Thanks
Try LOOKEE - I think it's the same unit.