If you want to check your blood pressure at home, you will need a blood pressure monitor. These monitors are not necessarily very costly and are within the budget of most households. There are in essence two types of home monitor: aneroid and digital.
The aneroid monitor has a dial-type gauge and you read off your blood pressure statistics from that. It also has a cuff, which you wrap about your arm and which you pump up with a rubber bulb. The digital monitors also use a cuff, but it can be manually or automatically inflated. The results are read from a small screen. The choice is yours, but most individuals prefer the automatic digital monitor.
An aneroid home monitor is portable and requires neither batteries nor electricity so is rather cheaper than the digital version. It also has a stethoscope built into the cuff for simple monitoring. A problem could arise in noisy surroundings or if the user is hard of hearing. Someone with arthritic hands or fingers might have an issue squeezing the bulb as well.
Digital monitors are more expensive, yet they are more well-liked too despite that, because they can be completely automatic. The screen is also easier to read and some units come with a small printer to create a physical record of your readings. Other digital home monitors have a memory.
The one I use has three memories of thirty spaces each so that you can compare records for a month. Having three memories means that you can monitor and record readings for three separate people or three separate time slots for one person over the period of a month. If you go for three time slots they could be morning, noon and night, as blood pressures vary during the day.
Whichever sort of monitor you opt for, make certain that the cuff is the correct size for you. Be especially cautious if you have very large or very thin arms. Check the age range for the monitor as well. Mine says for use only on individuals more than 18 years, but does not say why.
If electricity or batteries is ever likely to be a a problem, then the automatic digital home monitor may not be for you, although you may be able to fix it up to photovoltaic cells to exploit the sun's energy.
Neither of these devices are a problem to use, when you know how, so be certain that the instruction book does not seem as if it was translated by machine. It is naturally vital to know how to take accurate readings and how to interpret them. In order to check the accuracy of your device it is worth taking it with on your next visit to your GP.
You can check your readings against those of his sphygmomanometer, which is thought of as the gold standard of blood monitoring devices. Your medical doctor will also be able to tell you what your systolic and diastolic pressures ought to be.
The aneroid monitor has a dial-type gauge and you read off your blood pressure statistics from that. It also has a cuff, which you wrap about your arm and which you pump up with a rubber bulb. The digital monitors also use a cuff, but it can be manually or automatically inflated. The results are read from a small screen. The choice is yours, but most individuals prefer the automatic digital monitor.
An aneroid home monitor is portable and requires neither batteries nor electricity so is rather cheaper than the digital version. It also has a stethoscope built into the cuff for simple monitoring. A problem could arise in noisy surroundings or if the user is hard of hearing. Someone with arthritic hands or fingers might have an issue squeezing the bulb as well.
Digital monitors are more expensive, yet they are more well-liked too despite that, because they can be completely automatic. The screen is also easier to read and some units come with a small printer to create a physical record of your readings. Other digital home monitors have a memory.
The one I use has three memories of thirty spaces each so that you can compare records for a month. Having three memories means that you can monitor and record readings for three separate people or three separate time slots for one person over the period of a month. If you go for three time slots they could be morning, noon and night, as blood pressures vary during the day.
Whichever sort of monitor you opt for, make certain that the cuff is the correct size for you. Be especially cautious if you have very large or very thin arms. Check the age range for the monitor as well. Mine says for use only on individuals more than 18 years, but does not say why.
If electricity or batteries is ever likely to be a a problem, then the automatic digital home monitor may not be for you, although you may be able to fix it up to photovoltaic cells to exploit the sun's energy.
Neither of these devices are a problem to use, when you know how, so be certain that the instruction book does not seem as if it was translated by machine. It is naturally vital to know how to take accurate readings and how to interpret them. In order to check the accuracy of your device it is worth taking it with on your next visit to your GP.
You can check your readings against those of his sphygmomanometer, which is thought of as the gold standard of blood monitoring devices. Your medical doctor will also be able to tell you what your systolic and diastolic pressures ought to be.
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