A pulse oximeter is a
very useful medical device and one that is not just seen in doctor’s
surgeries and hospitals, but are also found in people’s homes too.
In a matter of seconds, a Pulse Oximeter can display both your blood
oxygen levels and your heart rate. Why is it important that we can
check these levels as easily and as frequently as we want? Well, they
serve as good indicators of good or poor health.
Measuring Heart Rates
A
pulse oximeter allows us to measure our pulse and determine the
number of times our heart beats per minute. The heart is essentially
like a muscle, the more we work it, the stronger it becomes. The
stronger your heart is, the more blood that is circulated with every
beat. If your heart requires more beats than normal to do its work,
this can lead to the development of cardiovascular disease and/or the
occurrence of heart attacks. A higher pulse rate than usual can also
be a sign of over-training or illness. Therefore, it is important to
be able to regularly measure your heart rate to recognize
irregularities as soon as possible.
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Measuring
Blood Oxygen Levels
Why
would you need to measure your blood oxygen saturation levels? Should
they fall too low, you could fall victim to hypoxia, a condition in
which the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. Those with
respiratory conditions and cardiac conditions are most susceptible to
hypoxia as their Sp02 levels are generally lower than the normal rate
of 95-99%. Athletes who train very rigorously or who climb mountains,
must continually measure their blood oxygen levels as such activity
can take its toll on their body and have the ability to drive Sp02
levels down dangerously low.
A Pulse Ox serves as a very helpful medical device to many people, as
it has the ability to measure two very important health indicators.
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