Best BP monitor for home use?

[ChrisKC]

Before you automatically condemn your old OMRON, check with a couple of other people to see if measures are showing discrepancies, also get a measure from someone else's monitor and compare.

 

I bought a new one about three months ago OMRON 7121 from Lazada. (a specialist Supplier). My old one simply wasn't working any more.

 

Over more than a year now, I have taken more than 2,000 measurements and there is a tendency for great variation even between three within a few minutes.

 

It all averages out at 110/70 for the entire period - yes, I record it all.

 

I don't have a blood pressure condition and never have but as I get older I recognise the need to keep an eye on it.

[The Fugitive]

19 minutes ago, ChrisKC said:

Before you automatically condemn your old OMRON, check with a couple of other people to see if measures are showing discrepancies, also get a measure from someone else's monitor and compare.

 

I bought a new one about three months ago OMRON 7121 from Lazada. (a specialist Supplier). My old one simply wasn't working any more.

 

Over more than a year now, I have taken more than 2,000 measurements and there is a tendency for great variation even between three within a few minutes.

 

It all averages out at 110/70 for the entire period - yes, I record it all.

 

I don't have a blood pressure condition and never have but as I get older I recognise the need to keep an eye on it.

Similar experience with a blood glucose meter. The readings just couldn't have been correct. Binned it. 

[giddyup]

2 hours ago, bluejets said:

 

I'd steer away from thinking the instrument is inaccurate.

More likely inaccuracy in the tests done at doctors or whatever.

Reason being, conditions vary dramatically at, or on the way to the latter.

 

Medical staff used to argue with me about my readings so I was advise by my GP to do a series of tests around similar times, night and morning, for a week and look at the average.

Also told me to keep the results and show anyone who asked.

 

Around a week after, had the need to visit the outpatients section of local hospital, waiting room for 5 hours on hard as seating and freezing air conditioning.

Issue came up, showed them the previous test result sheet, .............oh...mmmm.....ok....no problem.

Well, there was, no hospital blankets given out anymore in the freezing air con because "someone might trip over it" ...........crazy <deleted> these days.

 

Overall, Omron BP tester should be fine.........maybe you need new batteries.

It also runs on mains power, which is how I use it.

[oldestswinger]

On 4/14/2024 at 10:18 AM, worgeordie said:

HEM 7124

A lot of this model have been sold cheaply recently, but it could be because of Omron's warning:

https://www-omronhealthcare--ap-com.translate.goog/th/events/detail/55?_x_tr_sl=th&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

[Asquith Production]

I wonder how often the hospital B.P machines are checked for accuracy considering the amount of use they get. I usually take 2 reading when going for an appointment and use 2 different machines to compare.

[Letseng]

Result depends a lot on how the cuff is fitted. Saw a Japanese docu about it. My doc always does his own BP check with a manual gadget. Waste of time what the staff does. 

I use an Omron. 

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Jaggg88 said:

I read an article saying almost a third of the world's population suffers from white coat syndrome. In the UK you have to wear a BP monitor for 24 hours so the doctor has an accurate reading before he prescribes medication. My reading at the Thai dentist was 156/101 (I was there for root canal work) but my reading at home was 128/81 and 126/83 - I have two machines (Omron and Kinetik) The correct way to monitor your BP is to take the reading at the same time every day (doesn't matter what time). The cuff should be at the same height as your heart and your feet should be flat on the ground with you sitting upright. There should be silence with no outside stimuli. Take 3 readings about 3/5 minutes apart and add them together and divide by 3. This will give you your mean BP and it will be far more accurate than the near useless static machines they use in Thai hospitals.

I can remember a portable BP monitor at a Chiang Mai dental clinic which gave the usual white coat reading, which had the staff in a flap. They calmed down when I pointed out the date on the calibration sticker on the back, which was more than 5 years old.

[Sheryl]

Omron is a very reliable brand.

 

As others have said, no reason to think your monitor is inaccurate just because readings at doctor/dentist offices are higher. Just the stress of being there is enough to elevate your BP. Additionally, the machines used in these places are often not calibrated. And, if they are taking it with a cuff (as opposed to those machines you stick your arm into), often the cuff size is wrong.

 

How different are the reading you refer to?  Have you tried taking your monitor to the doctor with you and comparing readings on the spot? And is the cuff size correct? (The inflatable part should cover at least 75% of the total circumference of your arm)

 

[AjarnMartin]

On 4/14/2024 at 9:42 AM, giddyup said:

I have an Omron HEM 7130, which I've had for a few years, and am beginning to doubt it's accuracy, as I always get a higher reading at the doctors or dentists than at home. I know some increase is due to "white coat syndrome" but I still think it's time for an upgrade.

Any recommendations?

Stick with Omron…🙏🏻