Blood Pressure Machine Helps Track Health

If you have high blood pressure, it's a good idea to take your pressure at home regularly. To do so, you'll need a blood pressure machine that you can use properly at home.

Two types of blood pressure machines available for home use are the aneroid monitor and the digital monitor.

There are several different types of blood pressure machines on the market. To you're your blood pressure at home, you can use either an aneroid monitor or a digital monitor.

There are some disadvantages to an aneroid monitor, however. It's easier to damage this kind of blood pressure machine, so you could get inaccurate readings more often. People with handicapping conditions, such as arthritis in their hands or hearing impairments, can find it hard to inflate the cuff or to hear heart sounds through the stethoscope. People for whom this problems make the aneroid monitor too hard to use often turn to digital monitors instead.

Aneroid monitors, on the other hand, require more skill to use, but are more likely to give accurate readings. Many models have built-in stethoscopes to monitor the heart sounds that tell you where to mark the upper and lower levels of blood pressure. The aneroid version has a dial gauge rather than a digital read-out. It's typically inflated by squeezing a rubber bulb. Any of these factors can make it more difficult for a patient to use an aneroid monitor at home. They're also prone to damage easily, which can affect the accuracy of the reading.

Check with your doctor before buying a blood pressure machine to make certain you get one with the right size cuff. A cuff that's the wrong size for your arm can result in inaccurate readings, leading you and your doctor to take more stringent measures to control your blood pressure than you might actually need. Take your blood pressure regularly and mark down the numbers. Then show them to your physician so the two of you can discuss the best treatment for your health condition.

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