I found the readings to be significantly higher than the ones at my doctor's. Has anyone else had this experience?
173794
The answers I got were all over the place. Sitting in the same position and taking it twice the answers varied quite significantly I returned the item and got one that goes on the upper arm
173795
We use it for a quick check not for medical records. It depends where you hold the device we have found. The instructions say to keep it at heart level
1047200
I noticed the same thing, it reads higher than the bayer one I have also by 20 points. This meter is a piece of junk in my opinion, wastes lots of strips.
2274541
My diastolic pressure was consistently 5 or more mmHg higher. I'm just going to get used to it. Systolic numbers were the same. This is compared to a cuff by Withings, which may be inaccurate instead. I don't know.
2274544
YES -- mine reads CONSISTENTLY 15 to 20 points higher than at my doctor's office or on my old monitor. I hate it and am returning it!!!
254811
took to Dr. Office and hospital and compared to their monitor results on three separate instances and took BP within 1 minute using both Dr. machines and this machine. On each instance this machine gave incorrect readings significantly different.
2239528
Honestly, neither my husband nor I got any kind of accurate reading with this machine. It read both of us at least 30 points higher (my pressure is usually a low normal) We tried two different machines, and both were inaccurate. My sister bought one a couple of years ago and it works fine, so we may have just been unlucky.
72089
I wondered about this too. Then again, when I bought mine.... nurses were using a similar device. When I compared mine with their's by putting one on each hand. It was within 1% of them. One day mine was higher by 1% and another day it was under 1%.
1945497
I got just the opposite results. Mine were low. I think we can assume this cuff does not work properly. My doctor says that in general wrist cuffs are not reliable. She wants me to buy an upper arm cuff.
558205
I had issues with mine for a while, I would always have to get on at least twice! The first always gave me a much higher reading, the second was usually correct. I has now straighted out. hope it stays that way.
2120801
In my case, just the opposite. When compared to my old meter, I get 8 to 10 points higher reading. A comparison of A1C may be a more relevant reflection of accuracy to see if your numbers go up or down.
2274543
NO........... My average BP readings (130/80) were within two points of my doctor's readings (132/81). Make sure you have sat a while before you take your reading. Also make sure your legs aren't crossed when taking BP.
859415
Mine began to give highly erroneous readings (215/150) vs. manual reading of 135/75 at MDs office. I replaced said unit with one from Costco and NEVER heard back from company's support center. I woul never buy another unit from Omron.
243454
I have not found this monitor to be consistent or accurate. I started keeping my blood pressure with this model in April 2014. When I realized that is was reading high, I took it to 2 different doctor's offices and had it checked against their conventional blood pressure monitor and the Omron was higher than both. I also took it to the fire station and had an EMT take my blood pressure and then immediately used the Omron; the EMT read 120/70 and the Omron read 149/85 within 2 minutes. Have asked the company for an exchange or refund, and they did not respond after 2 emails. I then called Amazon.com and they are working to resolve this issue. I have not found this monitor to be consistent or accurate. I started keeping my blood pressure with this model in April 2014. When I realized that is was reading high, I took it to 2 different doctor's offices and had it checked against their conventional blood pressure monitor and the Omron was higher than both. I also took it to the fire station and had an EMT take my blood pressure and then immediately used the Omron; the EMT read 120/70 and the Omron read 149/85 within 2 minutes. Have asked the company for an exchange or refund, and they did not respond after 2 emails. I then called... » Read More I have not found this monitor to be consistent or accurate. I started keeping my blood pressure with this model in April 2014. When I realized that is was reading high, I took it to 2 different doctor's offices and had it checked against their conventional blood pressure monitor and the Omron was higher than both. I also took it to the fire station and had an EMT take my blood pressure and then immediately used the Omron; the EMT read 120/70 and the Omron read 149/85 within 2 minutes. Have asked the company for an exchange or refund, and they did not respond after 2 emails. I then called Amazon.com and they are working to resolve this issue. « Show Less
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I cannot quantify the accuracy. There are several factors that can change a reading. I did spend time with a nurse, and found that her reading was fairly close to the reading from this device, but changing the position of the monitor can make the readings off my more or less. Funny thing is, even at the doctor's office, they take my pressure twice, and they are never the same.
2199440
I have no idea. I stopped using my Omron over a year ago because it gave me readings in the HIGH BP range and my doctor's office BP machine put me in the LO NORMAL range. What would you do?
471249
I used a short term test like the one from First Alert to validate the readings in my basement and it came out accurate. Make sure that you carefully place the unit because placement can effect the readings. 25 is pretty high but certainly in the range of possible - don't ignore it !
1774009
I have had no problem with it. I would try recalibrating one more time and if that does not work, call the manufacturer. I saw where many people who did previous reviews called the manufacturer, and received excellent results. As an aside, I use this scale and it as accurate as the physicians.