My 88 years young Mother has acrylic nails &amp; nail polish - all the time. Will this give accurate readings under these conditions?
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It could be a problem. I would ask the manufacturer. I know there is one brand that claims to be immune to effect from nails, because it uses a different measurement technique. The most common are the ones like the Nonin, which use light shined into the finger to sense the blood oxygen content and pulse.
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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.
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I hope so, my doctor's office uses them. One of the reasons I bought this for home use. It gives consistent readings. It also gives accurate readings (sigh).
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My mother and husband were on concentrators for extra oxygen when breathing. The pulse oximeter gave accurate readings and was the exact same thing the doctors' offices used. I use it for myself sometimes as well just to check.
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My Mom uses this item, she is 76 and has very sensitive skin. She says if she were to lay on she does think she would feel them.
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The answers are correct! Great invention! My mother who will be 100 this year can't live without it!
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I was just looking at the accuracy rating of a whole list of these things and all except one said: 70% to 100% accurate. I don't know what that means, but I do know that my relative tends to have cold fingers and the hospital did every single finger, and some toes and the ear of my relative every time, before they settled on a reading, so I am suspecting none of them are considered accurate enough to just accept the reading from one finger.
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I have not had any problems with my oximeter since I bought it. If you have circulation problems in your hands, that could be giving you an inaccurate reading.
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I used this product for about 1 to 2 months and found that it really isn't any better than Sally Hansen's products. I had problems with my nails peeling, and the best advice I got was from a manicurist, and she said to buff them, it worked! Good luck to you!
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I purchased this product for my mother. She swears by it. I hope this helps.
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I can not answer that but what I did was take it to the nurse where I work and compared their readings to mine using their equipment vs mine. The results were very close. The nurse was happy with the comparison. She said it is not an exact science.
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I think it just depends on the condition your nails are in. I never wear acrylics, but my nails are naturally thin and peely. I noticed a difference after a couple weeks of using Nail Envy every other day. I like to alternate between this and Duri Rejuvacote...both are excellent products and have done my nails a lot of good!
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Mine is new and giving repetitive, precise (accurate -- hoping?) readings so my experience would not help.
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Theoretically it should work fine, and since Catherine tried hers and found it was accurate, I'd say there's no problem. Unfortunately, I can't test it on myself since a medical condition makes my axillary temp about the same as my oral temp, instead of a degree lower like it should be. But if I had kids I'd trust this for them.
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I believe the box said you cannot wear nail polish or artificial nails until the first phase of treatment, being the first month. I suppose if you take off your nail polish at least once a week and apply this product once a week for 9 months like the package says, then you should be fine!! =]
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I ordered this for my mother, she hasn't had any problems with the reading been inaccurate. She takes this to her doctor to have them check it against their reading and it has been fine. I hope this information helps. Joyce
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I had a fingernail issue as well. I was td by a nutritionist that this would do the job. They said it has to be in your system for 90 days to take effect....... I personally didn't not a difference. & I had a great diet . SORRY