Patients, do you own a pulse-oximeter?

I wonder how many online patients own a pulse-oximeter. What is the make/model? What have you used it for on yourself?

I own a couple cheap ones and a legit hospital grade one. My expensive one records data on an app that I can download and email to medical providers. Ironic how medical providers all of a sudden take me serious when I have data to back me up.

Not a med-fet patient, but I do own some drugstore ones. Real-life, one of my things I do for fun is Wilderness First Aid. I do have one item on my "gotta do that some day" list: Do a bunch of medical-kinky stuff to a gal, while she's wearing a pulse-ox. See how the reading changes as I stimulate her...

I have ordered very inexpensive devices and have been disappointed by inaccurate readings. I am 78 years old, have high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure so I want to assure myself that my medications and activities are remaining within normal range. The products I use are better grade but not best grade and reasonably priced at nearby drug stores and Walmart. For the past 20 years my conditions have been progressive but fortunately remain stable.

I have a "SmartHealth" model 11-50K. I have COPD and use it to monitor how I'm doing. I think it does a good job and seems rather accurate.

I love having one clipper onto my finger, and own a couple of inexpensive ones.

Think they’re just a good way of signalling to my brain that the more intimate part of the exam is about to start.

My only problem is that the one that beep with every heart beat, and not just when it’s high, tend to make my heart race even more. Not so much of an issue if I’m just playing at home.

I have one for oxygen level and pulse, since my last bout with pneumonia and Corona virus.

Yes, I have two oximeters purchased in a supermarket.

I have one I had to buy when I had Coronavirus

Until just a few years ago it was not within the scope of an EMT in the US to use a pulse-ox. Now anybody can buy them, but considering we are not doctors, we can't interpret the readings. My first one was a couple hundred dollars US and took a special mercury battery, don't think it is still available. the hoseman

The drugstore oximeter is a plastic box, hinged, and finger is inserted. In the hospital the device is a 5 inch strip of plastic with sensor and light; this is wrapped around the finger, secured with tape. Wiring harness is attached to one end. I had the perv idea that one could wrap this around the penis. As I was leaving the hospital the nurse disconnected it and I asked for it as a souvenir. She gave me a new one to play with. The penis is larger than a finger but I was able to tape it in place. It would have been a different experience to have nurse put one on my penis! But how would one pee with the folded strip over the end of the penis?

It turns out doctors actual used oximeters on the penis! Patients were burn patients, children.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10388062/

Another Turkish study showed penile oximetry to be comparable to digital oximetery.

I tried sticking my penis in the regular pulse oximeter but it wouldn't work.

I got one too at the height of the pandemic, I figured with that floating around it was a useful thing to have, and it was only like 15 bucks at the time too.

Yes I have one. I just check my vitals daily.

I have one and am recording measurements as my enema water temperature changes 5 degrees Fahrenheit, using Google Sheets

I bought a cheap one online, no clue the brand. It is cool to be able to measure that- something that makes exams and healthcare more unique.

My Apple Watch is a series 9 just before they killed the o2 function. Now’s back on newer models!! I really like seeing it as I have afib and helps bring me piece of mind.

Yeah I have one, they're cheap. Bought one years ago after my 1st bought of pnuenomina, then got it again with Corina virus in March and was in hospital for 3 nights. Keep it on vanity in bathroom and check it twice a day when on toilet.

I have a couple of them, I’m hypoxic so need to check what my O2 levels are to know if I need supplemental oxygen. Used to be on oxygen 24 7 now only at night, moved from 5500 feet to 500 feet and slowly weaned off of oxygen during the day.

I have a "SmartHealth" model 11-50K. I have COPD and use it to monitor how I'm doing. I think it does a good job and seems rather accurate.

I have an inexpensive un-branded automatic Blood Pressure unit bought from the local chemist, which has a pulse-oximeter as part of the device, very handy to get all the measurements in one, and has a very satisfying pulse beep, I use it fairly regularly on myself to keep track of what is my normal (low BP) it was initially a purchase made in order to monitor what happened when I suffered migraine, the results of which was enlightening, fortunately I no longer get migraine having found and eliminated the cause (TeleVision) from my life, sadly automatic BP machines don't excite my medfet in the way that a mercury sphygmomanometer does, but are easy for anyone to use, including myself! and what I found very interesting was to see how ones oxygen saturation varies depending on various factors, most surprising is the effect of being indoors with the windows closed as opposed to open, which is makes a greater a difference than I would have expected, In one play exam I had, the "doc" had an anaesthetic mask set up which I found to be most exciting, and whilst adding "poppers" to the "gas" didn't particularly suit me, what was astonishing was the long time (hours) it took for my SPO₂ to return to normal %

My parents purchased one during the pandemic out of fear of the unknown. I looked all over for it after they passed away because I enjoyed playing with it. I never could find it, I suspect the cheap Chinese battery corroded and leaked inside so they threw it away. I was very disappointed I couldn’t find it.

I do have one in my "Doctor's" kit. I think it's a Smarthealth. I use it on my "patients". Adds a little more realism to exams.