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Blood pressure monitors as their name suggests are used for measuring a person’s blood pressure. There are many different types of these measuring devices which vary in size and cost from those used by doctors in a hospital setting to the small wrist BP monitor that you can use at home. Since it is not possible to cover all monitor types in one short article, I will restrict the scope of my blood pressure monitor review to models designed for use by individuals at home.

Blood pressure is a measure of an individual’s state of health and a high reading can be an indication of the condition known as hypertension. For a healthy person 120/80 is the norm, but a reading of 140/90 or above can indicate a problem. Since this condition can lead to a stroke or heart attack it is important that it should be treated if it is found. Since there are no visible symptoms of hypertension it is important that the levels should be checked on a regular basis.

Because it only takes a few minutes to make the check your doctor will often do this as a matter of course when you visit. But many people prefer the convenience of owning their own wrist BP monitor so that they can make the check at home. There have been concerns that wrist cuff monitors may not give an accurate reading, but this can be resolved by calibrating your machine against one used by your doctor.

While the old fashioned anaeroid monitor used a bulb pump and mechanical dial, all wrist monitors show the results on a digital display. Instead of the bulb battery power is used to inflate the cuff. This review will describe monitors from three manufacturers, HoMedics, Wristech and Braun.

All the models have similar basic features of automatic cuff inflation, digital display of systolic and diastolic pressure and a memory to store a number of readings with a record of the time and date. As you would expect most brands have a number of different models and by and large the more you pay the greater number of features you find.

Turning to particular models the Omron HEM-650 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor with APS. The particular features of this model are Omron’s patented IntelliSense technology, which inflates the wrist cuff to the ideal level for each user and advanced positioning sensor that automatically checks that the cuff is level with the user’s heart to ensure an accurate reading. Includes 90 memory with time and date. The Braun VitalScan Plus Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor. Another large display model with a clean and stylish design. Saves 90 measurements with date and time and has a low battery indicator. The Lumiscope 1143 Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor. This model has a large LCD display and an 85 memory recall. There is also and auto shut off to save the batteries.

Although this review has only covered a small selection of blood pressure monitors that are on the market, hopefully this will have been a good introduction to the subject and will prove useful as a starting point for further research if you decide to purchase a machine.

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