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How often do you take ECGs?
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"You can take an ECG at any time, when you’re feeling symptoms such as a rapid or skipped heartbeat, when you have other general concerns about your heart health, or when you receive an irregular rhythm notification."
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Take an ECG with the ECG app on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Take an ECG with the ECG app.
I haven't used Streaks and I'm all for learning/using new apps, but doesn't the Apple Reminders app do the same thing without having to buy the Streaks app.
Does Streaks have triggers such as "When messaging", "Arriving at", etc?
Streaks has more of a focus on controlling notifications and keeping a running tally of if you hit your goals. I can control when I get a badge on the app separately from when I get a banner notification. And like I said, the real reason I use it is to record whether or not I’ve taken my meds for the day. It is surprisingly hard (at least for me) to remember if you’ve done a minor task that you do every day. The days run into each other.
So specifically, no there are no location or other triggers besides time. Whether it is worth the cost over the built in reminders is a matter of personal opinion.
The watch always monitors for irregular heart rhythm, so there’s no real reason to do one on a regular basis unless you’re just curious. A month ago, for the first time ever, I got an irregular heart rhythm alert and was diagnosed with afib. My doc was very happy that we caught it virtually hours after the alert, because afib can lead to clots and stroke.
The other Alert you want to set on the watch is in the Heart section for high heartbeat level, because if afib happens, it’s almost always produces a heartbeat above 100 bpm. Mine went to 115 and stayed there. So set it for 110-120 and you’ll get another alert. It only basically gives you an alert if it’s seeing you inActive for 10 minutes, meaning you are beating entirely too fast for an “at rest“ situation..
The other Alert you want to set on the watch is in the Heart section for high heartbeat level, because if afib happens, it’s almost always produces a heartbeat above 100 bpm. Mine went to 115 and stayed there. So set it for 110-120 and you’ll get another alert. It only basically gives you an alert if it’s seeing you inActive for 10 minutes, meaning you are beating entirely too fast for an “at rest“ situation..
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I have a habit of going in the Health app regularly (on my home screen) and going to "Show All".
On that page it says what was recorded "Today" vs "Past 7 Days" and "Past 30 Days". I try get everything into the "Today" category ... which requires me to do an ECG every day. I hope to live a long time 😄
On that page it says what was recorded "Today" vs "Past 7 Days" and "Past 30 Days". I try get everything into the "Today" category ... which requires me to do an ECG every day. I hope to live a long time 😄
When I first got my series 5, I did a few manual checks just to see what it looked like. Since it checks in the background I haven’t done any more. When I got my series 6, I did the same thing to basically make sure it was working properly. I haven’t done anymore manual readings. I do check the health app to make sure the app is still logging in the background like the new SPO2 feature does.
Why? That's an important issue. Be sure you are touching the crown with just one finger, and don't touch the watch in any other way. Also, be sure you're touching the crown continuously -- that is, while the ECG is being taken, don't remove your finger then put it back. If it still doesn't work for you, contact Apple Support or visit an Apple store.
There’s a bug right now with the series 6 where you either can’t set up the ecg app or it’s not there after pairing. I’ve been without my ecg since the 18th already been on phone with Apple and really considering going back to my series 5 until this issue is resolved
I could not do it on my AW5 and I cannot do it on my AW6 either.
It just doesn't work for me. I am healthy anyway so I won't pursue any further.
Are you saying the watch automatically performs ECGs in the background. I thought you had to touch the crown with the ECG app was running. What I recall is that touching the crown, "completes a circuit" in order for the ECG to gather results.
I misspoke and got ahead of myself in my head. I apologize. The watch does perform background monitoring for low heart rate, high heart rate and irregular heart rate, and can possibly be a sign of aFib with one of the alert notifications, thus leading one to manually perform a ECG, which may or may not reveal a problem.
speaking from my recent afib experience, if you have afib or a heart flutter you will get a message that says “your heartbeat is irregular, which may be a sign of afib”. However when you go to do a test manually, if your heartbeat is above 100, you will get a message that says the EKG failed it can’t read an EKG above 100 bpm. Supposedly the AW6 will do an EKG below 120 bpm, for a AW5 will only read a heartbeat up to 100. Either way, if you’re above 100 and you’re at complete rest, you’ve got a problem you should look into.
this is what afib looks like, instead of normally spaced blips:
this is what afib looks like, instead of normally spaced blips:
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