“I (age 73) have a condition called “essential tremor”, which I was told will eventually lead to Alzheimer’s.......but I still feel that I have only the tremor as my mental condition (memory) is still quite good. Will this device be of use for me?”
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Hello Patrick, I have purchased the basic Kardia Mobile strictly to track my heart rate at my doctor’s suggestion (the other option was spending 400. To 500. On an Apple Watch) so in terms of your question, it can track blood pressure which can lead to hardening of the arteries. At least, that is my understanding- and then that can lead to dementia, again, my understanding. Not necessarily, Alzheimer’s. Whether the use of this product would be useful, quite frankly, you would probably get more of a benefit from a good digital blood pressure cuff. Don’t smoke, limit your alcohol, eat a healthy diet, and take a walk several days per week. Play word games, too or take up knitting to keep your brain active. Take a college course! Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi, I read up on the condition and didn’t see a correlation unless you want to monitor heart rate due to stress or caffeine, etc. I’d think you would be better served with a Fitbit or Apple Watch to monitor heart rate. If doctors have been using an EKG (or ECG) with you for other purposes then maybe it would help. Newer Apple watches have a similar function but I haven’t used it to compare against. If your hands tremble (it seems it can be other parts of the body if I understand correctly) this may be tough to get a reading. Hopefully this helps.
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