Biotel heart monitor troubleshooting how to#
Biotel heart monitor troubleshooting professional#

(Minor side note, as you may know, none of the Garmin ANT+ HR straps will read HR underwater more than an inch or two away from the watch, as I showed in my 310XT review while underwater. Garmin Premium HR Strap (also called soft HR strap):Īnd for all you Polar folk, their coded HR strap: I’ve circled these in the pictures below: Which side is the electrode side? Well, the side with the little bands, not the shiny side. On the Garmin ANT+ straps, you’ll want to ensure the Garmin logo is right-side up, and the electrode side of the strap is against your bare skin. As the most important thing to do is ensure you’re wearing it correctly.

Biotel heart monitor troubleshooting how to#

Let’s first start with how to put the strap on.

And…I can probably even help ya fix it too! Well, let me help ya out and explain why and what it’s doing. Sometimes you might even reach into the mid-200’s.Īfter you finish your activity and get back to your computer, you’ll probably see something like this – a major HR spike, followed by more normal HR activity:įrustrated, you poke at your HR monitor some, perhaps browse the Internets a bit – but in general forget about it, until it happens again. But before you know it your HR is blistering through the 150’s, 160’s, and right on through the 200bpm glass ceiling. It starts off fairly innocently with a gentle rise in heart rate (HR). Just stay calm, the 30 days will pass by quickly and it’ll be over before you know it.For those who train with heart rate monitors often, you probably know all too well know the tell-tale sign that your little device is lying to you about your heart rate. Both are waterproof and good down to 3 ft and have the cell phone with app so you can set it to Do Not Disturb during nights or any other time you can’t be disturbed(like church, work, etc) since the phone is what sends you alerts of loose connections or the unit getting a low battery, not the unit on your chest itself. I will say there are two versions of the one I received, one has the electrodes and wires and the other is the one I’m using. The one I’m using is called the Body Guardian Mini Plus.

There are several different types of monitors so it really depends on what model your doctor uses as to which kind you’ll get. You can also use the app settings to put it on Do Not Disturb at night so it won’t bother you. There aren’t any visible wires and all you have to do is switch out only the monitoring unit for the other(you get two) when the first one has a low battery(after 24 hours my first monitoring unit is at 80% so you don’t have to swap units frequently and they provide a USB to double mini-USB charging cable with plug to charge the phone and other unit) and you need to change the sticker once a week(they gave me 4 so I have a spare.) You also receive a cell phone that you should keep within 10 feet of you at all times, but if you can’t, once you get to the phone it’ll send everything it recorded while you were away from it. Mine is simply a sticker stuck in the middle of my chest with a small waterproof monitoring attached to the sticker itself. I got my 30 day one yesterday and I can shower and swim(down to a 3 foot depth) in it. The opinions expressed in this column are not those of Muscular Dystrophy News or its parent company, BioNews Services, and are intended to spark discussion about issues pertaining to muscular dystrophy.

Biotel heart monitor troubleshooting professional#

Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Note: Muscular Dystrophy News is strictly a news and information website about the disease. I, along with many others, have been or are currently going through the same thing. Stay positive and know that you’re not alone. Having a heart monitor isn’t fun, but if the health of your heart is to benefit, in my opinion, it’s worth it. Ask your doctor for a copy of the recordings taken from the monitor and mail it to the company as proof that the monitor was returned. You may even get a bill telling you that you must pay for the missing device.

Once you’ve mailed the monitor back to the company, don’t be surprised if it sends you a notice saying that it has not received it.