Event Monitor Sensitivity

[bannanon]

Hi- I am losing my mind!  I have been on an event monitor for a week and I seriously think this recorder is going to send me to the funny farm!  It is the kind that you can press a button when you feel a symptom or it can auto record on its own and lets you know by a beep.  I no sooner send my recordings over the phone, reset and within the next 30 minutes the auto record is full AGAIN!  Of course, what I am trying to catch is not happening, so my question is this.....should I be sending all these auto recordings?  Sometimes it is 20 to 30 a day!  The techs tell me that the wires and electrodes are very sensitive so sometimes bending down, etc can set off an auto recording.  It is going off so much that I am scared to death of what it is picking up!  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!  THANKS!

[cindy707]

Hi Bannanon....you may want to talk to the doc there is another way to approach this.  You can ask him/her if they have the credit card type of monitor.  Nothing sticks on your body, it fits in your wallet and when you feel something that is out of whack w. you you just press the credit card looking monitor to your chest and it records it and you just call the phone number the doc gives you and hold the c.c. up to the receiver  and a VERY accurate ECG/EKG is loaded onto the docs computer and they just read it.  The only bad thing about this one is its only obviously good when you are awake or are awakened at nite w. probs.  It worked like a charm for me and my heart doc says his job is alot easier and if he spots something he doesn't like nites, weekends, etc. from his computer at work or home he or she will call you and tell you what to do.  I give this one a 10!!!!  Good luck my friend.......

[TatiSD]

I have had many monitors over the span of many years, and IF indeed there were wacky recordings of concern about your health, the monitoring center would immediately notify your doctor or call you to do another recording while they have you on the phone.  
I know it's frustrating though and perhaps you have an outdated type of monitor?  There are more advanced monitors (cardionet? I can't remember off hand) where you do not need to send any recordings to the center, it does it automatically and continuously.  It also does not beep when it's recording any type of event, only if the leads are not attached correctly to your body. I had mine on for 10 days.
SO since the monitoring center is on top of the recordings coming in from you, don't stress thinking about what they may be picking up.   They have the exact results of what's happening with your heart and if the recordings don't indicate any alarms, don't alarm yourself by imagining otherwise.  Good luck to you.

[Jerry_NJ]

Exactly, the biggest problem I had with such a monitor was one of the three "pasties" would not be making good contact or even came off.  It was usually not an unusual event with my heart.

Does your monitor have detectors that you remove a protective cover on and then "stick" them to you chest?  The location on the chest is also important.  Do you clearly understand the instructions?

Nothing else comes to mind at the moment... hope others will give more helpful information.