Gunner wrote in message . ..
I have to purchase a blood pressure monitor for my wife. She has to
be able to use it by herself. There is a wide variety of styles (and
prices)



I've got both a auto inflate cuff type and a finger cuff type that I
use. Both have been checked against a regular manual cuff and are
within 10 points or less of the manual cuff with a nurse doing the
reading. I like my finger unit because it is quick and is a lot less
bothersome to use than the cuff unit. Don't remember the cost for
sure, but I think it was under $50 retail. The only hitch that I
noticed with the finger unit is that it is somewhat noise sensitive
and that you need to keep the elbow a bit more straight that you would
think. I cured the noise problem by making sure that my arm wasn't
being supported directly on a hard surface and that I let the unit
hang on the index finger without touching the rest of my hand. If you
want the model number, I'll have to grab it when I get home in the
morning.

Craig C.