Panasonic EW3153W Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Wireless Display
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Customer Reviews of Panasonic EW3153W Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Wireless Display
Customer Review: Good product, I recommend it
Summary: 4 Stars
I had an older product that was fairly accurate but produces slightly different reading as the test is repeated. The Panasonic showed more consistent results. The design eliminates cuff problems with other traditional devices.Customer Review: Nice features/form factor, but Inaccurate!
Summary: 2 Stars
I have high regard for the Panasonic brand, and have been happy with many products of theirs -- various TVs, phones, exhaust fans, microwaves, etc. Naturally, I expected this unit to be top-notch.
The features and form factor are nice. It's very convenient to have this device ready to use at all times, instead of having to wrap cuff around arm every time. The wireless display and detailed memory are nice touches too.
However, I never was able to get accurate readings, off by anywhere from 15 to 30 points compared to Doctor's office. My Omrons with folding cuff are within 5 points. I checked product manual -- my arm size is well within acceptable range for this unit. Also tried placing unit on a variety of surfaces, tables at different heights etc. After trying for hours, still couldn't get solid readings (it takes time to experiment, one has to wait several minutes between readings to get accurate results).
Maybe I had a bad unit, or it would have worked better if I had used it in some different way. Two stars for the excellent ergonomics.
Customer Review: Too good to be true!
Summary: 1 Stars
After a very serious hospitalization, I bought this monitor and had it overnighted. The reviews on Amazon were great, I loved the features and started using it as soon as it arrived. I thought my fluctuating BP's were a result of my illness, but when I took it to my doctors office, we spent almost 2 hours trying to get 2 readings that were even close to the professional one at my doctors, it never happened. She told me to return it because it was worthless to me and said to get a different design because with this type of cuff it is very unlikely to get an accurate fit and the fit is critical to getting accurate results.
I'm sure there must be some people that this monitor will work for but I don't believe it's worth the risk. If you're concerned enough about your health to get a home monitoring device, why would you risk one so undependable? Close could be deadly.