Blood Pressure Measurement

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Blood Pressure measurement steps:

  1. Sit on a chair in a comfortable position with your fleet fat on the ground with your back straight and supported.

  2. Wrap the BP cuff on your non-dominant arm directly on the skin. Place the bottom of the cuff above the bend of the elbow.

  3. Play the music for Blood Pressure measurement through the MindMics Earbuds. The link will redirect you to SoundCloud. Click on the Play button on the web page to play the music. Set the volume to a maximum loudness that is comfortable for you, while ensuring it's at least 50%, if possible.

4. Measure your Blood pressure and log into the MindMics Heart Health App.

5. Wait for 60s

6. Measure your blood pressure again and log into the MindMics Heart Health App

7. Stop BP Music.

The above instructions closely follow American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations for measuring blood pressure:

AHA Video guide for Blood Pressure Measurement:

Music for Blood Pressure measurement

While taking a BP recording a music accessible on SoundCloud platform should be played in the background. This music will not only make the BP measurement more pleasant, but will also help us determine the level of earbud fitting, necessary for the analysis of your data. The music file is especially prepared for this purpose, with additional tones played that sound like a background noise. Approx. 1, 3, and 5 minutes after starting you may hear an additional buzzing sound in your ear. This is expected. The music duration is 5 minutes, but you can switch it off after finishing the BP measurement. It should be played at the volume that is most comfortable to your ear, but not lower than 50%, if possible.