Apple Watch's Heart Rate Notifications Can Detect Thyroid Early, Australian Nursing Student Says

Sophie Webster, Tech Times 13 February 2022, 12:02 pm

Apple Watch's heart rate notifications have helped users monitor their heart rate during their daily activities and workout routines, and it has also helped them detect issues with their heart, prompting them to get checked by a doctor.

Now, the feature is said to be effective in detecting the early symptoms of a thyroid condition even before you get diagnosed. A nursing student in Australia discovered the new impressive benefit of the Apple Watch.

Apple Watch Can Detect Thyroid Condition

In a recent posting to TikTok, it is shown that Apple Watch can detect early changes that could end up being diagnosed after.

On Feb. 2, TikTok user and nursing student Lauren encouraged her followers via a video to enable notifications on their devices for detecting low and high heart rates, cardio fitness levels, and irregular rhythms.

In the short TikTok video first spotted by The Independent, the Australian nursing student said that she should have enabled the feature earlier than she did because it had medical consequences.

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According to Lauren, she was diagnosed with a thyroid condition a few weeks ago. She said that she would have known that something was wrong if she had her Apple Watch's heart rate notifications on.

Lauren added a screenshot of a graph from Apple Watch's Health app to her video and said that instead of her waiting for the symptoms to get worse, she could have gone to the doctor last year when the data showed a drop in her condition.

The nursing student revealed that the chart showed her cardiovascular system was already not working well at the time, according to Apple Insider.

The drop in her heart rate is connected with other symptoms, including sensitivity to heat, weight gain, dry skin, fatigue, and increased irritability. In December 2021, she was diagnosed with thyroid hemiagenesis, and she is now undergoing treatment for it.

Lauren admits that the Apple Watch was not an item that she thought could give her medical advice, but it ended up being very useful.

The nursing student said that the Apple Watch is not something that people should solely follow as medical advice, but it can be handy as a tool to prompt you to get things investigated further. She added that it is best to have the settings toggled on in your Apple Watch and check the changes so you can go to the doctor sooner.

Since the report, Lauren's TikTok video has been viewed 351,000 times and has garnered more than 2,500 times. The comments on the TikTok video were mostly positive.

Apple Watch Features for Pregnant Women

Aside from the heart rate notification, it was revealed by Prestige that Apple Watch could also help expecting mothers through the Mindfulness feature.

According to Natasha Cullen, the director of Beloved Bumps, and Roxanne Gan, a yoga and fitness instructor, the Mindfulness feature offers two exercises: Reflect and Breathe.

Breathe helps with deep breathing sessions through animated images and haptic feedback as you inhale and exhale. Reflect prompts you to think about yourself, like your traits, your current feelings, thoughts, and more.