Can Apple Watch help with seizures?

The apple watch doesn't detect heart attacks and doesn't detect seizures,that isn't the purpose of fall detection and it tells you that in the how it works.
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Can Apple watches help with epilepsy?

SeizAlarm is a user-friendly iPhone and Apple Watch app which allows those with epilepsy and other seizure disorders to alert emergency contacts when they need help*. Features: - Seizure detection.
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Is there a watch that can detect seizures?

Embrace2 is the only FDA-cleared wrist-worn wearable in epilepsy. It detects possible convulsive seizures and instantly alerts caregivers, whether they're sleeping next door or are living miles away. Created to offer round-the-clock safety and comfort, to help people with epilepsy get help when they need it most.
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Does screen time promote seizures?

Seizures in children with photosensitivity are triggered by lights that repeatedly flash in particular patterns and intensities. Because of this, triggers can range from the flickering of a television screen, computer monitor or fence shadows viewed from a moving vehicle.
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Can Iphone cause seizures?

Our data suggests that the continued and prolonged contact with the mobile phone radiation might increase the risk of seizure attacks and should be limited.
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How do you stop continuous seizures?

When anti-seizure medications aren't effective, other treatments may be an option:
  1. Surgery. The goal of surgery is to stop seizures from happening. ...
  2. Vagus nerve stimulation. ...
  3. Responsive neurostimulation. ...
  4. Deep brain stimulation. ...
  5. Dietary therapy.
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How much does a seizure watch cost?

At the time of publishing, the Medpage MP5-BMA Irregular Sleeping Movement Detection Alarm System costs around $403, including shipping.
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Can Smartwatches detect epilepsy?

Clinical Studies

Stanford University Medical Center (Jan 2009 – June 2010) - In this study, conducted with adult patients for more than a year, the SmartWatch was able to detect all but one generalized tonic-clonic seizure during the study.
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Is there a life alert for seizures?

A seizure alert device, also known as a seizure alarm or seizure monitor, is an electronic device that can detect seizures if you have a condition like epilepsy. It can alert your caretakers when you are having a seizure, but it does not prevent seizures from happening.
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Can you have seizures every night?

Sleep seizures can happen any time you're asleep, whether it's during the night or a day time nap. It's possible to have any type of seizure during your sleep including focal seizures. In focal seizures, epileptic activity starts in just a part of your brain.
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How does seize alarm work?

It can detect seizure-like/abnormal movement and/or elevated/low heart rate (if using the Apple Watch) and automatically notify emergency contacts. Detection is done using either the sensors on the iPhone or the Apple Watch.
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Is Apple Watch Series 5?

Apple Watch Series 5 is available in a wider range of materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, ceramic and an all-new titanium. Combined with the power of watchOS 6, users are empowered to take charge of their health and fitness with new features like Cycle Tracking, the Noise app and Activity Trends.
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Do epilepsy watches work?

There are no devices available that have been proven to prevent SUDEP. Yet, since SUDEP most often occurs during sleep, some people with seizures at night may be helped by having a way to let others know if a seizure occurs. Ideally, they could get help more quickly.
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Can Alexa detect a seizure?

Alexa Skill for Seizure-Risk Users (Requires Wristband) © GPL3+ A wristband that works in conjunction with alexa to detect if the user is having a seizure, The wristband monitors pulse and gyroscope data.
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Should epileptics wear a bracelet?

Wearing a MedicAlert bracelet is important for people with epilepsy. This allows emergency medical providers to quickly identify a person with epilepsy and get in touch with emergency contacts. A number of seizure alert devices are available. These range from traditional metal bracelets to soft, silicone bracelets.
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Which watch is best for epilepsy?

The Embrace2 watch is an FDA-approved smartwatch that can be worn as a seizure alert system for children and adults. 1 It detects some types of seizure and sends an alert signal to your designated caregivers, notifying them that you need help.
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Can Apple Watch 3 detect seizures?

Smart Monitor recently announced the launch of SmartWatch Inspyre™ for the Apple Watch. This new application uses a unique algorithm to recognize a wearer's repetitive shaking movements that may indicate a convulsive (tonic-clonic) seizure is occurring.
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How do you monitor a seizure at night?

Using movement detection monitors are a better way to alert to nocturnal seizures, and they will also allow your loved one to have their independence. Movement detection monitors are programmed to alert when several seconds of sustained movement, like what someone would experience during a seizure, are detected.
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Can Samsung watch detect seizures?

EPIwear detects epileptic seizures through a Samsung Gear2 smart watch. If an episode is detected, EPIwear will call for help by: 1) alerting the Galaxy phone that it's paired with that a seizure is in progress.
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What causes sudden death in epilepsy?

The exact cause is not known, but these are possible factors: Breathing. A seizure may cause a person to have pauses in breathing (apnea). If these pauses last too long, they can reduce the oxygen in the blood to a life-threatening level.
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Does drinking water help with seizures?

In the hazards of living department: Individuals with epilepsy must be wary of consuming large amounts of water or risk increasing their chance of developing seizures. Excessive water intake is a known trigger for seizures and individuals with seizure disorders may be particularly vulnerable to this phenomenon.
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What should epileptics avoid?

Seizure triggers
  • Not taking epilepsy medicine as prescribed.
  • Feeling tired and not sleeping well.
  • Stress.
  • Alcohol and recreational drugs.
  • Flashing or flickering lights.
  • Monthly periods.
  • Missing meals.
  • Having an illness which causes a high temperature.
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Can seizures be cured permanently?

There's currently no cure for epilepsy, but it can be managed with medications and other strategies.
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Should I wear my Apple Watch to bed?

Wear your watch to bed, and Apple Watch can track your sleep. When you wake up, open the Sleep app to learn how much sleep you got and see your sleep trends over the past 14 days. If your Apple Watch is charged less than 30 percent before you go to bed, you're prompted to charge it.
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What's the point of an Apple Watch?

It's the ultimate device for a healthy life. Apple Watch can do what your other devices can't because it's on your wrist. When you wear it, you get a fitness partner that measures all the ways you move, meaningful health insights, and a connection to the people and things you care about most.
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