The setup for this was pretty easy. I got everything on, started the test, and went to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night to a stinging feeling on the finger that had the monitor on it. I moved it around a little thinking it was just pushing my cuticle in a weird direction and went back to sleep. I woke up some time later to the same feeling. All through the rest of the night my finger stung pretty badly. By the time my alarm went off it was to the point of being unbearable. I stopped the test and immediately took off the finger monitor. The top of my cuticle was red and swollen. There was another red spot near my knuckle. It stayed this way through the day and still stung. The only thing I could think of was that I was having a reaction to the adhesive that’s inside the monitor. I don’t normally react to adhesives. This was a first. It was not a pleasant experience.

Test was transmitted without a hitch. Attaching the sensors was easy. Pairing the device went flawlessly. Not really sure what all the negative reviews are about. I didn’t have a single issue. No discomfort. I just followed the instructions which were clear and easy to follow. 💁🏼 I checked in with Lofta to make sure everything got to them as I’ve read several reviews the test information did not send. They received it without issue. I got my test results from a sleep doctor in less than 12 hours and a full personalized recommendation. It was easy to understand. I requested my prescription and it was password protected and emailed to me, again within 12 hours. I really can’t speak enough to the level of care I’ve received. A few tips. If you follow the instructions to the letter, you won’t have any issues. Go step by step. If at any point the device isn’t working, contact Lofta. Their customer service is awesome. Be patient with the technology. Make sure it’s connected (green light) and that the watch is not too tight. Attach the sensor on your chest with some medical tape. Don’t put the finger with the sensor over your head or higher than your heart and you won’t have discomfort/throbbing. Be patient. Relax.

Apparently the devs haven’t figured out how to make this app run in the background like other data collection apps have been doing for 15 years. The phone has to be on and awake the entire time. I’ve poured through the documentation and setup videos and nowhere is it mentioned explicitly. Yes it tells you to leave the phone plugged in. But that’s not the same thing as telling you it must be *awake* all night. The problem arises for people who have managed devices with security settings on them. Often times security profiles deliberately prevent a phone from staying on permanently or for long periods (because if it does, then there’s a good chance someone else can access it when you’re not aware). So the effect here is that as soon as your phone goes to sleep, because it’s forced to, the app disconnects. There is no way to fix it once you start the sleep study. You can’t remove security profiles that would require the phone to reboot and interrupt the app. WatchPAT won’t allow you to disconnect its device and move it to another phone. Those who pay for this study out of pocket basically just spent $$$ for nothing.

This has been a bank saver and what I mean by that is I didn’t have to go spend 1,000 to 5,000 taking the sleep test. I’ve seen a lot of bad reviews, far as their finger being sore (unbearably). As a 6 foot 300 pound man with bigger than normal fingers, I did not have the same experience as most. Am not telling you your finger won’t be a little sore when you take it off, it was sore for maybe 45 minutes but it was nothing to get on here and write a bad review about it. After taking the test, my results were in and I had an appointment scheduled the next day to talk with someone. If you or someone that can follow directions fairly well this test is for you. If you take it upon yourself thinking you know best with every situation, you should probably go and see a specialist. Best thousand of dollars I’ve saved yet!