Apple has finally introduced the highly anticipated Hypertension notification feature to the Apple Watch in India. The feature is designed to notify users of signs of chronic high blood pressure and notify them of potential hypertension. If you are wondering how to enable the Hypertension feature in your Apple Watch, here's our detailed guide.
What is Hypertension and how Apple Watch tracks it
If you are unaware, Hypertension is a long-term condition that can harm your heart, blood vessels, and other organs. Your Apple Watch uses the optical heart sensor to analyse collected data and can alert you if it notices a pattern suggesting hypertension. These checks happen over 30-day evaluation periods, starting from the day you enable hypertension notifications. An iPhone and Apple Watch showing a notification of possible hypertension.
What you'll need
An Apple Watch Series 9 or later or Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, with the latest version of watchOS
An iPhone 11 or later with the latest version of iOS.
Ensure Wrist Detection is enabled
You must be 22 years or older, not pregnant and have not been diagnosed with hypertension.
How to turn on hypertension notifications on Apple Watch
Open Health app on your iPhone
Head to the Profile icon at the top corner
Tap on Features and then Health Checklist
Tap Hypertension Notifications.
Confirm your age and if you’ve ever been diagnosed with hypertension, then tap Continue.
Tap Next and follow prompts to enable it and see how the entire process
Tap Done.
What to do when you receive a notification
If you get a notification, it means the Hypertension Notifications feature on your Apple Watch has patterns linked to hypertension in your heart data from the past 30 days. Be sure to talk about the notification and your blood pressure readings with your healthcare provider at your next visit. You’ll also be asked to set up a Blood Pressure Log and use a third-party blood pressure cuff to measure and track your blood pressure a week.
Things you should know
- The Hypertension Notifications Feature is not intended to diagnose, treat, or assist managing hypertension or related conditions, including blood clots, stroke, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, or high cholesterol.
- Not all with hypertension will receive a notification.
- Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks. If experiencing chest pain, pressure, tightness, or symptoms suggestive of heart attack, contact emergency services immediately.
- Users with an active pregnancy logged in the Health app cannot enable the Hypertension Notifications Feature.
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