How to choose blood pressure monitor

How can know which kind of sphygmomanometer(blood pressure monitor) is better for you

There are three kinds of sphygmomanometer in the market:

Mercury sphygmomanometer

If you know how to measure blood pressure with Korotkoff sound method, so mercury sphygmomanometer is a good choice for accuracy. But mercury sphygmomanometers are bulky, heavy and inconvenient to carry. Accompany the improvement of the national's environmental protection requirements, mercury sphygmomanometers have been banned exportation from China from 2021 and will stop production in 2025.

Aneroid sphygmomanometer

Aneroid sphygmomanometer improved the convenience of using Korotkoff sound method to measure blood pressure, broadens the usage scenario, some small firstaid kits also equip with it because of smaller volume. It will be affected with environmental protection.

Blood pressure monitor

Blood pressure monitor is using oscillography method. Compare with traditional sphygmomanometers, one-click measurement is more convenient, no technical requirement for the user, digital display results are easier to read, some models even have voice broadcast, compact size. Most families choose blood pressure monitors for the aged . However, if you have an irregular heartbeat or weak pulse, we warn you that the blood pressure monitor can be very inaccurate.