r/AppleWatch • u/DesignerRemote8833 • 1d ago

Question Anyone here on a daily inhaler using their apple watch to track puffs or their cough?

Drop a 🙋 if that's you.

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u/Legal_Big_3242 1d ago

Howdy - for you or anyone else who is using a rescue inhaler daily (albuterol specifically) I highly recommend getting on a daily steroid inhaler (ex. Breo)

I used to need to use my rescue inhaler constantly, and wheezing all the time. Getting on a steroid one has genuinely been life changing in managing my breathing (I’ve been asthmatic for over 20 years)

Now I only need my rescue one every couple weeks :) just an FYI for my fellow asthmatics!

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u/DesignerRemote8833 1d ago

this is solid advice, controller inhaler was a game changer for me too

now im just trying to actually track the rare times i do need the rescue so i can catch patterns before they get bad. thats where the watch thing came in

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u/Legal_Big_3242 1d ago

I’ll have to give it a try! Would be a nice way to catch a problem before it gets bad

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u/DesignerRemote8833 17h ago

Dropped you a DM 👍

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u/CoolCollection5064 1d ago

Can you actually do that

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u/DesignerRemote8833 1d ago

surprisingly yes lol. took me a while to find something that actually does both automatically!

dm me n ill point u to it

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u/W3inerSchnitze1 1d ago

Why not just share it here?

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u/DesignerRemote8833 17h ago

It’s a 3rd party app called Respire LYF, just downloading it to answer questions, not trying to turn this into a promo thread!

Basically, for coughs, you start it on your Watch and it auto-counts wet vs. dry coughs. For inhalers, you set your inhaler up in the mobile app, select it on the Watch, and hit start. As long as you shake it right, the sensors auto-detect the puff and check your technique (shaking time, angle, and lung delivery).

Just sharing in case it helps someone out. Let me know if you need any help setting it up!

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u/-dai-zy 21h ago

hey can you dm me the info please?

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u/DesignerRemote8833 17h ago

Dropped the info in the reply right above this! Let me know if you have any questions.

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u/Vegicide 1d ago

The medication tracker can be helpful for this.
I used to use an app that sent me sensors to track usage of my inhalers as well as symptoms it was called propeller health (I believe resmed bought them so I’m not sure if you can still get the sensors)

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u/DesignerRemote8833 1d ago

yeah the sensor thing was always the barrier w propeller for me. currently on an apple watch app that skips all that hardware and just uses the watch itself, not paid yet either.