People say that technology is always here for the benefit of mankind. Often when we come across such news, our hearts melt a little, and we do thank the technology that we haven’t a lot. Today, I am going to share another such story where technology helped save a woman’s life. Delhi-based researcher Sneha Sinha says that it was her Apple Watch that alerted her about her health condition and ended up saving her life.
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Sneha Sinha, who is a policy researcher, came home after a usual day and noticed heart palpitations. She then decided to monitor her condition on her Apple Watch. The Apple Watch showed her a higher heart rate which wouldn’t calm down. This is when she decided to seek medical help and continued to monitor herself on the watch.
The doctors told her that it was a close call and Sinha was deeply grateful for her watch that technically saved her life.
She told HT Tech, “Once I reached home after a usual day, I noticed heart palpitations and used my Apple Watch to monitor it. Despite repeated checks and ECGs showing a higher heart rate, I tried deep breathing, hoping it would resolve quickly. I thought it may have occurred due to some reason and should calm down soon. I did not take it seriously initially. When it persisted for over 1.5 hours, the ECG indicated the onset of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). At that point, I decided to seek medical attention and called a friend to take me to the hospital.”
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She was so grateful that she thanked Apple CEO Tim Cook. She sent out an email to Cook, thanking him for the technology, and shared her story. To this, the Apple CEO replied that he was glad that she sought medical help and thanked her for sharing her story.
