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Are there any reliable breathing monitors? Apple Watch/Oura ring have some respiratory metrics but only while sleeping (afaict). A quick google search showed me Oxa [0] but I have no clue if it's reliable, much less while sitting/working.

[0] https://www.oxalife.com/

Edit: maybe a pulse ox ear clip would work. Bonus points if it could shock me into breathing again when it detects low values.

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https://github.com/kieranabrennan/every-breath-you-take

Paired with the polar h10 strap is a good place to start.

I used it for a little while, and quickly found that I could only breathe properly and consistently whilst I was watching/aware of my breath. As soon as I started 'working' my breathing went back to terrible.

This kind of Biofeedback is also useful in monitoring one's meditation practice.

Definitely would want recommendations on something like this.

I also want a wearable and app that can alert me when I'm not breathing deeply and rhythmically.

And I'm not talking pulse oximeter here. I'm talking my chest expanding enough with each inhale.

Check my other comment above this.

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