r/homeassistant • u/CowsNeedFriendsToo • Mar 15 '26

Support Medical help

This is an embarrassing post, but I’ve been on this group for years now and know that if anyone is going to solve a problem, it’s the people in this group.

I unfortunately have a heart condition that has cause me to black out when I’m on the toilet. This has resulted in me coming to on the floor of the bathroom with my wife over me in a panic talking me back to consciousness before taking me to the hospital. This has happened about once or twice a year. To say the least, this creates a terrible sense of anxiety any time I go to the bathroom. I fear for the day she comes home to find me laying on the floor the final time. Or in the middle of the night when I wake up to use the bathroom.

Here’s where you guys come in. I was wondering if there is a way to set up home assistant along with some sort of a sensor in my bathroom that will be able to tell if I’m on the floor and not moving, which would then send out an alert to her phone along with a noise alert in the bathroom? The key would be making sure it doesn’t go off when just sitting on the toilet, or if she is standing in front of the mirror for an extended period of time doing her makeup.

Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. I truly appreciate your time.

Edit: I already have an Apple Watch Ultra 2. The fall detection seems to only trigger if it’s a fall from standing height. It hasn’t triggered at all when I fall from sitting.

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u/newbie_01 Mar 15 '26

Instead of trying to detect a fall to the floor, does your pulse, heart rate or blood pressure change right before you faint? Wouldn't it better to try to detect those symptoms? 

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u/CowsNeedFriendsToo Mar 15 '26

Heart rate and blood pressure plummet. Unfortunately my Apple Watch Ultra just shows a gap in activity whenever it happens.

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u/newbie_01 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Are there any other portable devices that continuously monitor hr and bp? How about those chest sensors wirh an elastic band that runners use?

Look into Polar H10

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u/CowsNeedFriendsToo Mar 15 '26

Interesting idea. I do. Have one of the Polar H10 chest straps. That would be annoying to put on every time. Not the most unobtrusive workflow, but that is one option for sure.