Re: allergic reaction to heart monitor electode patches

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It is very common to have skin allergic reaction to the patches. Rotate to

differnent place is the best, but generally try to reduce irritation is the key.

Using stronger steriod will help the symptoms as well. Some have used aloe vera

gel to sooth the irritation. If the skin is highly imflammed, stronger steriod

by

prescription is about the only thing you can do .

allergic reaction to heart monitor electode

patches

I'm wondering if anyone else has an allergic reaction to the skin

patches used with heart monitor electrodes.

I've just finished a second thirty day monitor session, and have

dermatitis - red, sollen, lumpy, itchy, cracked, discolored skin, all

across the areas where the electrodes were. This time it's worse

than the first time. I've tried cortaid the last few days (I don't

like to use that for fear it will make me more prone to afib),

neosporin because I thought there might actually be infection,

johnsosn & johnson first aid cream, and aloe vera.

The patches are from Meditrace. I was unable to locate Meditrace or

any manufacturer of hypoallergenic patches via a web search. The

monitoring company has no source for them either.

I suspect maybe the problem is that the patches are latex (just

guessing).

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>I'm wondering if anyone else has an allergic reaction to the skin

>patches used with heart monitor electrodes.

I had a reaction to the patches on my holter monitor. I only had them on

for the 24 hours and it left the skin raw, red and itchy. I had the same

reaction to one of the bandaids that they used after a blood test. When I

took off the bandaid, the skin came off, too. I never had that happen

before with a bandaid.

I don't normally have trouble with latex - but I do have an intolerance to

wheat, rye, oats, and barley - (acutally, gluten substances) and they

sometimes use gluten in sticky stuff like envelope glue and postage stamps -

so I figured that maybe the stickum from the bandaid and the patches had

gluten in them.

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[Guest guest]

> The patches are from Meditrace. I was unable to locate Meditrace

or

> any manufacturer of hypoallergenic patches via a web search.

Hi Trudy,

Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. I researched the

internet via AOL and found a company: Allmed.net that sells

Meditrace. They also offer technical support via Email. Maybe they

can help.

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[Guest guest]

> It is very common to have skin allergic reaction to the patches.

Rotate to

> differnent place is the best, but generally try to reduce

irritation is the key.

> Using stronger steriod will help the symptoms as well. Some have

used aloe vera

> gel to sooth the irritation. If the skin is highly imflammed,

stronger steriod by

> prescription is about the only thing you can do .

Thanks for your reply. I did try to use a different place each day,

but there is only about a " 5 patch " area that can be used, so it's

necessary to cycle back to an irritated area before it can heal. I

also tried aloe vera. My concern about topical steroids is that they

can be absorbed, get into teh blood stream, and raise the anxiety

level, which is not great for afib.

I found an 800 number for 3M and left a message for their technical

guru. The customer service person who answered the phone says they

have varying kinds of patches, so maybe he will have something useful

to say. I'm also goign to send email to the Allmed.net folks,

thanks, .

I'll post whatever I find out.

Trudy

[Guest guest]

> I had the same

> reaction to one of the bandaids that they used after a blood test.

When I

> took off the bandaid, the skin came off, too. I never had that

happen

> before with a bandaid.

There are now over the counter bandaids that don't cause reactions,

at least they work for me. The lab where I have blood tests now uses

hypoallergenic adhesive to hold the cotton also, and it comes off

like a charm and leaves no redness.