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Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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lukko wrote: post #28
bnjemian wrote: post #22

I like this idea and the design – the gamification is a good approach in my view. A question for you: I have a relative who has been recovering from a pneumonectomy – is this a use case that you currently support or plan to support in the future (i.e. are the breathing exercises on the app similar to the ones prescribed for these patients)?

Yep, it would definitely be a use case - so post-operative chest or abdominal surgery patients are often given breathing exercises. It's not yet a medical device, so can only be used in stress and anxiety ('wellness'). The basic functionality would be similar - breathing exercises, responsive visuals, encouragement, but hopefully we can add more specific measurements of lung function in the medical device version (tr…

Rad – that would be really interesting to have specific measurements and use cases associated with surgical recover. Haven't tried the app out yet – may have some more questions once I do. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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AndrewKemendo wrote: post #61

This looks amazing. The only suggestion I have is to make it paid, instead of free so I can maintain low anxiety that you're not going to sell my data, or show me ads in the middle of box breathing.

It has in app subscriptions for annual and monthly fees. So it is a stealth paid app.

Hopefully this lowers the probability of them selling your data.

I prefer an app purchase price rather than in app purchases as it allows for family use and use by people with multiple apple ids that are linked.

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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swamp40 wrote: post #53

The word Lungy grosses me out. Something visceral. I imagine viewing a human organ or the chest being opened. Sorry, but I thought it might help you. If people agree, say something below. If not, I am an oddity and can be ignored.

It reminds me of the “lunger” label for TB patients.

It also makes me think of lunge exercises.

It also seems like an expensive domain name to buy.

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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Post by prepend »

hackernewds wrote: post #30
barbinbrad wrote: post #26

A few years ago a friend told me about something called eye movement desensitization something (EMDR). I wasn't buying it but I built a prototype anyways, and was really impressed with how effective it was. The code is super crappy, but the experience is quite good imo. Here's a link: https://bradbarb.in/emdr/demo/

Bit of a tangent. I'm irked by comments such as this, that are mildly related but add not much value to the discussion besides a shameless plug for their own products. Fwiw

I disagree and it seemed like a genuine comment to me as breathing exercises seem similar to eye exercises to me.

GP’s site is just a non-commercialized prototype so seems more like showing vis level of interest vs self promotion.

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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Post by uxamanda »

Neat app, I like meditating and this seems useful for feedback.

Ideas to consider

- I went through the tutorial and it taught me to breathe in through nose, out through mouth. When I was trying my first day, those tips weren’t there or available so it was hard to know if I was doing what you wanted

- the labels (breathe in, etc) fade to transparent before next one ends meaning there is a gap where it’s not clear what I should be doing. Would be nice to fade in incoming direction or push the old out

- not clear the relationship between bar and box. I think I’m the box, trying to match the pace of the bar, but that’s not totally clear. Would be nice to get some feedback of “too fast” or “slow down” when out of bounds

- I like the idea of the textured backgrounds but the one I got was high contrast and made me a little dizzy. Maybe more subtle colors? Also making sure the text is distinct. Also I wasn’t clear if I was effecting them. Shouldn’t they pause when I hold?

- when inside the exercise the button says “skip” but shouldn’t it be “end early”?

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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Post by FlyingSnake »

Speaking as an app developer, I would not believe that a doctor has created this app. Many developers would struggle to create something at this level, kudos!

I was really impressed by the UX and design aspects, but the way you’ve integrated camera and mic is really cool.

Re: Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

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Post by sagebird »

It is so lovely to come across a doctor with tasteful and deep interest in technology, ux, graphics, music - and took all of those interests to try to help improve peoples’ lives.

Often I get the sense that HN is an accessory to adhd and leads me astray. It is nice to see a counter example of how a person can fuse their interests to create an amalgamation that contains the elements and focuses them to a purpose.

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