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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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Post by jamessb »

lukko wrote: post #60
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.

Yep, it does seem some people don't like the name, which I do understand. I wanted to add a slight lightness to something medical-sounding, I guess trying to make healthcare less intimidating - I'm sorry it has those connotations for you!

On the topic of names, why is there a hyphen in the company name?

The anatomical term "pia" can be pronounced as if it starts with either "pea" or "pie". Writing "pi-a" is very strongly suggestive of a pronunciation like the Greek letter pi (i.e., like "pie", not "pea"), especially as the website's favicon is the letter pi. However, the website says it's pronounced "pea-uh".

So I would think that the hyphen would bias people towards the "wrong" pronunciation.

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

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Post by Domenic_S »

_yb2s wrote: post #101
ElijahLynn wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently came across this by accident and your explanation jives. I noticed I would get fairly fatigued, and have to take a nap around 11am every morning, and eventually found that it was basically every 4-5 hours, even mid-day too. I would take a 10-20m power nap and usually wake up feeling really good, I would even hit REM in that time. Then a few months ago, I noticed when I was having this feeling I was usually…

WOW this post resonates with me on so many levels. Thank you so much for writing it out! -I have the exact same issue, I feel overwhelming fatigue that lifts with a 10 minute nap, and need to do it many times per day. I work from home, and can't really work in person because without a nap I just crash, despite getting a good nights sleep -My girlfriend pointed out that I normally breath unusually fast and shallow, ab…

> constantly get up to urinate

I hope you've been checked for diabetes?

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

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Post by lukko »

sagebird wrote: post #120

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.

Thank you, that’s very kind. The app was a very personal project to me where I could combine everything I am interested in into one thing - I’m really pleased that comes across.

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

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Post by cloudking »

lukko wrote: post #75
anonymouse008 wrote: post #64

Very interesting concept and neat visuals. Before I dive in, I'm a trained vocalist and breathing is core concept #1. My feedback may be geared towards our line of work, but I believe breathing mastery is analogous across domains. Here are my initial thoughts: Using the microphone and camera makes sense. When the camera required calibration, my excitement grew. Then my anticipation gave way to disappointment when the…

Thanks, that's very useful feedback. At the moment, the camera isn't utilised to its full potential - it is used to guide positioning rather than measuring accessory muscles or shoulder movement. I think overall adding sensors to the experience does add something, and hopefully with more development the app could alert the user to things like hyperventilation and dysfunctional breathing patterns.

Could you use the LiDAR data on newer iPhones to get more accurate assessment? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/addit...

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

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Post by _yb2s »

Domenic_S wrote: post #122
_yb2s wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

WOW this post resonates with me on so many levels. Thank you so much for writing it out! -I have the exact same issue, I feel overwhelming fatigue that lifts with a 10 minute nap, and need to do it many times per day. I work from home, and can't really work in person because without a nap I just crash, despite getting a good nights sleep -My girlfriend pointed out that I normally breath unusually fast and shallow, ab…

> constantly get up to urinate I hope you've been checked for diabetes?

The problem went away immediately when the massively stressful event was passed.

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

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Post by lukko »

cloudking wrote: post #124
lukko wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, that's very useful feedback. At the moment, the camera isn't utilised to its full potential - it is used to guide positioning rather than measuring accessory muscles or shoulder movement. I think overall adding sensors to the experience does add something, and hopefully with more development the app could alert the user to things like hyperventilation and dysfunctional breathing patterns.

Could you use the LiDAR data on newer iPhones to get more accurate assessment? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/addit...

Hmm it currently uses TrueDepth on devices that support it. I think LIDAR is only with back-facing cameras?

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

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Post by whatyesaid »

FlyingSnake wrote: post #119

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.

Look at the 'supported by' section.

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

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Post by broberts01 »

I did the breathing tutorial and did the first exercise but it didn't seem to really "react" to my breathing like I was expecting based on all the promotion. It might get progressively "smarter" but I was expecting more feedback from the UI (which is really pretty btw) when I was breathing in and out.

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

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Post by cloudking »

lukko wrote: post #126
cloudking wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you use the LiDAR data on newer iPhones to get more accurate assessment? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/addit...

Hmm it currently uses TrueDepth on devices that support it. I think LIDAR is only with back-facing cameras?

Ah good point that kind of defeats the visual part of your app :) nice work btw!
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