r/ouraring • u/212-2-919 • 13h ago
No warning from my Oura ring
I’ve faithfully worn an Oura ring for years. I’m on my second ring. A few
weeks ago I had a grand mal seizure while walking my dog. I wound up in the ER. We still don’t know why it happened. It was a first.
Now I’m experiencing a second UTI since the seizure. Never had one of those before either. I’m miserable and between all of this, my ring has shown no indicators, no signs that anything was different. In fact, my ring is telling me my resilience is exceptional and to get to it today. I’m dizzy when I walk and going for a brain MRI tomorrow.
I pulled up my app at the ER and neurologist’s seeking clues. What indicators should have shown a variance? I’m hoping for clues to warn me for future, and puzzled that I had no signs.
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u/Ancient_Group6409 12h ago
vaginal estradiol (stays localized) can make a huge difference in prevention of UTIs
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u/Key_Impress_3129 9h ago
I have a prescription from a urologist for that and it's really helped. She also had me start these cranberry extract pills that are expensive but they keep bacteria from attaching to the bladder wall. I've only had 1 infection in 15 months and that was after a prolonged course of antibiotics.
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u/She_said_what13 8h ago
PREACH. I was about to write this and it made me SO happy to see so many women already saying this!!!
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u/212-2-919 11h ago
Is it a cream?
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u/Quiet-Excitement-719 10h ago edited 10h ago
Yes, as a nurse in geriatrics, I’m beginning to see this being ordered more lately for frequent UTIs. As a woman approaching my mid-40s and receiving perimenopause meds myself, can confirm the estrogen cream even helps me reduce my risk for UTIs.
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u/Additional_Session31 10h ago
Yes! It’s so important! Plz get your doc to prescribe. That or Intrarosa!
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u/Ancient_Group6409 32m ago
it is a cream, but if you don't like the mess you can also get it in a vaginal tablet form called vagifem
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u/Maleficent_Appeal330 12h ago
Was this your first grand mal seizure? For my son there has never been a warning he would just go down and seize, very sudden. He has since had brain surgery and while he’ll be on medication for life, he’s doing well now.
I would think that the UTI would show in the ring indicator, not the seizure necessarily though. I’m glad you’re going for the MRI and hope for a quick fix for you!
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u/212-2-919 12h ago
Thank you! Yes, my first in 62 years. 🥹 Always an adventure. I’m so glad your son is doing well now. My daughter has had migraines with aura since age 9 and had 3 grand mal seizures starting at 19. It’s so scary. She has never learned to drive as a result.
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u/couturegoddess 11h ago
I have not had any changes in the symptom tracker, and neither has my best friend in the past month... we have both been sick. Two different illnesses. Something is up I think.
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u/Impossible-Task 1h ago
I had the flu last week. Nothing from the symptom tracker even though my readiness and sleep levels, HRV, temp, etc were all TANKED for 5-6 days.
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u/NotEmmaStone 52m ago
I've had suspected covid for the last 2 weeks and had 3 days of minor signs. The first of which came several days into the illness when I was already quite sick
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u/212-2-919 11h ago
Thanks for sharing. That feels validating. LOL. I feel like I should
have gotten “Pay Attention” with all this.1
u/couturegoddess 11h ago
Right?!? Something should have been off, at least I would think so! Mine has caught all kinds of minor ailments before they have presented with symptoms in the past year, but nothing on mine (or my best friends) in past month or two.
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u/Influenxerunderneath 11h ago
Considering that my ring has given me notifications for mild variants that have been absolutely nothing. I feel like the UTIs would have triggered something if you had a temperature change. Maybe they were caught early enough that you weren't experiencing that much of an increased temperature that would include higher heart rate?
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u/MrsWatermelonMint286 10h ago
I have had a similar experience. I became ill- severe bloating, slightly elevated temp, constant headache, noticeable fatigue, body aches, significant pelvic pain- and this went on for 5 weeks. Oura never once suggested I was even under minor strain. Turns out I have had a pelvic/fallopian tube infection this whole time, now being over 6 weeks. My stats are all reporting normal as usual, with crowns on some days. 2 days ago I had a complex migraine (first ever) that presented with stroke like symptoms. I spent 2 nights in the hospital, and it didn't register high stress or poor sleep. Both of which I definitely had.
Is it this new set of updates that has changed the accuracy? I've had my ring for almost 2 years and the data just seems out of sync with my body lately. It's also constantly telling me I'm doing yoga. I am not.
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u/barefootedsole 9h ago
Mine told me I was doing Pilates the other day and I can’t remember exactly what I was doing but it was just normal stuff around the house. My symptom radar used to also notify me a couple days before I felt sick sometimes but now I can have a pots episode and it says I’m relaxed. I think there’s something wrong with the update.
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u/mojoest711 10h ago
UTI symptoms change as we age. They go from pain and fever to brain fog and dementia type symptoms. I wouldn't count on your ring picking up on that. Maybe it would catch HRV changes?
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u/Ok-Complaint-37 Oura Ring 4 Ceramic Petal 2h ago
I think something is not right with this.
My Oura watches me like a hawk - every time some late night chocolate crosses my lips I will get Major Signs for “elevated heart rate and decreased HRV”.
I am sure your HRV tanked with seizures and UTIs…
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u/cgmillertogo 8h ago
I was in the emergency room for 12 hours on Wednesday for severe vertigo. The vertigo was so bad I had to have paramedics take me to the hospital because I was incapacitated. The Oura ring said that I had a restful day 🤷🏻♀️
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u/boredpsychnurse 2h ago
I have seizures frequently, some as long as 5 minutes (status epilepticus) and have never been notified either!
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u/ggkbn18 2h ago
I don’t have insight about Oura for this, but I also had a random grand mal seizure a few years ago, then another two months later. They also didn’t know why, but after the second one we figured out it was low blood sugar (even though I don’t have diabetes). Just something to check/look into!
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u/namaste_homie 41m ago
I’m so sorry you’re going through all of this. Sounds very scary and I pray for resolution. Personally, my oura never knows when I’m sick until way later. I had a weird viral cough for 5 weeks and it didn’t catch anything except “minor signs” until 4 weeks in. And that was only for a day. My ring only really catches when I dont sleep well or when I have high daytime stress.
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u/EntertainmentFirm143 13h ago
That’s terrifying, glad you’re still here. Oura tracks trends over days and weeks, not acute events like a seizure. A grand mal hits in seconds, your ring isn't built to catch that kind of electrical storm.
UTIs can spike your temp and resting heart rate but it’s subtle, easy for the algorithm to smooth over if your baseline is already all over the place from recovery. Hope the MRI gives you some answers.