I have scares on my stomach from the stupid things. I have to wear an eCardiomonitor for 30 days, change electrodes every 72 hours. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. You can also use a hypoallergenic bandage such as surgical cloth tape. I wore one for 24 hours and I am in the process of clearing up a pretty ugly itchy rash. It took my skin with it. I am using a monitor but stopped it after just short of 2 weeks b/c even the so-called hypo-allergenic ones became unbearable and actually have caused an almost sytemic allergic reaction. Correspondence: Dr Marie Baeck, Department of Dermatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.Tel: +32 475 62 39 73; Fax: +32 764 89 58. Wentworth AB, Yiannias JA, et at. People with an irritant reaction to medical adhesives typically report burning, stinging or soreness rather than itchiness at the site of contact. (Hydrocortisone not recommended on broken skin btw ). Medical adhesives are found in bandages, medical and surgical tapes, medication patches and other wound care products. What Gets Medical Tape Adhesive Off Skin? March 2014;3036. Cleartrace Adult ECG Conductive Adhesive Electrode Stickers for Heart By using this Site you agree to the following, By using this Site you agree to the following, The Best IOL for 2022 RXSight Light Adjusted Lens, Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life, Not a Heart Attack? Allergic contact dermatitis is a lot less common than Irritant contact dermatitis. A cardiac event recorder is a portable device that you wear or carry to record your heart's electrical activity ( ECG) as your go about your normal activities. When I was initially diagnosed and had to wear a 30 day Holter monitor I had to stop after 2 weeks, despite every hypoallergenic patch there was because my skin just started bleeding! I have a handheld ECG monitor. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. It's best to minimise the use of steroid creams but I feel that it's use may be warranted if I really need to wear the monitor. Allergic Contact Dermatitis is the result of the irritating substance triggering an immune response within the body that causes a reaction at the point of skin contact. I just spent 24 hours wearing a holter monitor, a portable heart test device for those who don't know. (This message is cross-posted in both Heart & Cardiovascuar Disease and Allergies & Asthma.). Try looking into that option. Hives vs. I have always used it on my belly . She earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in biology from William Paterson University. Allergic to EKG electrodes? - HealingWell Hi. When the technician first attached the electrodes, they stung and burned, with a little itching. In most cases, the allergic reaction will start to go away soon after taking off the bandage. Updated May 7, 2020. The pediatric electrodes were just as bad as the adult one. The ST segment indicates the amount of time from the end of the contraction of the ventricles to the beginning of the rest period before the ventricles begin to contract for the next beat.