Low oxygen level?
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Hi all
I'm a snorer so recently bought a pulse oximeter to see what was going on while I slept. Worn it for the last two nights. On both nights my O2 has dropped to a minimum of 86% - on friday the average over the sleep was 92% and last night 93%. This seems a bit low?
Also been feeling very tired and a bit breathless recently (like sometimes when I'm sitting quietly I find myself taking an involuntary deep breath and yawn a lot) so I wore the device for a couple of hours yesterday while awake. My average was 94% but again it dropped to a min of 89%.
Are these readings low? Is it worth seeing a doc?
Cheers
I'm a snorer so recently bought a pulse oximeter to see what was going on while I slept. Worn it for the last two nights. On both nights my O2 has dropped to a minimum of 86% - on friday the average over the sleep was 92% and last night 93%. This seems a bit low?
Also been feeling very tired and a bit breathless recently (like sometimes when I'm sitting quietly I find myself taking an involuntary deep breath and yawn a lot) so I wore the device for a couple of hours yesterday while awake. My average was 94% but again it dropped to a min of 89%.
Are these readings low? Is it worth seeing a doc?
Cheers
Get it looked at.
2 years ago I started getting short of breath, accompanied by low energy and almost passing out on occasion, which went on a couple of weeks. It was a blood clot, as I found out when I had a near-fatal Pulmonary Embolism. (I'd actually been to the doc by then but that's another story....)
If I recall correctly, the hospital wouldn't let me go home until I was getting 94% unaided.
2 years ago I started getting short of breath, accompanied by low energy and almost passing out on occasion, which went on a couple of weeks. It was a blood clot, as I found out when I had a near-fatal Pulmonary Embolism. (I'd actually been to the doc by then but that's another story....)
If I recall correctly, the hospital wouldn't let me go home until I was getting 94% unaided.
Well, spoke to a GP on the phone and explained it all.
He basically said it was likely that the equipment I was using was inaccurate, take my temperature and to go and get a CV19 test. Brilliant.
So have tried 5 times now to book a test on the NHS website, but each time it says "This service is currently very busy".
He basically said it was likely that the equipment I was using was inaccurate, take my temperature and to go and get a CV19 test. Brilliant.
So have tried 5 times now to book a test on the NHS website, but each time it says "This service is currently very busy".
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