tatorhog |
02-24-2020 03:36 PM |
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Originally Posted by displacedinMN
(Post 14811020)
From what I remember-my Oxygen level was down to 92%-or less- when I stopped breathing.
I started with the nasal pillow-then slept with my mouth open. Switched to a full mask. Never had an issue after that.
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when I did the oximeter test, I was supposed to see the pulmonologist and do the sleep study before I saw my doc again. He brought me back in today to go over my results. Doc said I was dipping below 88% a lot which is why he brought me back in early. When he made that appointment for today, I ordered a Garmin Venu, since it does spo2 and some other cool things. So I've had it for about a week now. Anyway, it was giving me some pretty low readings which I thought was in accurate since its different then shooting light into a nailbed. So I was kind of pissed I blew money on a gimmick at best, but as it turns out, it was actually err'ing in my favor. And really wasn't all that far off to be honest. So I think its a pretty decent device, much better than any fitbit I've had anyway.
I dipped below 90% like 120 times? It was some ridiculous number. Then under 80% 29 times, and my rock bottom high/low score was 61% on one particular dip. Which was the reason for coming back in. However when I go to bed and when I wake up, I'm 99-100%, according to the "official" oximeter they sent me home with. The wife says I quit breathing, for as much as 45 seconds or longer at times. And that's what she could remember, being the middle of the night and all.
And hell, I'm not even in THAT bad of shape either. I could lose 20-25, but any more than that and I look like a string bean.
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