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how is this possible?

Post by tony72 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:15 am

As you know I have sa along with my mom,aunt and brother it is my aunt who shocked me when she stated that her oxygen levels drop even while awake,how is that possoble?she uses oxygen also with cpap.

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by Slinky » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:19 am

Your aunt could have asthma, COPD or another lung condition. She could have allergies. She could be morbidly obese restricting her breathing capability. She could have Central Apnea (the brain "forgets" to tell her to breathe) ....

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by chunkyfrog » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:24 am

Does her doctor know about her O2 levels dropping during the day?
Get him/her involved (if they are not already)

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by Hawthorne » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:45 am

It may be that she needs oxygen in the daytime as well.


I'm no doctor but I would check this out.

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by tony72 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:39 am

She has o2 at home.

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by DoriC » Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:10 pm

I have asthma/COPD,sinus problems and my 02 levels are never higher than mid-90's. I think the magic number for needing oxgen is 88 or below consistently, not sure.

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Re: how is this possible?

Post by pitrow » Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:59 pm

DoriC wrote:I have asthma/COPD,sinus problems and my 02 levels are never higher than mid-90's. I think the magic number for needing oxgen is 88 or below consistently, not sure.
I was told after my sleep study that anything below 92 starts to effect brain function. Might be there is no hard and fast number for this though. BTW, mine hit a low of 54 during the study. No wonder I'd wake up with headaches.
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