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Sleep study results/oxygen desaturation? - kbingel - 10-01-2021
I got my hands on my sleep,study today and my oxygen desaturation was 79%. Labeled severe. Ouch.
So I’m wondering why they never mentioned it. Is this normal? What, if anything, would I do re: cpap settings. Or should I try and have further testing of my oxygen?
Would appreciate some education on this ple@se.
Karen
RE: Sleep study results/oxygen desaturation? - staceyburke - 10-01-2021
I would purchase a recording oxygenn my monitor. I own one of the cheapest that records the entire night. Cms50f
Check around you can find it on Amazon and Walmart I think.
With it it would not be a one time thing - you can do it daily, weekly or monthly.
RE: Sleep study results/oxygen desaturation? - srlevine1 - 10-01-2021
You may wish to mention this to your physician and request a home-study oxygen test.
Sometimes a particular sensor will produce low results with movement and positioning.
As per @stacyburke's advice -- many of us have recording pulse/oximeters to watch nocturnal desaturation. Her recommendation is a great start point.
Generally speaking, CPAP does not improve oxygenation levels unless the cause of your desat is a blockage -- and that would show up rather prominently on a chart.
You should download OSCAR and post a few charts for more specific forum advice.
RE: Sleep study results/oxygen desaturation? - kbingel - 10-01-2021
Hi. Thanks all!!
I did download OSCAR and have taken screen shots from the last three nights. I already posted them on another thread. I didn’t know you could correlate this new oxygen issue with the data from Oscar. Learning something new every day.
Should I repost them here or move this oxygen question to my precious thread? Us oxygen deprived folks don’t think so good. JK.
Karen.
RE: Sleep study results/oxygen desaturation? - srlevine1 - 10-01-2021
You may wish to post the link to your other thread on this post for reference.