A dangerous Oxygen Saturation?

[flyfree]

I know that it's best if your blood oxygen level is 92% or higher. Below that they tend to get worried and if your in the 80's they may put you on oxygen. But at what point is it actually dangerous? How low must it be to cause serious damage? I average about 94% but now that i'm living at high altitude (10,000+ feet) they are worried my O2 will dip dangerously low, especially while sleeping. How low is dangerous?

David 18 wCF

 

[flyfree]

I know that it's best if your blood oxygen level is 92% or higher. Below that they tend to get worried and if your in the 80's they may put you on oxygen. But at what point is it actually dangerous? How low must it be to cause serious damage? I average about 94% but now that i'm living at high altitude (10,000+ feet) they are worried my O2 will dip dangerously low, especially while sleeping. How low is dangerous?

David 18 wCF

 

[flyfree]

I know that it's best if your blood oxygen level is 92% or higher. Below that they tend to get worried and if your in the 80's they may put you on oxygen. But at what point is it actually dangerous? How low must it be to cause serious damage? I average about 94% but now that i'm living at high altitude (10,000+ feet) they are worried my O2 will dip dangerously low, especially while sleeping. How low is dangerous?

David 18 wCF

 

[shamrock]

Sasuka,

I think its below 90% that is bad for you?? Simply because in the run up to transplant three hospitals were involved in my care, and for a while I avereged 90-91% and they were fine with that.

I think had I been at risk of brain damage I would have been put on oxygen, no??

 

[shamrock]

Sasuka,

I think its below 90% that is bad for you?? Simply because in the run up to transplant three hospitals were involved in my care, and for a while I avereged 90-91% and they were fine with that.

I think had I been at risk of brain damage I would have been put on oxygen, no??

 

[shamrock]

Sasuka,

I think its below 90% that is bad for you?? Simply because in the run up to transplant three hospitals were involved in my care, and for a while I avereged 90-91% and they were fine with that.

I think had I been at risk of brain damage I would have been put on oxygen, no??

 

[flyfree]

I think that brain damage is the least of their concern. It takes great stress and stats at 60% or lower to induce brain damage (like when hiking Mt. Everest) Its my understand that the most direct affect of low oxygen saturation is heart swelling. The right-ventricles are pushed to ther limit and the heart can swell causing a lot of damage and ultimately heart failure. Brain Damage isnt typically a result...

 

[flyfree]

I think that brain damage is the least of their concern. It takes great stress and stats at 60% or lower to induce brain damage (like when hiking Mt. Everest) Its my understand that the most direct affect of low oxygen saturation is heart swelling. The right-ventricles are pushed to ther limit and the heart can swell causing a lot of damage and ultimately heart failure. Brain Damage isnt typically a result...

 

[flyfree]

I think that brain damage is the least of their concern. It takes great stress and stats at 60% or lower to induce brain damage (like when hiking Mt. Everest) Its my understand that the most direct affect of low oxygen saturation is heart swelling. The right-ventricles are pushed to ther limit and the heart can swell causing a lot of damage and ultimately heart failure. Brain Damage isnt typically a result...

 

[shamrock]

Flyfree,

I had *never* heard of brain damage caused by sats under 92% before, from any of my hospitals, so I was a little taken aback by Sasuka's reply to be honest.

Maybe she knows that for a fact, who knows? Anyway I wouldn't have thought it common at all, as 90% sats are still ok... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[shamrock]

Flyfree,

I had *never* heard of brain damage caused by sats under 92% before, from any of my hospitals, so I was a little taken aback by Sasuka's reply to be honest.

Maybe she knows that for a fact, who knows? Anyway I wouldn't have thought it common at all, as 90% sats are still ok... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[shamrock]

Flyfree,

I had *never* heard of brain damage caused by sats under 92% before, from any of my hospitals, so I was a little taken aback by Sasuka's reply to be honest.

Maybe she knows that for a fact, who knows? Anyway I wouldn't have thought it common at all, as 90% sats are still ok... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[karenanne99]

hey...dont wanna disagree but 92% doesn't sound right at all..my brother was much much lower and had not brain damage ( as far as we know <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> He's crazy though lol JJ.)

 

[karenanne99]

hey...dont wanna disagree but 92% doesn't sound right at all..my brother was much much lower and had not brain damage ( as far as we know <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> He's crazy though lol JJ.)

 

[karenanne99]

hey...dont wanna disagree but 92% doesn't sound right at all..my brother was much much lower and had not brain damage ( as far as we know <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> He's crazy though lol JJ.)

 

[JazzysMom]

Brain damage I would think is possible, but not typical. Otherwise many, many CFers would be crazier then they are. I do know that it affects your organs like the heart quicker. It makes your heart pump more/faster with lack of O2.

 

[JazzysMom]

Brain damage I would think is possible, but not typical. Otherwise many, many CFers would be crazier then they are. I do know that it affects your organs like the heart quicker. It makes your heart pump more/faster with lack of O2.

 

[JazzysMom]

Brain damage I would think is possible, but not typical. Otherwise many, many CFers would be crazier then they are. I do know that it affects your organs like the heart quicker. It makes your heart pump more/faster with lack of O2.

 

[EnergyGal]

Hi David

I hope you are feeling well today<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I have experiened hypoxia a few times in my life. When waitng for a transplant, I had to wear oxygen 24/7. Without oxygen, I would have walked around with saturations in the low nineties or eighties which over time can place huge demands on the heart and would probably accelerate the lung disease.

There were times, that I went dangerously low with my o2 levels. My Oxygen fell off my face and I went into respiratory failure and ended up on a Bipap and my tx call came in two days later (this happend for many hours) I was sick for many months before I went dangerously low (probably in the seventies when I was found). My brain is better than ever now that I have adequate oxygen.

Brain damage could happen if you lose enough oxygen from a traumatic accident. Swimming, or choking after a period of time when your o2 has been cut off severely. If you need to wear the O2, then wear it and try and exercise when you can.

Listen to your Doctors.

 

[EnergyGal]

Hi David

I hope you are feeling well today<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I have experiened hypoxia a few times in my life. When waitng for a transplant, I had to wear oxygen 24/7. Without oxygen, I would have walked around with saturations in the low nineties or eighties which over time can place huge demands on the heart and would probably accelerate the lung disease.

There were times, that I went dangerously low with my o2 levels. My Oxygen fell off my face and I went into respiratory failure and ended up on a Bipap and my tx call came in two days later (this happend for many hours) I was sick for many months before I went dangerously low (probably in the seventies when I was found). My brain is better than ever now that I have adequate oxygen.

Brain damage could happen if you lose enough oxygen from a traumatic accident. Swimming, or choking after a period of time when your o2 has been cut off severely. If you need to wear the O2, then wear it and try and exercise when you can.

Listen to your Doctors.