A dangerous Oxygen Saturation?

[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.

 

[flyfree]

Thank you for everybodys insight!

 

[flyfree]

Thank you for everybodys insight!

 

[flyfree]

Thank you for everybodys insight!

 

[jCFsmith]

Hello, I'm 12, I think that it gets dangerous when your O2 reaches about 81 and lower... my grandpa was actually getting down to about 51% while he slept!!!!!! I'm in the hospital right now, and my doctor was having me on oxygen while I slept.

 

[jCFsmith]

Hello, I'm 12, I think that it gets dangerous when your O2 reaches about 81 and lower... my grandpa was actually getting down to about 51% while he slept!!!!!! I'm in the hospital right now, and my doctor was having me on oxygen while I slept.

 

[jCFsmith]

Hello, I'm 12, I think that it gets dangerous when your O2 reaches about 81 and lower... my grandpa was actually getting down to about 51% while he slept!!!!!! I'm in the hospital right now, and my doctor was having me on oxygen while I slept.

 

[jCFsmith]

Hello, I'm 12, I think that it gets dangerous when your O2 reaches about 81 and lower... my grandpa was actually getting down to about 51% while he slept!!!!!! I'm in the hospital right now, and my doctor was having me on oxygen while I slept.

 

[jCFsmith]

Hello, I'm 12, I think that it gets dangerous when your O2 reaches about 81 and lower... my grandpa was actually getting down to about 51% while he slept!!!!!! I'm in the hospital right now, and my doctor was having me on oxygen while I slept.

 

[kclynn87]

Below 92% can't cause brain damage! lol I had an o2 level of 86 once and all they did was give me a tune up.

 

[kclynn87]

Below 92% can't cause brain damage! lol I had an o2 level of 86 once and all they did was give me a tune up.

 

[kclynn87]

Below 92% can't cause brain damage! lol I had an o2 level of 86 once and all they did was give me a tune up.

 

[kclynn87]

Below 92% can't cause brain damage! lol I had an o2 level of 86 once and all they did was give me a tune up.

 

[kclynn87]

Below 92% can't cause brain damage! lol I had an o2 level of 86 once and all they did was give me a tune up.

 

[bittyhorse23]

I hope brain damage doesn't happen at 92% because I average 91-93% on room air <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I always thought below 90% was bad. I know low O2 can cause issues with your heart because it tries to make up for the lack of O2 by pumping faster.

 

[bittyhorse23]

I hope brain damage doesn't happen at 92% because I average 91-93% on room air <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I always thought below 90% was bad. I know low O2 can cause issues with your heart because it tries to make up for the lack of O2 by pumping faster.

 

[bittyhorse23]

I hope brain damage doesn't happen at 92% because I average 91-93% on room air <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I always thought below 90% was bad. I know low O2 can cause issues with your heart because it tries to make up for the lack of O2 by pumping faster.

 

[bittyhorse23]

I hope brain damage doesn't happen at 92% because I average 91-93% on room air <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I always thought below 90% was bad. I know low O2 can cause issues with your heart because it tries to make up for the lack of O2 by pumping faster.

 

[bittyhorse23]

I hope brain damage doesn't happen at 92% because I average 91-93% on room air <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I always thought below 90% was bad. I know low O2 can cause issues with your heart because it tries to make up for the lack of O2 by pumping faster.

 

[juliepie]

the pulse-ox at the hospital I go to has a pre-set alarm that goes off if the level drops below 85%. I usually go by that... Normally I'm around 92% on room air and 95% on 1.5-2L of O2. Mid-80's and I crank up the oxygen until I stabilize. Like others have said, the main concern is for the enormous strain on your heart to re-oxygenate your blood. For example, when I am health and at 94% my heart rate is in the 70s. When I am sucking on O2 and my stats are hovering at 88% my heart rate jumps up to 130. You might want to ask about finding a homecare company that can set you up with an oxygen compressor to use at night. Insurance probably won't give you a problem.