Oxygen and Memory

[Wheezie]

So my uncle's had this terrible snoring problem his whole life. He finally did a sleep study and found that he was seriously desatting during his sleep cycle (dropped into the 80s). The past few years, he's been having a lot of memory troubles too (he's in his 70s though, so that might just be normal). At any rate, this got me thinking.

I've been having short term memory problems more and more it seems. I'm not on O2 and when I go to clinic, on room air I'm usually satting between 96 and 98 %. But I wonder how low I drop when I sleep. I also know I'm dropping when I exercise but I don't know how much. With an FEV1 of only 35%, should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?

 

[Wheezie]

So my uncle's had this terrible snoring problem his whole life. He finally did a sleep study and found that he was seriously desatting during his sleep cycle (dropped into the 80s). The past few years, he's been having a lot of memory troubles too (he's in his 70s though, so that might just be normal). At any rate, this got me thinking.

I've been having short term memory problems more and more it seems. I'm not on O2 and when I go to clinic, on room air I'm usually satting between 96 and 98 %. But I wonder how low I drop when I sleep. I also know I'm dropping when I exercise but I don't know how much. With an FEV1 of only 35%, should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?

 

[Wheezie]

So my uncle's had this terrible snoring problem his whole life. He finally did a sleep study and found that he was seriously desatting during his sleep cycle (dropped into the 80s). The past few years, he's been having a lot of memory troubles too (he's in his 70s though, so that might just be normal). At any rate, this got me thinking.

I've been having short term memory problems more and more it seems. I'm not on O2 and when I go to clinic, on room air I'm usually satting between 96 and 98 %. But I wonder how low I drop when I sleep. I also know I'm dropping when I exercise but I don't know how much. With an FEV1 of only 35%, should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?

 

[Wheezie]

So my uncle's had this terrible snoring problem his whole life. He finally did a sleep study and found that he was seriously desatting during his sleep cycle (dropped into the 80s). The past few years, he's been having a lot of memory troubles too (he's in his 70s though, so that might just be normal). At any rate, this got me thinking.

I've been having short term memory problems more and more it seems. I'm not on O2 and when I go to clinic, on room air I'm usually satting between 96 and 98 %. But I wonder how low I drop when I sleep. I also know I'm dropping when I exercise but I don't know how much. With an FEV1 of only 35%, should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?

 

[Wheezie]

So my uncle's had this terrible snoring problem his whole life. He finally did a sleep study and found that he was seriously desatting during his sleep cycle (dropped into the 80s). The past few years, he's been having a lot of memory troubles too (he's in his 70s though, so that might just be normal). At any rate, this got me thinking.

I've been having short term memory problems more and more it seems. I'm not on O2 and when I go to clinic, on room air I'm usually satting between 96 and 98 %. But I wonder how low I drop when I sleep. I also know I'm dropping when I exercise but I don't know how much. With an FEV1 of only 35%, should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?

 

[LisaV]

Question:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Wheezie</b></i>
should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?</end quote></div>

Answser:
In my experience, "yes"

 

[LisaV]

Question:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Wheezie</b></i>
should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?</end quote></div>

Answser:
In my experience, "yes"

 

[LisaV]

Question:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Wheezie</b></i>
should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?</end quote></div>

Answser:
In my experience, "yes"

 

[LisaV]

Question:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Wheezie</b></i>
should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?</end quote>

Answser:
In my experience, "yes"

 

[LisaV]

Question:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Wheezie</b></i>
should I be concerned about my oxygen levels and do you guys think this could be a contributing factor to the memory problems?</end quote>

Answser:
In my experience, "yes"

 

[coltsfan715]

I am not sure if you are desatting - simply asking for a sleep study could answer that question and I am sure that your doc would order one if you asked.

As for the memory loss and O2 saturation. Yes Low O2 Sats can cause memory loss, along with difficulty concentrating/comprehending. There were times I could not focus on anything for more than a few minutes and I could forget things as they came out of my mouth. Getting confused easily, mispelling things, being tired or fatigued. I also would get nauseous when I started needing O2 during the day - before I realized I needed it during the day.

Take Care,
Lindsey

Also wanted to add that just because Memory loss can be affected by O2 sats doesn't mean that because you have memory loss you automatically have low O2 sats. Other things can effect your memory such as stress and medications or vitamin/mineral levels.

Take Care

 

[coltsfan715]

I am not sure if you are desatting - simply asking for a sleep study could answer that question and I am sure that your doc would order one if you asked.

As for the memory loss and O2 saturation. Yes Low O2 Sats can cause memory loss, along with difficulty concentrating/comprehending. There were times I could not focus on anything for more than a few minutes and I could forget things as they came out of my mouth. Getting confused easily, mispelling things, being tired or fatigued. I also would get nauseous when I started needing O2 during the day - before I realized I needed it during the day.

Take Care,
Lindsey

Also wanted to add that just because Memory loss can be affected by O2 sats doesn't mean that because you have memory loss you automatically have low O2 sats. Other things can effect your memory such as stress and medications or vitamin/mineral levels.

Take Care

 

[coltsfan715]

I am not sure if you are desatting - simply asking for a sleep study could answer that question and I am sure that your doc would order one if you asked.

As for the memory loss and O2 saturation. Yes Low O2 Sats can cause memory loss, along with difficulty concentrating/comprehending. There were times I could not focus on anything for more than a few minutes and I could forget things as they came out of my mouth. Getting confused easily, mispelling things, being tired or fatigued. I also would get nauseous when I started needing O2 during the day - before I realized I needed it during the day.

Take Care,
Lindsey

Also wanted to add that just because Memory loss can be affected by O2 sats doesn't mean that because you have memory loss you automatically have low O2 sats. Other things can effect your memory such as stress and medications or vitamin/mineral levels.

Take Care

 

[coltsfan715]

I am not sure if you are desatting - simply asking for a sleep study could answer that question and I am sure that your doc would order one if you asked.

As for the memory loss and O2 saturation. Yes Low O2 Sats can cause memory loss, along with difficulty concentrating/comprehending. There were times I could not focus on anything for more than a few minutes and I could forget things as they came out of my mouth. Getting confused easily, mispelling things, being tired or fatigued. I also would get nauseous when I started needing O2 during the day - before I realized I needed it during the day.

Take Care,
Lindsey

Also wanted to add that just because Memory loss can be affected by O2 sats doesn't mean that because you have memory loss you automatically have low O2 sats. Other things can effect your memory such as stress and medications or vitamin/mineral levels.

Take Care

 

[coltsfan715]

I am not sure if you are desatting - simply asking for a sleep study could answer that question and I am sure that your doc would order one if you asked.

As for the memory loss and O2 saturation. Yes Low O2 Sats can cause memory loss, along with difficulty concentrating/comprehending. There were times I could not focus on anything for more than a few minutes and I could forget things as they came out of my mouth. Getting confused easily, mispelling things, being tired or fatigued. I also would get nauseous when I started needing O2 during the day - before I realized I needed it during the day.

Take Care,
Lindsey

Also wanted to add that just because Memory loss can be affected by O2 sats doesn't mean that because you have memory loss you automatically have low O2 sats. Other things can effect your memory such as stress and medications or vitamin/mineral levels.

Take Care

 

[JazzysMom]

I definitely think they are connected. In 2000 when I was extremely sick I was bouncing checks like Tiger from Whinney the Pooh bounced on his tail. I could not for the life of me figure out why. I had never done that.

I didnt remember paying things during a time prior to my hospilization for 4 weeks. Looking back there was a lot of time I didnt remember. Not granted that I had severe weight loss & just was overall in the toilet so I am not sure if it was one particular thing like the low O2 or the combo of things......

 

[JazzysMom]

I definitely think they are connected. In 2000 when I was extremely sick I was bouncing checks like Tiger from Whinney the Pooh bounced on his tail. I could not for the life of me figure out why. I had never done that.

I didnt remember paying things during a time prior to my hospilization for 4 weeks. Looking back there was a lot of time I didnt remember. Not granted that I had severe weight loss & just was overall in the toilet so I am not sure if it was one particular thing like the low O2 or the combo of things......

 

[JazzysMom]

I definitely think they are connected. In 2000 when I was extremely sick I was bouncing checks like Tiger from Whinney the Pooh bounced on his tail. I could not for the life of me figure out why. I had never done that.

I didnt remember paying things during a time prior to my hospilization for 4 weeks. Looking back there was a lot of time I didnt remember. Not granted that I had severe weight loss & just was overall in the toilet so I am not sure if it was one particular thing like the low O2 or the combo of things......

 

[JazzysMom]

I definitely think they are connected. In 2000 when I was extremely sick I was bouncing checks like Tiger from Whinney the Pooh bounced on his tail. I could not for the life of me figure out why. I had never done that.

I didnt remember paying things during a time prior to my hospilization for 4 weeks. Looking back there was a lot of time I didnt remember. Not granted that I had severe weight loss & just was overall in the toilet so I am not sure if it was one particular thing like the low O2 or the combo of things......

 

[JazzysMom]

I definitely think they are connected. In 2000 when I was extremely sick I was bouncing checks like Tiger from Whinney the Pooh bounced on his tail. I could not for the life of me figure out why. I had never done that.

I didnt remember paying things during a time prior to my hospilization for 4 weeks. Looking back there was a lot of time I didnt remember. Not granted that I had severe weight loss & just was overall in the toilet so I am not sure if it was one particular thing like the low O2 or the combo of things......