Sleep Apnea And Oxygen Levels

[yelloownumber5]

I was looking at my sleep study and seen my body oxygen levels did go down to 88 percent. Online it seems most of the time they give oxygen to suplement your CPAP for any level of 88 percent and lower, is that true? My wife has commented how my lips are blue and looking like I don't get enough oxygen or maybe this might be something else?.

Thanks in advance,

Yelloow

Edited September 26, 2008 by yelloownumber5

[jbasser]

Get an appt with your DOC. 02 sats at 88 percent can be severe.

J

[yelloownumber5]

Jbasser,

Thanks I see my PCM on the 1st of Oct. I don't know why the sleep doctor never said anything about it being bad nor said anything about oxygen.

[jbasser]

You may be tetering on the edge of needing it. You need to get it treated before you damage your heart. Sleep Apnea can cause deadly things to occur.

[jhfleet]

An temporary O2 level of 88% is not at all unusual in sleep apnea patients. In fact, a low of 88% is pretty good for a patient not using CPAP at the time. If the low O2 level occured with a CPAP machine in use there's likely a problem with the pressure used or possibly excessive mask leakage.

[danang_1969]

My test showed 91% lowest reading of 02 with continual 02 on @ 2 liters during test. I wonder what it would have been the 02 was off? Still was not diagnosed with Apnea.