Sleep apnea oxygen levels

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Avatar n tn Is it some type of chronic lung disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or is it due to sleep apnea, where your breathing stops during sleep sometimes for long periods of time. The most common form of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea and a much less common form is central sleep apnea. I suggest that you contact your doctor and ask him/her what is the cause of your abnormal oxygen level? It is unlikely that oxygen, alone, will be the optimum treatment.
Avatar n tn I lost about 10% of my body weight and the symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea have gone, I have not been retested, and may request an overnight oximeter test to see what it shows on my O2 saturation levels. Oh yes I am also old,, that doesn't help either as all the muscles go soft including those in the throat, which seems to have been my problem.
Avatar f tn The O2 levels are not dropping because every time there is an arousal and you will take deep breaths to compensate for the apnea. If this is extended then it can cause a drop in oxygen levels. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is more common in people who snore. These people are also more prone for Hypertension. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Avatar n tn My husband was recently diagnosed with Sleep Apnea at a sleep clinic. He has suffered from severe, almost debilitating fatigue for many years, never knowing why. He does not snore. It turns out there is a non-snoring type of Sleep Apnea, and not one doctor (of many, MANY!) ever suggested this as a cause for the fatigue and exhaustion. Now he is using a CPAP machine, and adjusting quite well!
Avatar f tn that did my sleep study gave me the wrong info. I do not have sleep apnea but my oxygen levels were so low that I now have to wear oxygen at night. I have been sleeping better. Anyone else having this problem?
Avatar n tn One possible cause would be sleep apnea. You should discus this with your dr and together decide if a sleep study would be beneficial.
Avatar f tn If your blood oxygenation levels are low it could be sleep apnea....and many with Chiari do have it....so do talk to your Dr about this and have testing to rule out sleep apnea.
Avatar f tn While doing a sleep study they said I had 186 episodes in 8 hours & my oxygen level kept going down to 60 percent. What exactly does all this mean?
Avatar n tn I forget the number, but a high percentage of patients with heart failure have sleep disordered breathing. If you have sleep apnea and have been physician-ordered to use CPAP, then you really need to do so.
400764 tn?1201418583 Have you done the sleep study ? I am worried for the anxiety you have regarding Sleep apnea. Death is a very distant complication. Please keep us posted.
Avatar f tn Hi, Dr Carolyn Dean talks about sleep apnea and Magnesium supplementation . If you google : Magnesium and sleep Apnea. I have family members who also refuses to use CPAP, so they are trying Mg instead. Still at the starting stage. But what I could tell you is that snoring is definitely less.. :) Sleep apnea causes high BP, memory loss, headaches, poor concentration, fatigue and so many more.. So I'd say, give Mg Glycinate a try..
Avatar f tn yes, i have a copy but it's not with me right now. i'll be able to look at it tonight though. i do remember that the majority were hypopneas. there were 2 centrals which he said was normal and there was a decent number of obstructives if i'm remembering correctly. my oxygen levels stayed in the normal range.
Avatar n tn I do have sleep apnea, so I suspect that is a contributor, but can anyone lend some insight into this?
Avatar m tn I currently have a friend who has Hypoxia, and has severe sleep apnea. She has a CPAP / with oxygen and her O2 levels are ridiculously low. Low 80's. She is obese and refuses to lose weight. She was taking opiates for months that ultimately caused her apnea.she is also averaging 58 apneas an hour. She woke the other night gasping for air. I have said to her so many times...execise, lose weight and eat better...this should make her start feeling better right??
Avatar n tn 2 weeks ago I did and overnight study (Apnealink) to see if my sleep apnea has gotten better. My O2 levels at night continue to have desaturations. The number of desaturations during the test were 87. 232 mins under 90, 16 mins under 85 and 148 mis under 89%. There were 66 hypopneas. These seem very low, my sleep doc thinks it's lung releated and I'm waiting tohear from my Pulm Doc. Do these seem low enough for O2 thearpy at night?
Avatar n tn Did you have a full sleep study or an overnight oximetry test (where they measure your O2 levels continuously)? If you have sleep apnea, your O2 level will usually fall because of obstruction of the airways. If that is the case, doctors often prescribe CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) that will keep the airway open preventing obstruction thus keeping the O2 levels normal.
Avatar m tn I have sleep apnea and had oxygen level of 88% I think that was a one time oxygen level..........but my sleep doctor did not say anything (it is on the sleep study) but is this something I should be concerned with.
Avatar n tn I own a personal oxyimeter so I can quickly measure my Oxygen Saturation level and HR - this led me to suspect I might suffer from sleep apnea and I took a at-home test with a doctor prescribed recording Oximeter and it showed I had unacceptable low levels of oxygen during brief periods of the sleep period... an indication of sleep apnea, which was confirmed by additional tests.
Avatar m tn I had a nadir of 72%. I was diagnosed with central and obstructive sleep apnea and am compliant with my BiPAP machine and O2 concentrator w/ 2 liters of O2. What are the possible effects of 60 - 90 minutes of low blood oxygen? Is this dangerous? Why would my blood oxygen level drop despite using BiPAP and O2? Thanks very much.
1174003 tn?1308160819 If you gained significant weight, then it's likely you've progressed into sleep apnea. If your oxygen levels are dropping in to the 80's, that's even more reason to undergo another sleep study. You inherited your father's anatomy, so you're at risk, especially if you gain weight.
Avatar m tn So a few years back I went for some sleep studies because my GP thought I might have sleep apnea. After a few studies, the doctors said that my Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) was 5.31...which is just barely mild sleep apnea. They tried me on a CPAP machine to see if it worked and it made me feel like crap. So I went out and bought an oximeter with a recording function that I wear every few nights.
1580703 tn?1651904887 The apnea in this case is an extreme form of hypoventilation disorders that lead to hypercapnic central sleep apnea. In either case apnea and resultant reduction of 02 levels is a serious problem, a very serious problem if oxygen levels in the range of 73% are sustained during sleep, that if not effectively addressed can lead to all the symptoms you describe. You appear to be chronically sleep deprived and your vital organs, especially your brain, could be severely oxygen deprived.
1580703 tn?1651904887 This will help correct the oxygen levels and your other symptoms as well. With therapy recheck your oxygen saturation levels with a sleep study. Central sleep apneas are caused due disorders or lesions in the brain. The peripheral system does not get the right impulses for respiration and hence the stoppage of respiration. As a result the person is aroused from sleep. It may help to trace the reason for central apneas also. Take Care and Hope this helps!
Avatar n tn If it too is low, then you may have a lung condition independent of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or what is called central sleep apnea due to reduced central nervous system (CNS) respiratory drive, sometimes referred to as the Pickwickian syndrome. Yes, you and your doctors should be concerned if your oxygen level is consistently in the mid to low 80's, as this can lead to pulmonary hypertension.
Avatar f tn The sensations you describe certainly sound like they could be from sleep apnea, especially if your oxygen level has dropped really low. Without some testing it would be hard to say if these are panic attacks or apnea events. I had events much like you describe just occassionally for years before diagnosed with SA. I also noticed from time to time I would awaken abruptly in a coughing fit feeling like something had gone down the wrong pipe.
Avatar n tn This will be a way to determine if you are suffering from low oxygen levels in your blood while sleeping... and possible sleep apnea problems. The more costly (is covered by Medicare at present) Sleep Study may be indicated if the Oximeter test (simple and low cost) indicates low oxygen levels. This is something I went through this year and I was diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea.