Normal Spo2 For Elderly
Spo2 92
I purchased a pulse oximeter to check my oxygen levels. Here's the result.
Seems to range in the 93-95 level.....but I am a shallow breather. If I slow down and slightly deepen my breathing - inhaling for 2-3 seconds - it consistently registers at 96/97; although sometimes at 95...sometimes at 98.
Does this seem concerning, like emphysema or other.
I do walk 3-4 miles per day at a 16 minute pace - with hills. Don't have a problem - no panting or gasping for air. Just breathing more deeply when I do the hills.
Could my shallow 'inhaling in' (maybe 1 second to 1.5 seconds) cause the low readings? Can I take comfort given that inhaling for a little longer (2-3 seconds) almost always drives the % up to 95-98.
Thanks.
Meant to add........
if I inhale through my mouth rather than my nose (which always seems to be congested to some degree), the pulse oxygen % rises to that 95 -97% range.
Do you think my nasal congestion could contribute to the slightly lower percentage?
Thanks.
Spo2 94%
Healthy individuals at sea level usually exhibit oxygen saturation values between 96% and 99%, and should be above 94%. At 1,600 meters' altitude (about one milehigh) oxygen saturation should be above 92%. An SaO2(arterial oxygen saturation) value below 90% causes hypoxia(which can. 'Normal' O2 sat is 98%. Docs don't really care until it drops below 96% and some below 93 or 94%. You and on the cusp and should talk to your doctor about this sometime this week. Hypoxia is not an issue until the mid 80%'s, so you are ok for now, but it does sound like your meds need to be tweeked. Take care and feel better. Spo2 or the saturation of oxygen measures the oxygen content in the blood. The device mainly function based on the beer lamberts law I.e measured the amount of light which passes through the tissues and detected by the sensors. Spo2 below 92% in young individuals and below 90% in older individuals warrants medical intervention.