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My daughter is 3.5 Years old , She is having cold and cough and throat pain for the last 3 days , We took her to the hospital and the dr took x-ray , That looks normal. She is very active and normal. Doesn't seems to be sick. But while sleeping her oxygen saturation is between 90-93. Her breathing rate and all normal. What could be the reason ?

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Nasoclear nasal spray Once in every 3 hours ...  Read More

My father is suspected to be covid positive and having low Oxygen saturation varying from 81 to 93. He is not having breathlessness issues. He has given PCR test and awaiting results. Is oxygen saturation percent in this level dangerous. Should he be on some medication. He seems normal.

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It could be" happy hypoxia", meaning patient wont have breathing complaints but saturation might be low.. . ...  Read More

Heart problem to the blood pump low, they oxygen saturation is Droped... Why plzz say clarify this Dought sir

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Less oxygen, as less pump so less saturation ...  Read More

I feel low on energy and have regular headaches. I got all tests done like vitamin deficiencies, thyroid, haemogram etc. All are ok. Normal diagnosis doctors gave is stress headaches, kind of mild depression. I am taking treatment from psychatrist in the meanwhile I am also taking oxygen saturation reading due to current pandemic situation. I obse

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Need to ask more questions in detail. Decrease saturation upto cause breathlessness Need to do some test in home settings like 6min walk test Nowadays pulse oxymeter reading has instrumental errors ...  Read More

My daughter 3.6 years has had a cold and cough for the last 4 days. We went to the doctor and the doctor said her chest is clear and diagnosed her with a upper respiratory tract infection. But she is having some weird symptoms. Her oxygen saturation is not stable, it goes down to 92% sometimes. We used Nasoclear and Nasiviv nasal drops, and then he

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Check with the ENT specialist in person for evaluation and management ...  Read More

I am 35 yrs old male. My family has 4 covid positive member but i tested negative on 29 june. Now i have very minor cough and sometimes oxygen saturation went down to 88% but i felt only little drowsy. After one minute my oxygen level comes to normal that is 97-98. Else everything is fine. What should i do now?

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Hi. I understand your concern s. Keep checking your saturation and if you develop fever or get breathlessness then get yourself tested again. Build your immunity by eating vit c and zinc rich food and ...  Read More

Hi, my mother recovered from covid a month ago. Her oxygen saturation is 95-96 while sitting upright but drops to 91-92 when she lays down on bed. Is this normal? She's still using 0.5L supplemental oxygen during activities as advised by the discharging hospital.

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Hi. I understand your concern s. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription ...  Read More

I am 28 year old female who exercises often. My mother has a pulse oximeter and i used it just out of curiosity. My blood oxygen saturation was 99 at rest but when I ran on the treadmill with it for a couple of minutes, it dropped to 86. My heart rate was only about 130. I generally exercise at a much higher level than I did during this test and I

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Hello ! Definitely the drop in saturation you have mentioned is significant and needs attention. Kindly consult a pulmonologist and get evaluated. ...  Read More

Does Blood pressure variations make oxygen saturation levels low in covid patients?Thanks in advance

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No, blood pressure has no effect on oxygen saturation.. need not worry... ...  Read More

Baby oxygen saturation low (tga). My query is many doctors say that after successful surgery of tga the baby will face many kind of complications in life after surgery. So main problem is if new complications will occur and if baby will not live healthy life like normal baby so there is no reason of surgery anyone please help is there any good resu

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I can understand your concern, but thats how it is...It may face new complications sec to surgery in future... But in this era those complications have come down a lot, and more surgeries are successf ...  Read More

I have low ferritin and low transferrin saturation (around 14%), and recently I’ve noticed that my menstrual flow has become lighter than usual. Could these low iron levels be the reason for the change in my period flow, or should I be looking at other possible causes?

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Hi good afternoon Thnxs for your question Menes irregularities and flow depends on hormones and structure of uterus and ovaries. No direct relationship with hemoglobin I need complete details regardin ...  Read More

I was diagnosed with COVID 19 four years ago. I was hospitalized. Now for the last month I am experiencing shortness of breath and low oxygen levels. I am attaching my latest CBC report, please suggest medicine.

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you are having infection too...but most important that low oxygen is the concerning part..kindly connect ...  Read More

Hi Doctors, I'm 37 years old male. I was randomly checking my oxygen level with oxymeter at my friends house and I could see my oxygen is 94,93 and if I breath deeply it will go to 98 , 97 but when I breath slowly it will go back to 95,94 or 93. I verified this from past 3 days. I dont have have shortness of breath or other issues . I dont smoke

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kindly connect..need to get it checked properly ...  Read More

My baby boy is 6 days old, his oxygen saturation remains good throughout the day but while feeding the saturation drops to sometimes 70%, sometimes 50% & sometimes even 30-40% but quickly recovers after stopping feeding. What is the problem and how to treat it?

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I surprised why u r checking saturation levels Is there any bluish discolouration during feeding Any sweating on forehead during feeding, any respiratory distress Ur baby need complete evaluation to ...  Read More

My mother was suffering from lungs infection and admitted to hospital.She had severe breathing problem and had to take oxygen bypaap for 15 days.She is stable now and released from hospital.After coming home she is now in oxygen support.I attached pulse oximeter in her finger.Most of the time isit shows normal oxygen level.But when was tempted it s

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

Sometimes when breathing problems happen Pulse oxymeter shows oxygen saturation instantly drops to 31 then automatically goes up to normal...I changed the oxymeter but still it happens.. HRCT is normal, PFT is also normal.. Currently on SITT

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

Once I checked my oxygen saturation and it showed 94%. Is that normal??? I attached a couple of pics of my finger. Is there any symptom of cyanosis?

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According to your query and sign and know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment as you have mentioned as above . Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it ...  Read More

Is there any medicine or syrup using which a person can increase oxygen saturation in blood. Oxygen cylinder cannot be carried all the time, so is there any medicine to increase blood oxygen level when needed.

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Hi, the answer to your query lies on the condition the person is suffering from that is causing low oxygen levels. If the question pertains to any drug that directly increases the oxygen content like ...  Read More

During sleeping suddenly wakeup and sleeping in seeting and standing, breathing problem and diabetic.

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Get 2 d echo nd chest x Ray ...  Read More

Hello Doctor I'm Shamili ,34 yrs old Due to Abortion ,my hb levels are 9.4 Can low hb cause saturation drops ? Doctor now gave iron tablets for it I'm on my periods 4th day, suddenly from 8:30 pm I'm feeling like my oxygen levels are dropping I checked saturation - starting it was 98 then after walk again i check saturation now its showing arou

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Hello Shamili, I'm sorry to hear about your recent experience. I can understand your concern regarding your oxygen saturation levels dropping. Let me help you understand the possible reasons for your ...  Read More

Hello Doctor, Is it normal to see drop in saturation while walking? I noticed that when i walk fast my oxygen saturation drops to 85-89, when i slow done it restores back to 97-98. During resting my saturation is 98%. Nowadays i am scared to walk due to this issue.

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Saturation should not drop while walking. If it drop, means you have a lung disease most likely ILD. Get it evaluated by HRCT Chest ...  Read More

Hi Suppose saturation levels of 98 and 99 indicates the lungs and heart are healthy or not??. I have a doubt actually.

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Saturation is normal ...  Read More

Dear sir What is the better position to measure SPO2. My saturation was 98 in sitting upright position and 96 in lying suspine position . What is the reason for 96 saturation in suspine position. Is this normal for the above variation???

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Position changes the saturation levels. However both 98 and 96 are within the acceptable range. ...  Read More

Hello sir Oxygen saturation level in blood 95 and 96 normal or not?? Please clarify my doubt sir .

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It is normal. But there is also need to look for breathing pattern.. ...  Read More

Can the heart have less oxygen or ischaemic even if SPO2 is above 96%? Is there any relationship between oxygen saturation and oxygen received by the heart?

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I understood your concern and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can hel ...  Read More

My mother is a patient of diabetes and blood pressure, she takes medicine if it. Currently in regular check up, iron - 30 (ref range 33-193), TIBC - 620 (ref range 250-450), UIBC - 590 (ref range 135 - 392) Transferrin saturation - 4.93 (ref range 14-50). ESR - 24 (ref range 0-19) Haemoglobin 10.4 (ref range 12-15) RBC - 3.7 (ref range

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It is most likely a case of iron deficiency. A detailed history of the case is needed to ascertain anything. Since all the parameters are deranged it is most likely a chronic case. There is no evident ...  Read More

I had oxygen saturation 99/100 before getting covid. I had only mild covid (had cold and fever for a day,mild cough ) but my spo2 is showing as 95/96 now . Why it got reduced? How long it will take to improve?

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1.95/96 is normal SPO2. 2.Covid if causes drop, then it recover slowly with improvement in Lung functions. ...  Read More

My father underwent onco surgery for oral cancer 4 days back. His oxygen levels during waking hours in 97-99 but during deep sleep it's goes to 86-88. Is it alarming? Kindly guide what to do next?

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Yes its to give attention Ask oncologist treating him ...  Read More

She had total knee replacement for both knees since she had osteoarthritis 4th grade.No pre-existing condition of diabetes,heart prior to surgery.Is overweight though & has thyroid and hypertension for which the medicines were continuing. he surgery went fine & she was shifted to general ward within 24 hrs of surgery after being in icu for

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She has to remain under constant observation and need repeated X-rays to check for embolism and other post operative conditions which may be there after surgery. Wish her speedy recovery. ...  Read More

Is this sleep study test ok What is this lowest oxygen saturation I am confused Please please answer my query

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It’s normal ...  Read More

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