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Using Oximeter at home

2020-11-04 23:04:39
The reading keeps fluctuating. Sometimes between 97-99, other times between 95-97. How much time, after measurement begins, should I consider the reading to be correct reading?
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Nothing to worry.normal only

Answered2020-11-05 00:11:22

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