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Varying oxygen levels
Because my grandmother is on oxygen therapy so we have oxymeter at home..and i have observed for my grandfather that his oxygen while laying down or when he is sleeping is 92-95 mostly in the range of 93-94 but when he is sitting his oxygen is 97-98 ...i wanted to ask..is this normal?is there anything serious...his age is 70 and he has no trouble in breathing ..
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Yes it's normal acc to age
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
It's normal according to age,if any symptoms,do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
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22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello noted above history
As you mentioned above various saturation levels at 70 yrs had different issues and needs to be addressed in details
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