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Oxygen saturation seems to hover around 94 when awake. drops to 89 when dosing off. machine then beeps waking me up, levels immediately rise.thoughts?
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Sleep apnea: You likely has sleep apnea causing oxygen to decline with sleep. You need a sleep study if overnite oximetry shows desaturation as you state.
Answered 6/16/2018
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