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Can gerd give you shortness of breath? sometimes when i check my oxygen levels with a pulse oximeter, my heart rate is fine, but my oxygen evels will change sometimes from 97 to 94 randomly, not sure if it has to do with my gerd symptoms?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

No, SpO2 (oxygen concentration by pulse oximetry) varies. It should go up from 94 to 98% after you are taking 2 or three slow, deep inspiration. GERD is rarely a cause of shortness of breath unless you are choking and cough with a big volume of gastric juice reflux, mainly in supine position.

Answered 12/26/2022

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