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Are oxygen saturation levels lower in the elderly?
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Not necessarily: As we age, it may get a little harder for the oxygen to get into the blood through your lungs. But, as long as you have healthy lungs, the oxygen saturation levels can be normal well into one's 80s or 90s.
Answered 4/4/2019
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