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Oxygen therapy

Some people with damaged lungs or damaged hearts cannot extract enough oxygen from normal air, so they need extra oxygen delivered through a mask or nasal cannulas. This is called oxygen therapy.

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My o2 sats went down to 81 percent. Will I have to go on oxygen therapy?

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