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What Does Oxygen Saturation Of Below 90 Indicate?

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Question : Am I better off with satO2 of 88-89 Natural breathing or 91-92 O2 with my machine?
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Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
with the machine

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Oxygen saturations below 90 are not healthy. Oxygen saturations need to be above 90 to assure that your tissues get the oxygen that they need.
If you have to use the machine to keep your oxygen saturations above 90 then you really should use the machine all the time.
I wish you the best.
Dr. Robinson
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What Does Oxygen Saturation Of Below 90 Indicate?

Brief Answer: with the machine Detailed Answer: Hello, Oxygen saturations below 90 are not healthy. Oxygen saturations need to be above 90 to assure that your tissues get the oxygen that they need. If you have to use the machine to keep your oxygen saturations above 90 then you really should use the machine all the time. I wish you the best. Dr. Robinson