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What Happens If Mild Sleep Apnea Increases?

I am trying to decide if I should follow up. Last year, it was discovered that upon sleep, my oxygen level would sink to as low as 60 percent. I was sent for a sleep study, where while it was discovered I had sleep apnea, it was mild and there were additional episodes where my percentages sank and I was not experiencing apnea. Outside of being placed on oxygen at night, nothing more was said; no referrals, nothing. Now I am experiencing other things that I don t know if are related or not but want either more extensive testing or at least an explanation for why my levels are so low.
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Mild sleep apnea should not cause severe hypoxemia (low oxygen levels). You should be evaluated for lung diseases to start off with. This would include a chest x-ray, an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart), and breathing tests (pulmonary function tests). Severe sleep apnea, on the other hand, can certainly cause severe hypoxemia during sleep.
I hope you are able to get this figured out.
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What Happens If Mild Sleep Apnea Increases?

Mild sleep apnea should not cause severe hypoxemia (low oxygen levels). You should be evaluated for lung diseases to start off with. This would include a chest x-ray, an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart), and breathing tests (pulmonary function tests). Severe sleep apnea, on the other hand, can certainly cause severe hypoxemia during sleep. I hope you are able to get this figured out.