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A pulse oximeter can also be worn overnight to check for oxygen desaturation during the night from pauses in breathing. Polysomnography (sleep test) is the gol
by willholloway 14y ago
A pulse oximeter can also be worn overnight to check for oxygen desaturation during the night from pauses in breathing.
Polysomnography (sleep test) is the gold standard, but O2 saturation is a good indicator as well.
An oximeter isn't a bad thing to own and can be had cheaply from Amazon. Sleep apnea can emerge with as little as 10% weight gain, acid reflux or allergies. If you really care about your sleep, heart and brain it doesn't hurt to check once in a while.
- felipe 14y agoThis is great advice, thanks. On that subject, I use CPAP since 2008 but I occasionally did not use it for intervals up to a week (for example, when I traveled I would not bring the CPAP with me). It turns out I had an episode of atrial fibrilation (the heart beats with a weird rhythm) due to a few factors together, but the major one being the lack of CPAP usage. It was scary and I spent the night at the hospital. The doctor explained me that this condition can be caused by low levels of O2 while sleeping, which is caused by apnea.