Low oxygen levels rob you of your health and can kill you.
Will you feel it if you have low oxygen level?
Many people who have dangerously low oxygen levels report “feeling just fine” despite their pale color and confusion.
Watch for the following symptoms of low oxygen level:
- water retention (especially feet/ ankles/belly)
- shortness of breath/ difficulty breathing
- extreme fatigue
- chest tightness
- mental confusion/ short-term-memory loss
- tingling fingers
- chronic cough
- blue coloring around lips
- waking at night gasping for breath
- frequent bacterial and viral infections
Your body requires 92% blood oxygen saturation or above. There is no getting around your oxygen requirement.
If you ignore your low oxygen level
- you will lose your eye sight
- your short term memory will be lost
- your strength and stamina will be drained
- your immune system will struggle
- heart failure is an inevitable consequence
Low oxygen levels are the CAUSE of cancer and acute heart failure!
If you think you MIGHT have low oxygen levels, you’d be better off taking action to address your needs than to “wait and see”.
It does NOT matter whether you suffer with low oxygen levels, or you “feel fine” with low oxygen levels, YOUR HEALTH WILL BE LOST!
Everything from your ability to burn fat to to the normal rhythm of your heart requires oxygen!
Unfortunately, you are not likely to have this discussion with your doctor. Maybe you’ll get lucky and find a doctor that really values oxygen therapy but it is not the norm.
In fact, your doctor is likely to discourage home oxygen use.
Why so much resistance to oxygen therapy?
- Home oxygen is very safe, but your doctor is likely to feel uncomfortable with the idea that he/she may be “liable”.
- There is a very prevalent fear of contained gas. People tend to worry about fire, even though home oxygen is very safe.
- Most who suffer from low oxygen levels are unaware of it.
- Home oxygen feels like a weakness and may cause unwelcome attention.
- Oxygen is a drug, but not a profitable drug.
Repeated hospitalization of heart failure patients is about to become much less profitable due to health care reforms.
We may see much more wide spread acceptance of oxygen therapy very soon because it KEEPS heart failure patients OUT of emergency rooms and hospitals much longer!
A few cardiologists I’ve worked with over the years knew this valuable information, but for the most part, doctors do not value oxygen therapy and misinform their patients about it.
Supplemental Oxygen Will:
- stop recurring hospitalization for heart failure
- reduce edema (fluid retention)
- improve strength, stamina, comfort and sleep
In this day and age you need to make your own health care decisions.
Aren’t you glad you read this blog post?
How would you know what is best for you when it comes to oxygen without a little insight?
That is exactly the problem.
If your doctor doesn’t have much experience in respiratory care and/or lacks the knowledge to evaluate blood gases he/she may not be able to evaluate your blood oxygen levels effectively.
You suffer dire consequences when this dangerous condition goes undetected for YEARS.
Heart failure is often mis-diagnosed as asthma, but even then, dangerous low oxygen levels go undetected and untreated for years and years causing un-necessary damage!
Low Oxygen Level Takes What’s Important
AND Makes You GROUCHY and SICK because your body is shutting down … dying!
Click on the link below to get your own home oxygen source.
Many BLESSings,
Carrie Tucker, RCP
The Life Breath Coach
Heart Failure Solutions
PS– Remember everyday:
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Relax and Release tension
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Exhale Slowly
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Be active in a way that adds Joy to your life
Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter
I also went for a sleep study and was told I do not have sleep apnea but I did experience low oxygen during the night. I now have to go back for another sleep study tonight to see if they can determine why my oxygen is dropping during the night. My husband says I make an awful lot of noise during the night while sleeping and I gasp for air. I have been having a problem with fatigue, memory loss and confusion for some time now. The doctors believe it is due to the medication I am on for chronic pain after several surgeries and kidney cancer. I no longer have cancer or so I am told. Hard to believe when I am in so much pain. The doctors say it is fibromyalgia due to trauma to my body. Who knows. My sister gave me a divice to check my oxygen and yesterday I was getting a reading of 88 a few times and other times 92 or 93. My pulmonary doctor would like me to get an EKG and see a cardiologist. Is there anything more i should do? I am sick to death of being sick. It has been one thing or another since I had cancer 3 years ago. The quality of my life is not so good. I am surviving but don’t enjoy living. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Dear Lori,
Please get home oxygen and use it 24 hours a day. If your doctor won’t support this, find one that will. Your insurance will easily cover a concentrator. Remember that you can buy an oxygen generator without a prescription. I promise your life will improve when you meet your oxygen needs. You don’t need an ekg so much as you need supplemental oxygen NOW.
I’m a 49 almost 50 year old woman with stage 4 copd,I am on oxygen therapy 24/7, and can keep my oxygen levels in the mid 90’s as long as I’m not doing anything other that sitting down however anytime I get up to take a shower ,do the laundry and omg vacuuming the floor is a night mare,my o2 levels drop drastically down to low 80s and high 70s. I’m at a loss I don’t know what to do, any suggestions for me?
Aloha Tina,
Make sure you turn your oxygen up when you stand for any reason. Also do activity from a seated position. Say, lift hands weights over your head while you breath slowly.
The idea is to meet your needs while you are active to grow heart muscle strength.
The other suggestion I have may feel more difficult.
I’d strongly suggest switching to a plant based diet! At least until you improve.
You can re-evaluate your diet once you can breathe!
Happy to answer any questions. Look for my post later today. I’ll put up a video that will help you understand my dietary recommendations.
Many blessings,
Carrie
I am 39 yrs old. I recently went to the hospital for gallbladder attack and subsequently had it removed. While in the ER my o2 SATs got to 43% two to three times, when the nurse could not get them back up with deep breaths she put me on oxygen. Since surgery I have felt fine. I recently had an eye exam and my vision was -3.75 down -.25 from the prior year. I went back a month later for a checkup on m y contacts and my vision has gotten better to -2.75. The doctor was concerned with significant change and had me check my A1c and thyroid function all within normal limits. I bought an oximeter over the counter and checking my pulse ox for the last 24 hours. It has gotten as low as 85% for less than 2 minutes at a time. It seems to fluctuate around 90-95% most of the time getting to 98% sometimes. This occurs during sleep and awake at rest. What are you thoughts. What tests should I have done to determine what is going on? I have chest pains and shortness of breath for several years. I have had a heart cath and pulmo tests within the last 2 years all was fine. Just don’t know what we are missing. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
Aloha Camille,
Even if the nurse would have been able to get your oxygen saturation back up with deep breathing, it would have been inappropriate for her to ignore the low reading she observed.
The low oxygenation you describe is over working your heart muscle. It’s harmful to ignore your oxygen needs.
A heart cath and pulmonary function tests will not show signs of early heart failure, but your symptoms surely do.
I suggest you read the ebooks that are available from the Life Breath Coach and take advantage of coaching to change your situation before it gets worse.
There is no easy fix. Use supplemental oxygen to meet your needs and get the coaching you need to address the cause of your symptoms.
Your doctor is limited to his or her educated opinion. You will not avoid heart failure with what he/she can offer you.
It’s up to you to discover the solutions you seek.
Many blessing,
Carrie
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can a doctor give oxygen to a person and not check the oxygen of the body
Hello Patricia,
Good question!
Your doctor can order oxygen any time he/she sees fit. However, most insurance companies will not pay for it until it falls to 88% blood oxygen saturation.
This number is much too low, but then we are not talking health care, we are talking insurance. That is the only place you’ll find any significance for the number 88. YOU want to keep your blood oxygen saturation well above 92% and never below.
It’s your health! You can also get oxygen generators without a prescription at all. Concentrators require one, but generators don’t. You can purchase them from our supplier. You’ll see their add in the side bar, just click on it. (when i get a chance I’ll get the link and post it here)
Be well!
Many blessings,
Carrie
The Life Breath Coach
Thank you very much for this very helpful information
I was just curious as to what a sleep study can actually tell you? I had one done a couple of months ago, and it came back that I did not have sleep apnea like the doctors suspected, instead I have low oxygen levels when I sleep. I have an appointment Friday to see a sleep specialist who is also a pulmonary doctor. What type of diagnoses could there possible be without any blood work or other tests to go along with a sleep study? How do I prepare myself for my appointment? And can they really tell if you have heart or lung issues without further testing??? I am 32 years old and am a bit scared. I have recently developed panic attacks, but I dont feel they are consistent with this appointment. WEIRD
Aloha Carla,
check your inbox for a message.
Panic attacks are to be expected when you are experiencing a life threatening situation!
I’d love to help. I hope you reply to the message.
Many blessings,
Carrie