{"id":47,"date":"2020-05-22T18:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T18:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PulseOximeterhelp.com\/?p=47"},"modified":"2020-05-22T18:27:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T18:27:27","slug":"what-is-the-lowest-oxygen-level-you-can-live-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/what-is-the-lowest-oxygen-level-you-can-live-with\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the lowest oxygen level you can live with?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This question doesn&#8217;t have a one-line answer. The normal oxygen saturation level at sea level is 95-100%. When you move towards a higher altitude, it goes down. When the oxygen level reaches 85-90%, it becomes a problem and leads to a condition called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhhgroup.org\/oxygen-level-drops-too-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hypoxia (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" data-lasso-id=\"22\">hypoxia<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Below 85% leads to cognitive problems<\/li><li>Below 65% causes mental impairment<\/li><li>Below 55% there is consciousness loss leading to death <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to see a Doctor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lower oxygen levels in the blood can lead to health consequences. The patient should be rushed to the hospital as soon as he is experiencing the following symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Slight or no exertion leads to shortness of breath<\/li><li>Abrupt awakening from sleep due to shortness of breath<\/li><li>Tightness in chest<\/li><li>Unable to breathe properly<\/li><li>Oxygen level drops below 88%<\/li><li>Noticing signs of <a aria-label=\"cyanosis (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/peripheral-cyanosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" data-lasso-id=\"23\">cyanosis<\/a> (hands, feet, lips or fingernails get blue color)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preventive measures <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-care suggestions can also help with hypoxemia and here is the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Take prescribed medication<\/li><li>Do routinely medical checkup<\/li><li>Avoid second-hand smoking<\/li><li>Quit smoking<\/li><li>Practice deep breath exercising<\/li><li>Do recommended exercise<\/li><li>Eat\/Drink healthy<\/li><li>Stay in shape<\/li><li>Avoid anxiety or panic attacks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monitoring blood oxygen level<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/PulseOximeterhelp.com\/what-is-pulse-oximetry\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Oximetry  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" data-lasso-id=\"24\">Oximetry <\/a>is the best option to monitor your blood oxygen level. People with breathing issues should measure their oxygen percentage through the oximeter device. Moreover, it should also be noted that it&#8217;s normal for people having COPD or other lung issues to have oxygen level saturation around 88-92%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This question doesn&#8217;t have a one-line answer. The normal oxygen saturation level at sea level is 95-100%. When you move towards a higher altitude, it goes down. When the oxygen level reaches 85-90%, it becomes a problem and leads to a condition called hypoxia. Below 85% leads to cognitive problems Below 65% causes mental impairment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"single-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=1200%2C385&ssl=1",1200,385,true],"blog-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=680%2C290&ssl=1",680,290,true],"home-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=380%2C570&ssl=1",380,570,true],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>This question doesn&#8217;t have a one-line answer. The normal oxygen saturation level at sea level is 95-100%. When you move towards a higher altitude, it goes down. When the oxygen level reaches 85-90%, it becomes a problem and leads to a condition called hypoxia. Below 85% leads to cognitive problemsBelow 65% causes mental impairmentBelow 55% there is consciousness loss leading to death When to see a Doctor Lower oxygen levels in the blood can lead to health consequences. The patient should be rushed to the hospital as soon as he is experiencing the following symptoms. Slight or no exertion leads&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/category\/faqs\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FAQs About Pulse Oximeter<\/a>","author_info":{"display_name":"Ayesha Hameed Khattak","author_link":"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/author\/ayesha\/"},"comments_num":"3 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"single-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=1200%2C385&ssl=1",1200,385,true],"blog-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=680%2C290&ssl=1",680,290,true],"home-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=380%2C570&ssl=1",380,570,true],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>This question doesn&#8217;t have a one-line answer. The normal oxygen saturation level at sea level is 95-100%. When you move towards a higher altitude, it goes down. When the oxygen level reaches 85-90%, it becomes a problem and leads to a condition called hypoxia. Below 85% leads to cognitive problemsBelow 65% causes mental impairmentBelow 55% there is consciousness loss leading to death When to see a Doctor Lower oxygen levels in the blood can lead to health consequences. The patient should be rushed to the hospital as soon as he is experiencing the following symptoms. Slight or no exertion leads&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/category\/faqs\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FAQs About Pulse Oximeter<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Ayesha Hameed Khattak","url":"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/author\/ayesha\/"},"comments_num_v2":"3 comments","gutentor_comment":0,"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1",1200,675,true],"single-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=1200%2C385&ssl=1",1200,385,true],"blog-featured-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=680%2C290&ssl=1",680,290,true],"home-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=380%2C570&ssl=1",380,570,true],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pulse-oximeter-patient.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ayesha Hameed Khattak","author_link":"https:\/\/pulseoximeterhelp.com\/author\/ayesha\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This question doesn&#8217;t have a one-line answer. 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