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Re: oxygen

Posted by D.H. on February 20, 2006 at 07:40:08:

In Reply to: oxygen posted by jump start on February 13, 2006 at 20:46:13:

SA means that air is not getting into your lungs properly. The oxygen content of air is sufficient unless you sleep in a very stuffy room. However, if another respiratory condition is present, or if a sleep test shows that your blood oxygen is too low despite that your Apnea is under control, you may be a candidate for oxygen. Note that for OSA patients, oxygen is administered in addition to (not instead of) xPAP!

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