Oxygen Questions & Answers (2025)

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What is the normal oxygen level for someone with COPD?

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For three days now I've been having the feeling I'm not getting enough oxygen ... I wake up with it and go to sleep with it it last all day and has caused me to have more panic attacks I'm consitrating on my breathing so I know I'm taking in deep breaths not hyperventilating and I'm not weezy so... read more

Updated 5 Aug 2023 59 answers

My oxygen saturation level was at 78% one day. Now it is back up to 95%. Is this normal?

Went back to the hospital 3 times. One time my Oxygen saturation was at 78% the other time it was at 95%. The doctors are not sure what caused it to drop this low. Does this just happen sometimes? I am curious as to what could have caused it to drop this low and if i should be worried about it.

Updated 12 Aug 2022 12 answers

I went to the hospital last night, and they prescribed me Prednisone 50mg. I have asthma, and anxiety. I was at the hospital in the first place because my primary care doctor sent me. My oxygen levels were dropping, and I have the flu. I was also wheezing bad even after she gave me two breathing... read more

Updated 12 July 2023 5 answers

COPD- Oxygen level was at 87, now 92?

I do not recall at what level of oxygen I should be at to see if I need to get back to the doctor today or if waiting until tomorrow would be alright? I am still having labored breathing. Any opinions?

Updated 26 March 2014 6 answers

Can a person get too much oxygen. ie: my grandkids turn the knob on my oxygenator up. So instead of getting 2 liters per minute , I may get 4or5 liters per minute. How will this affect me?

Updated 8 Oct 2017 3 answers

My Dad will be coming home soon with a portable oxygen tank. Is it safe to smoke cigarettes in a?

... seperate room with the door closed? Also will cooking with a gas stove be bad?

Updated 1 Jan 2017 2 answers

Is it petroleum base? What happens if I use Oxygen?

Updated 23 Feb 2012 2 answers

Does an oxygen machine lower the level of oxygen in the room its in? is it safe for others?

i sleep in the same room as the oxygen concentrate machine but i dont take oxygen . could i be deprived of oxygen ? i wake up light headed . very groggy in the morning.

Updated 6 Feb 2015 1 answer

I was in the ER last night because I accidentally ingested peanut butter. (I'm highly allergic) My symptoms weren't too severe, and my oxygen levels were normal. They did not see a need to use an Epi pen, but they did give me 60 mg of prednisone along with Pepcid and Benadryl. After being... read more

Updated 23 March 2017 1 answer

What is the highest I should ever set my oxygen level at on my in home oxygen machine?

what can happen if i set the level to high and what r the side affects

Updated 4 June 2018 1 answer

My grandmother took 2 240 mg diltiazem and 2 5 mg Eliquis. She has a pacemaker and is on oxygen. What are the symptoms I need to watch for and when should she seek medical attention?

Updated 18 Aug 2018 1 answer

Does the Z-pak help the shortness of breath that comes with bronchitis?

I started having shortness of breath about a week ago and had chest xrays and my oxygen was 98% so I went back today because after 3 days of the shortness of breath or labored breathing I got the nasal congestion and runny nose and a day or 2 after the cough developed and the doctor put me on the... read more

Updated 16 May 2010 1 answer

Due to being sick with mono and dehydration, I passed out after a long time being in bed. I was unconscious for thirty seconds, and was held upright, so my brain couldn't get any oxygen. I was unconscious, so I don't know if I was breathing or not, but when I woke up I was told I was very pale,... read more

Updated 23 Dec 2011 1 answer