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I stop breathing in my sleep

I had the sleep test done because i stop breathing in my sleep and they said my oxygen level was 53% and they said if it gets to 50% or lower you might not wake up that's why i have a c-pap machine

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  1. Hum, 50% oxygen saturation? My oxygen saturation is 43% and has been for about six years, I am active, swim, walk and hike, dance, basically so as I please.
    Listen carefully to exactly what you are being told, do some reliable research, before taking everything you have read or been told as being factual and up to date. I would be dead if I had blindly followed some of the information I was given by medical professionals. I'm

    1. Thank goodness you got tested, ! That is a dangerously low oxygen level. Have you felt more energetic and better rested since starting on your CPAP? (Love the photo!) Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member)

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