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  • What is a Normal Blood Oxygen Level by Age?

    What is a Normal Blood Oxygen Level by Age?

    Your blood oxygen level refers to the amount of oxygen that your red blood cells are carrying throughout your body. Oxygen is a crucial nutrient that allows your cells and organs to function properly. As you breathe, oxygen travels into your lungs and then gets absorbed by red blood cells in the lungs’ air sacs…

  • Using Pulse Oximetry to Detect Sleep Apnea

    Using Pulse Oximetry to Detect Sleep Apnea

    In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), intermittent narrowing or complete blockage of the upper airway can occur, preventing airflow. Breathing can stop or become shallow, and pauses in breathing can last from a few seconds to minutes. Furthermore, this can occur 30 times or more per hour. Obstruction of airflow can lead to a state of…

  • Best Tinnitus Maskers: Sound Therapy Options for Tinnitus Relief

    Best Tinnitus Maskers: Sound Therapy Options for Tinnitus Relief

    Patients with tinnitus often find that their tinnitus symptoms are less bearable when in a quiet environment and that other, external sounds make the internal sounds produced by tinnitus less noticeable. As discussed in my article about tinnitus, sound therapy is an approach used to help treat tinnitus symptoms. It focuses on utilizing external noises…

  • Which CPAP Mask is Best for Stomach Sleepers?

    Which CPAP Mask is Best for Stomach Sleepers?

    Sleep Apnea is a breathing disorder that affects millions of Americans, many of whom use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat their condition. CPAP treatment requires the use of a mask, which is why many people feel that CPAP users should sleep on their backs because the mask is too large to…

  • Wellue O2ring – Why is it So Popular?

    Wellue O2ring – Why is it So Popular?

    Earlier I have made a comparison of the famous smart ring pulse oximeter vs Fingertip pulse oximeters, vs Oura ring, and even wrist pulse oximeters. But today it is the time to make a detailed and honest review of the most popular pulse oximeter on the market nowadays: the Wellue O2 ring. In a Hurry? …

  • Which Pulse Oximeters are FDA-approved?

    Which Pulse Oximeters are FDA-approved?

    A pulse oximeter is a medical device that measures the level of oxygen in the blood (the so-called saturation indicator). Regular monitoring of saturation is very important in the presence of pulmonary diseases – asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia. Due to the rapidly growing demand for pulse oximeters in the past two years due to the spread…

  • Best Pulse Oximeter For Atrial Fibrillation

    Best Pulse Oximeter For Atrial Fibrillation

    A pulse oximeter is a compact device that is used in modern medicine. The smart device displays two main indicators – the pulse (the rhythm of the arteries, which is felt due to the work of the heart) and SpO2 – the amount of oxygen in the patient’s blood. Oxygen, which is transported throughout the…