00:00Oxygen levels are something that we are worried about.
00:03Don't try to check the oxygen level of your children, your mother, your father, your grandparents
00:07when they are sleeping.
00:11So this little guy has become one of the most important household machines these days.
00:17And most of you might have guessed it correct.
00:20Yes, this is a pulse oximeter.
00:23It's a machine that measures the oxygen level of your blood.
00:27Something like a thermometer, which measures the temperature of your body.
00:31Now how does this work?
00:33So once you've put your finger inside the pulse oximeter, you'll get two readings.
00:40One reading will tell you the SpO2 in percentage, which is the oxygen saturation level of your
00:46blood.
00:47And the second is your pulse rate, that is your heartbeat.
00:51Oxygen levels are something that we are worried about.
00:5495 to 100 is normally the normal oxygen saturation one might have.
00:59Now what do you do if the oxygen saturation falls low?
01:04How do you know?
01:05Are you really hypoxic, which means you have less oxygen in your blood, or is it a false
01:10reading or the machine is faulty?
01:12Here are some tips.
01:14The first tip is wait and stay steady for at least 30 seconds before you finalize your
01:22reading and only then panic.
01:25In case of 30 seconds, if you still feel that your reading is low, the second thing you
01:31need to do is remove the machine and check it on someone else's finger.
01:36If that comes out to be normal, then you know clearly that it is only you who have low oxygen
01:42levels and it's not the fault of the machine.
01:45Third is make sure that the finger you've put inside does not have nail polish, mehendi
01:51or some form of tattoo because this might sometimes hamper the projection of your saturation
01:57levels.
01:58Fourth, if you're having fever and shivering and your hand is not stable, the reading might
02:03not be correct.
02:05Also don't check the reading while running around.
02:08Fifth, if you have a low reading, take a walk.
02:13See whether your hypoxia increases or decreases.
02:16If your hypoxia decreases, that means the machine is not working properly and you were
02:21not having low oxygen saturation in the first place itself.
02:24Last important point is don't try to check the oxygen level of your children, your mother,
02:29your father, your grandparents when they are sleeping.
02:33Oxygen levels might naturally decrease in older obese patients with sleep apnea in the
02:38night.
02:39Also, there are many conditions in which your oxygen saturation might be low from the beginning
02:44such as asthma, COPD, chronic smokers, etc.
02:49Any reading below 94 is an alarm.
02:53It means that probably you're suffering from pneumonia and the infection has spread to
02:58your lung.
02:59In those cases, the first thing you need to do is lie down in the prone position that
03:04is your belly down and keep the pulse oximeter on, might be that your oxygen will increase.
03:11Then inform a doctor and don't panic.
03:16Because of your vigilance, you've caught these symptoms early and you'll be started on the
03:21right treatment.
03:22This pulse oximeter these days has helped hundreds of people with COVID in timely diagnosis
03:29and timely intervention with medicines.
03:32If used correctly, it will not create panic and be life saving.
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