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Normal oxygen saturation level with pneumonia?

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mkqq
mkqq

Hello,

So my health anxiety strikes again. It all started with a fever 6 weeks ago. The fever itself only lasted 2 days but since then I've had a wet cough (not that bad), fatigue, anxiety, feel like I'm short of breath doing light exercises.

I've been sleeping very poorly with many sleepless nights at the start. Now I can manage around 6 hours of interrupted sleep per night with the help of Valerian and Melatonin. The poor sleep certainly isn't helping my recovery. It's only now that the wet cough seems to be going away.

The past 3-4 weeks or so I struggle to sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time. Quite often I would wake up breathing quite heavily or faster than usual.

I'm was concerned that I might have a mild form of pneumonia. Doctor advised me to buy a pulse oximeter which I finally did today. I tested myself and my SpO2 level is average 98%, reading between 97-99%.

So this is normal. The question is can you have pneumonia with a normal SpO2 reading?

So basically my current symptoms are fatigue, lack of sleep, minor throat irritation with little mucus, and breathing issues. The breathing issues is partly psychological but I'm concerned that there is something wrong with my lungs.

Thanks for any input.

Stay safe!

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  • aria07018
    aria07018 mkqq

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    hi! actually its like im writing your post,i have for like 3 weeks some mucus congestion in my throat sometimes gets better sometimes comes back ! i was i contact with my primary doctor and he thinks for as long as my oxigen levels are normal 98-99% and i dont have a fever should be fine! but im not sure if that means if we can have pneumonia if our oxygen levels are ok and we dont run any fever! im worried too

    • lee59389
      lee59389 aria07018

      Posted

      hi ive got the same breathing,went to the doctors last week she listened to my lungs and my oxygen was 99

    • aria07018
      aria07018 lee59389

      Posted

      did she order a chest x ray or any other test? i have almost to

      weeks asking my PCP to order a chest xray for me,but he dont think is nesesary and dhe burring in the chest is part of acid reflux/indigestion! but im very worried if im having any pneumonia or brochities without much symptoms ! i dont have a fever or a dry cough ,i have some mucus and congestions between my throat and chest

  • mkqq
    mkqq

    Posted

    I am really anxious and paranoid at the moment. It says on average 98% but should I be aiming for 99%.

    Is 98% perfectly ok for a 32 year old male?

    A couple of times I put it on and it starts off reading 97% and quickly jumps to 98%.

    • KelvinZaw
      KelvinZaw mkqq

      Posted

      Hi mkqq

      Normal arterial oxygen is approximately 75 to 100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Values under 60 mm Hg usually indicate the need for supplemental oxygen.

      So anything above 90 is normal.

  • mkqq
    mkqq

    Posted

    I am a little freaked this morning. It was mostly reading with 97%. It showed 98% for short periods but mostly read 97%.

  • KelvinZaw
    KelvinZaw mkqq

    Posted

    Hi mkqq its seem that i have the same symptoms but on april 11 and 12. Breathing fine now.

  • lee59389
    lee59389 mkqq

    Posted

    so if your oxygen levels are higher than 90 does that mean your ok and bothing wrong with lungs

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