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Sleep Apena and Hypertension - Are they related?
How is sleep apena and hypertension related? Have taken medications along with an extensive aerobic exercise program in addition to decreasing salt intake. Doctor sending me for a sleep test. Speculates that sleep apena may be the culprit. In the initial consultation with Pulmonary specialist, oxygen saturation level was at 84%. Not sure if that is low or now. Your thoughts?
I don't know why, but have read it does cause hypertension and it can lead to heart problems and stroke.
Your blood oxygen % should be above 95%. Sleep apnea causes low percent blood oxygen. Basically you stop breathing several times each hour. That wakes you up and you are tired the next day. I stopped breathing an average of 41 times per hour. My sister stopped an average of 100 times per hour.
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