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Anyone use the continuous pulse ox during sleep? What are your results?

Hey guys,

Curious if anyone uses the continuous pulse ox during sleep? I want to get other people's results.

I have been having some sleeping troubles for a while now, and I have noticed that my Venu shows that my oxygen level regularly drops throughout the night. Generally to as low as 85%. As low as 82% one time. This seems concerning to me, as I am in good physical shape and relatively young (29 y/o). I'm reading online, that normal sleep blood ox should not drop below 88%. 

I am concerned that I may have sleep apnea or some other form of sleeping disorder.  Before I get to carried away and start seeing doctors etc, I wanted to see what other people are seeing from their watch, to rule out any inaccuracies etc.

Thanks everyone! 

  • Guys, one more time - Garmin is NOT realiable for overnight spo2 tracking and during the day position on the wrist makes a huge difference. I have dedicated devices witch I compare to. Watches are not good for taking spo2 measurement and also the wirst is not a good place to take such from.

  • I am a 66-year-old woman with no health problems,5;5' 160 lbs. I love my Garman and all the information it gives me, but my sleep oxygen levels will go as low as 85-75% while sleeping. I feel fine all day, I had a 'head band' sleep test last night, waiting on results. I sleep in a bedroom at 55-60% at night, I wonder if the slowing down has to do with the cold room. Just throwing it out there.

  • I am a 66-year-old woman with no health problems,5;5' 160 lbs. I love my Garman and all the information it gives me, but my sleep oxygen levels will go as low as 85-75% while sleeping. I feel fine all day, I had a 'head band' sleep test last night, waiting on results. I sleep in a bedroom at 55-60% at night, I wonder if the slowing down has to do with the cold room. Just throwing it out there.

  • Spo2 Measurments are not accurate. I was getting same 75%-90% varying night to night.  I measured my garmin Spo2 against the readout from a medical device attached to my finger.  The garmin was 10-15 lower % others report the same findings. My advice turn it off it wastes battery anyway

  • My SpO2 readings are sometimes dropping into 80's overnight - especially during deep sleep. I suppose some potential sleep apnea.. thoughts?

    Also I find it really frustrating that some nights it says that no SpO2 data was recorded under sleep... BUT if I look at Garmin Connect I can see under SPO2 that it has taken readings all night - but they don't show under sleep!! Why is that?

    E.g. 

    Cheers

  • Yes. I received my Garman as a gift from my son, I was able to watch my oxygen levels at night for first time. I had no idea it was dropping so low. I had a test for Sleep Apnea, I don't have Sleep Apnea.  I purchase an oxygen monitor to measure the entire night on my finger. It is shaped as a ring; it would alarm when oxygen levels dropped below 88%. The Garmen notified me I had a problem with oxygen levels, the second monitor confirmed it. Now going through processes with doctor to discovery because my oxygen level drops very low during sleep. THANK YOU GARMEN FOR HELPING ME FIND SMALL PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BECOME BIG. Debra M.

  • I have been tripping out on my pulse reading during sleep for a few months.  My doctor ordered a sleep study but i do not see a pulmonologist till end of June.  So i set up my own sleep lab.

    I put SnoreLab app on my phone and it records sleep, snoring.  i correlated that information with garmin sleep timeline. It was not really too helpful.

    So i installed a camera over my bed yesterday.  This morning I looked at the times my pulse ox dipped low and on the video it showed me sleeping on the arm my garmin is on.  My fingers were also kinda curling or twitching.  Ontop of that i was not even snoring at that time.

    Going to try garmin on other arm tonight

  • I believe this may be the issue with mine as well. It used to freak me out. Now I'm pretty sure it's just me sleeping on that arm and cutting the circulation off a little bit for a period of time. 

    I never had my sleep study done. I don't really snore. Although I do breath out of my mouth during sleep. I also have a deviated septum which could be the cause of mouth breathing at night. 

    I am done stressing over these watch readings at this point. 

  • I tend to mouth breathe sometimes at nite and my oxygen levels r lower. The mouth tape helps. Also, gargling before bed helps. If anyone takes sedating meds to sleep that can also cause issues. 

  • I am with you. I have my Garmin that alert me to my low levels during sleep. Bought another watch that vibrates if level goes below 90 percent, the battery goes dead every night from vibrating. Some nights I don't wake up to vibration then auditable alarm will sound on my phone. No doctor seems to take me serious. I had sleep apnea test, it was negative. I need the test where they test me all night. I have come to the conclusion I must hibernate at night.