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Re: Pulse Oximeter

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Originally Posted by Waterysmile
... After the static it didn't take long to pop back up to 100. Interestingly, during the easy phase, about 2 to 2:30 in total, it read 100, which makes sense, I suppose as I had no desire to breath.
The desire to breath is no way triggered by a low O2 level, but rather by high level of CO2. That's one of the reasons why hyperventilating is dangerous - the O2 level can drop below safe level without you feeling it at all, since the CO2 is still low.
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