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My husbands pulse ox jumps around

Lung Health | Last Active: Jun 22 11:53am | Replies (28)
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@srasnick98

So we tried different fingers (he is a mechanic and has a little bit of thick skin on his hands) so we tried down to the pinky and on his pinky we got a normal reading his pinky fit the machine properly and it read at 97-98

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 2, 2023

So, do you feel you can relax a bit now? Remember, there is no "one size fits all" but home medical devices (and even pulse oximeters in many doctors' offices) are made that way. So people use them and get very worried... This used to be a big problem with home blood pressure monitors too - they sold the same size for a person weighing 100 pounds, and one weighing 300 - no way you would get an accurate fit for both of them! No most have more adjustabilty.
Sue

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