Oxygen Saturation (SpO2), relates with COVID-19?

Low oxygen level, headaches and fatigue are symptoms of Covid-19?

June 01, 2021

According to Terkini Harian, Covid-19 cases rise again in Malaysia, with another 7,105 new infections today, with the total number of 579,462 infected. Malaysians should not dismiss the onset of sudden headaches and lethargy as feeling under the weather these days, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said, Malay mail.

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What is SpO2?

SpO2, is also known as oxygen saturation, which measures the amount of oxygen in the red blood cell retains relative to the amount of red blood cell that does not carry oxygen. Normal pulse oximeter readings usually range from 95 to 100 percent,according to lunginstitute.com. A study led by University of Washington at Seattle researchers shows that hospitalized COVID-19 patients, had a blood oxygen level below 92% and fast with shallow breathing.

Symptoms of Low Oygen Level

Headache

Rapid heartbeat

Shortness of breath

Chest Pain

Coughing

Wheezing

Confusion

Bluish color in skin, fingernails, and lips

Ways to maintain a healthy oxygen level in our body

Consume healthy food and drink plenty of water

Do exercise such as jogging, yoga etc

Deep breathing exercise

Always monitor your SPO2 level

Smart Gadget that comes with SpO2 Function

Amazfit Smart Watches

Amazfit Latest Series comes with BioTracker 2 optical sensor comes with heart rate monitoring and SpO2 measurements. It also supports plenty of exercise modes and sleep monitoring. You can have a deep look of your health performance as everything is displaying in Zepp Apps.

Mi Band 6

The King of Smart Band, Xiaomi Mi Band 6 comes with SpO2 and breathing exercise which function as a heath tracker. The price is totally affordable, which below RM200. Aside from its price, they are plenty of function such at sleep monitoring, stress monitoring and 30 sports mode.

Summary

Dr Noor Hisham once said: “Covid-19 battle is not over yet. Our battle is not over yet. We have not won and neither have we lost”. Let’s work together to break the chain of infection Covid-19 by avoiding social activity and self-monitoring our health status from time to time.