Hello vapers.
I am a bit concerned about my vaping habits.
I just got back from the doctor, and, after vaping ecigs for about 2 months, my blood oxygen level was down to %90.
I began vaping with the idea it was better for my lungs.
Now I'm not so sure.
While using combustion my oxygen level was always above %95....
Any ideas out there ? Similar stories ? Observations ? I'd like to hear it.
I got some input from another forum. This user said :
Smoking involves the intake of carbon monoxide and cyanide. When your oxygen levels are measured using pulse oximetry, the device doesn't actually measure the level of oxygen in your blood, instead it measures the percentage of bound haemoglobin. Normally haemoglobin is bound to oxygen, so this is usually a good proxy. However, haemoglobin actually tends to bind more easily to carbon monoxide. So people with high levels of carbon monoxide in their blood stream, such as smokers, can have really healthy looking sats readings - but this may not be a true reflection of their oxygen levels. The presence of cyanide can also increase oxygen level readings on a pulse probe (although the reasoning behind this is different).
Do you think it's possible that now that you're vaping you're getting true readings, whereas before your smoking was masking the real oxygen levels? If you were a heavy smoker I'm guessing this may possibly be the case.
So !
Any thought on the matter would be great appreciated.
-DJ Colonel Corn-
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