Is 96 normal oxygen level?

[Guest]

I had it checked at the doctors yesterday as I have ear problems etc and I’m sure it’s usually 99 so I thought 96 was bad but she wasn’t concerned.

[Grant]

96% is within the normal range of oxygen saturation. A lot of people saying anything over 90% is good. Really it should be 95% or over. If you are under that I would be getting checked. Keeping in mind pulse oximeters that people use at home may not always be 100% accurate.

[Ola]

Depends on your Normal. If you are always on 99, and suddenly at 96 that can be a significant drop. You wont have any symptomes at 96, but you did something to decrease your saturation.

Could be as simple as shallow breathing.

[Danny]

Depends on your elevation. For Northern NM and the Rockies. That’s awesome. For lower elevation that’s normal.

[Kayla]

Yes! Anything above 90!