Pulse Oximeters What the Numbers Mean

A pulse oximeter is that little clip you put on your finger that reads your oxygen level, and it became a household word during the pandemic for good reason, a dropping oxygen number can be an early warning that something is wrong before you even feel it. But a lot of people own one without really understanding what the numbers mean, and that is the part worth getting right.The two numbers on the screen are your oxygen saturation and your pulse. Oxygen saturation is the one that matters, and for a healthy person, it should sit at 95 percent or above, while a reading that consistently sits below that, especially below 92, is the point where you should be on the phone with a doctor or heading to care.

The pulse reading is just your heart