SpO2 problem

[Dimdal]

I have the night recording of SpO2 but the graph shows no numbers, onky low and high variation. Is this how it supposed to be.

[Guy_]

Can you be more specific.

Are you talking about the SpO2 watch face ? or

Are you looking at the graph of Estimated Oxygen Variations? [in sleep] or some other graph?

[Dimdal]

I am looking at the Estimated Oxygen Variations in sleep. What i see every day is a graph with high and low variations. Although the graph shows different percentage of the line on high variations i dont know the actual number. And the day by day graph is always on 94 or 95%.

[Guy_]

The Estimated Oxygen Variations in sleep graph shows whether you have high variations or low variation, it doesn't show any oxygen level per se, just if it varies a lot or not. It doesn't give a number. There is an explanatory text underneath.

However in the Health Metrics Oxygen Saturation graph it gives one calculated value for each night.

[Gail1034]

My watch and app do not show SPO2 every morning. Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't. Very frustrating for such an expensive watch.

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[Guy_]

@Gail1034   It is explained here It needs the right conditions and its not immediate.

[Gail1034]

 I have done all of that! If you read my problem...it records sometimes and other times it does not record. There is something wrong on your end!

[Guy_]

Did you check out the article why you might not see a result?

Of course it goes without saying that it's important to keep the sensors on the back of the watch clean.

[Gail1034]

Again...I have tried everything suggested more than once. Try wearing the Sense maybe then you will understand my frustration!

[Guy_]

@Gail1034  My Sense is working fine for SpO2, but would also be very annoyed if it wasn't. May be your watch is faulty.

Probably best to contact Fitbit Support directly. They may be able to help you.

[Gail1034]

Thank you! I did contact Fitbit support. They said they would escalate my
case. But all I receive back is the same info from them putting it in my
court. I have tried over and over everything they told me. Sometimes it
works sometimes it doesn't.

[Gail1034]

I have read all of that over and over. It still doesn't work.

[Guy_]

@Gail1034  Thanks for the feedback. As its new and not working it simply needs replacing.

[Dimdal]

Ok at first I thought that the low and hig variations where high and low % of Oxygen Saturation. Thank you for clarifying. On the other hand my watch show most of the night 92-96 and average 94 or 95% with 3-4 high variation spikes. Last night i hd no high variation but still i got 92-96% range. How could this be possible?

[Guy_]

@Dimdal  Again its apples and oranges - the Estimated Oxygen Variations aren't referring to Oxygen levels but the differences in them.

The text under the graph explains.

[Dimdal]

Yes i understood that now, but since there are no high variations in the last one i got, shouldnt the range be closer? 94-96% or something. Or it can be always low variations but still you could have range 88-98% but slowly changing? And if so, what is a good diagram to that you dont have sleep apnea events for example?

[Guy_]

@Dimdal  Presumably Low Variations means the percentage is relatively constant, although it can probably change slowly to give different percentages over time. Sudden [high variations] probably is indicative of sleep apnea.

Best to confirm this with some research or with a doctor for your own peace of mind.

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @Dimdal - You are right. This is how it is supposed to be. The graph shows up in your Fitbit app under Today > Health Metrics. The sense provides trends and averages, not specific values. You can read more about it here.