Oximetry began to be bought, people were afraid to be happy hypoxic

ZONAUTARA.com – Oxygen saturation detectors or oximeters are in demand in the market. In some countries, people are starting to buy one of these medical devices.

In pharmacies and medical supply stores, oximeter in various brands sold at a price range of Rp. 200 thousand to Rp. 800 thousand.

The oximeter is now being sought for because of problems happy hypoxic syndrome. Symptoms hypoxic happy busy being discussed both on social media and through the news.

Happy hypoxia is a condition in which the oxygen level in a person’s body is very low but the patient looks conscious and healthy. This condition of minimal oxygen levels is associated with cases in the sufferer covid-19.

Of the various cases reported, experienced by patients hypoxic happy, her oxygen saturation dropped to 70 percent, but she was still conscious.

Until now, what is still being investigated hypoxic happy is a symptom that often occurs in people with corona or not. In Indonesia, it is not certain how many positive patients are there Crown who experience these symptoms.

Expert from the Department of Pulmonology and Respiration Medicine, FKUI Faisal Yunus explained one of the reasons hypoxia is the blood vessels to the brain to contract and expand, so that the brain does not receive the signals that the body experiences hypoxia.

Also read: The new symptom of Covid-19, Happy Hypoxia Syndrome, can cause sudden death

“The path (oxygen) to the brain is disrupted. The brain cannot respond because there is no signal. There is also a theory that there is a clot in the blood, causing circulation to become blocked and worsening of saturation. There are many causes. , “Said Faisal Lokadata.id (2/9/2020), quoted from Lokadata.id.

Normally, the ability of hemoglobin to bind oxygen (commonly called oxygen saturation) can be as high as 95 to 100 percent. Under certain conditions, the body can tolerate up to 92 percent. But under that, in general, the body will experience organ failure until death.

“Well, there are several cases of corona when oxygen saturation drops to 70 percent, the patient remains conscious. Usually people will not be aware, the heart must be beating fast. But this is an ordinary organ, ”added Faisal.

According to the research journal The Pathologist of ‘Happy’ Hypoxemia in Covid-19, published July 28, 2020, it was stated, in the early days of patients experiencing corona. hypoxia, the lungs can work properly, without airway obstruction, so there is no shortness of breath.

However, respiratory failure can occur suddenly so that the sufferer suddenly breathes rapidly and excessively. This is an important sign of respiratory failure experienced by corona patients.

Because it cannot be detected without tools, patients with hypoxia known after the patient is admitted to the hospital. According to Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman, there are several cases hypoxic happy that occurs in people without symptoms.

“Corona patients who experience it hypoxia high risk of complications. They must immediately be given oxygen and monitored, “said Dicky.

Condition happy hypoxia can be detected with an oximeter. That’s why people started raiding these test kits. Similar to when thermogun is in high demand.

According to an article for Wexner Medical Center, sales of oximeters are also soaring in the United States as people panic and scramble to buy them.

According to Albert Rizzo, Chief Medical Officer of the American Lung Association, the oximeter cannot be used as a primary indicator. self-diagnosis corona. He said it was possible oxygen levels were dropping due to other factors. The diagnosis of a disease cannot be known from one tool without the help of doctors and medical personnel.

According to Dicky, the ones who should buy oximeters are primary health facilities such as puskesmas, not the community. “This will add information and data on the patient’s condition during the examination,” he said.

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