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by rolleiflex 1794 days ago
The cheap SPO2 devices are calibrated on fair skin. If you have a darker complexion there is a known measurement error. If you are at 91% and feeling fine you are probably fine. Your body has a better SPO2 sensor than anything man-made.
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Damn, I am brown and I guess I have to take that as a 3 - 5% error?