A further drop in SpO2 below this threshold is defined as hypobaric hypoxia - or low blood oxygen level at higher altitude. Alcohol relaxes blood vessel walls, increasing the heart rate during sleep, ...

The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure at cruising altitude may threaten sleeping plane passengers’ heart health, particularly on long haul flights, suggests the first study of its kind, ...

Discover why combining alcohol with high-altitude sleep can strain the heart and reduce oxygen levels, especially concerning older adults. Alcohol consumption during sleep at high altitudes lowers ...

A further drop in SpO2 below this threshold is defined as hypobaric hypoxia—or low blood oxygen level at higher altitude. Alcohol relaxes blood vessel walls, increasing the heart rate during sleep, an ...

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DRDO said that their system reads SpO2 levels of the subject from a wrist-worn pulse oximeter module through a wireless interface and controls a proportional solenoid valve to regulate the oxygen ...