4 Things Need to Be Note When Using an Oxygen Concentrator for Home Oxygen Therapy

With the widespread use of oxygen therapy in clinical practice, oxygen therapy has been proven to be a very effective treatment method. And with the development of oxygen concentrator technology, oxygen concentrators are becoming more and more compact, low-cost, simple and easy to operate, and more and more oxygen concentrators are beginning to enter families. However, many people only know about oxygen concentrators, but are not very clear about some basic knowledge of oxygen concentrators, and do not know what to pay attention to when using them. Below, engineers from DEDAKJ Ventilator Oxygen Concentrator Service Center will explain to you the needs of home oxygen therapy . 4 things need to be noted below.

1. Reasonable selection of oxygen inhalation time. For patients with severe chronic bronchial disease, emphysema, clear lung function abnormalities, and oxygen partial pressure persistently lower than 60 mmHg, oxygen therapy should be given for more than 15 hours a day; for some patients who usually have For mild hypoxemia, oxygen administration for a short period of time (approximately 30 minutes) can alleviate the discomfort of "shortness of breath" during activity, tension, or exertion. For most people, they should develop the habit of oxygen therapy and choose a fixed time every day to supplement the oxygen intake in the body, such as every afternoon and evening before going to bed.

2. Pay attention to controlling the oxygen flow. When oxygen is inhaled through an oxygen concentrator, the effective oxygen concentration in the patient's lungs is determined by the oxygen output flow rate of the oxygen concentrator and the corresponding oxygen output concentration. The oxygen concentrator depends on the specific respiratory disease. Is it asthma? Emphysema? Pulmonary Fibrosis? COPD? Is there carbon dioxide retention? The 10-liter machine has a good therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases with large flow and high concentration! If there are patients with carbon dioxide retention, a low-flow, high-concentration oxygen concentrator must be used to inhale oxygen.

3. The oxygen concentrator purchased for home oxygen therapy should be shock-proof, oil-proof, fire-proof, and heat-proof. Oxygen concentrators that meet the national standard requirements for medical oxygen concentrators are equipped with various intelligent monitoring systems as standard, including oxygen concentration alarms, pressure alarms, temperature alarms, power outage alarms, etc. In winter, do not place the oxygen concentrator next to the radiator or at the hot air outlet of the air conditioner.

4. Oxygen therapy should pay attention to humidification. Maintaining 95% and above humidity in the respiratory tract is a required condition for the normal clearing function of the mucus ciliary system. Therefore, inhaled oxygen should be passed through a humidification device to avoid dry oxygen irritating and damaging the airway mucosa. 1/3 of distilled or purified water should be added to the bottle.

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