Getting Your Best Sleep - Even With COPD...Do you have to sleep somewhat upright, find yourself getting your oxygen tubing tangled up in your covers or wake up through the night with coughing or... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments68 comments
Having A Power Outage In The Middle of the Night...My oxygen concentrator makes the loudest noise as it sucks air from the atmosphere and converts it to oxygen.... By Barbara Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Be Prepared Please! Part 2...I was sitting at the kitchen table, with my oxygen hose still going from last night’s feed (I now sleep with oxygen) and I heard the concentrator die.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Blood Tests Your Doctor May Order and What They Mean...Oxygen binds with hemoglobin. So, they are cells that carry oxygen in your blood. A normal range is 4.60 - 6.00 10*6/uL.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Oxygen suppliers & Medicare...I get so stressed just preparing to call to order more oxygen tanks because there is always some problem with Medicare.... By tigermom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
6 Tips to Ensure Accuracy in Your Pulse Oximeter Readings...These small devices slip over a finger, using light to measure oxygen saturation – a percentage of inhaled oxygen that reaches hemoglobin.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
3 Products That Make My COPD Life Easier...Another three years later, I was prescribed oxygen after falling blood oxygen levels started to make me dangerously ill.... By derekc5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
What Is Pulmonary Fibrosis?...Alveolar walls are permeable to oxygen. Their walls also contact with tiny blood vessels called capillaries.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Humidity and COPD ...She knew to stay inside during the heat of the day when oxygen was not as available.... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Halloween Costumes with COPD...Your neighbors have already seen you with your oxygen.... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
So You're Having Surgery...If you’re on oxygen, arrive at the hospital with your oxygen tank.... By Lyn Harper, MPA, BSRT, RRT, AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments28 comments
Fatigue: The Silent Symptom...While there are many peripheral causes of fatigue, the primary culprit in COPD is lack of oxygen in the bloodstream.... By Stephanie Huston3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Fresh Air!...You’re breathing in more oxygen when you’re out in the fresh air.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Advice for a Newly Diagnosed COPD Patient...This will show if you need oxygen with any activity.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Morning Headaches...If the morning headaches are due to oxygen therapy, then having a healthcare provider adjust the amount of oxygen the person receives during the night... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
A New Year, A New Management Plan...Oxygen and food are the raw materials of metabolism, the process of changing food to fuel in the body.... By American Lung Association2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Never Doubt The Resilience of a Child...One of mom’s deepest concerns was that my son would be afraid of the oxygen line and equipment. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Severe Symptoms of COPD...Oxygen therapy provides the body with extra oxygen delivered through a mask over the nose and mouth, or through a tube in the nostrils.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Oxygen Tubing...I use about 9 big oxygen per week. Thank you.... By buddyfoxy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Foggy Brain Dead Zone...Sleep apnea can also cause oxygen deprivation.... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments