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[Masteryoda]

My wife is on an oxygen concentrator for 16 hrs minimum, what should she be on for the other 8hrs please ?

[Spacecat1]

Might be wise to get advice from your respertory nurse or consultant. Take care

[jimmyg23]

It will be 16 hr per day what I done was on it from 10 at night bedtime to 8 o’clock in morning then maybe couple hours in afternoon for wee rest then maybe two hrs later on or go walk with on does not mean 16 hr at once can space it out if wants but keep on at bedtime that’s what I done but now I am on it 24/7

[Masteryoda in reply to jimmyg23]

Thanks for the answer, but if say you went to the bathroom did you use your concentrator or higher rate on a bottle ?

[judg69 in reply to Masteryoda]

Hi MasterYoda, I am on oxygen 24/7 for the past 3 years, but if I am sitting in my recliner watching tv or on my iPad , I often turn the oxygen off. My pulmonologist/respiratory specialist is fine with this . I have a pulse oximeter nearby at all times and check my levels as desired and I always use my oxygen when I am sleeping. For me , anyway, heat and humidity are what affects me the most, but living in Florida I am mostly inside with the central air conditioning on 24/7 which makes the regular air drier and more breathable , for me anyway. If I happen to have my oxygen off and need to get up and use the bathroom , I just get up and go. Check with her respiratory specialist but I would expect you would be similarly advised, Best Wishes, judg69

[jimmyg23 in reply to Masteryoda]

did not need it to go tiolet except maybe during night

[skischool]

If your wife is prescribed oxygen 16/24 that is termed long term oxygen therapy and delivered at a rate set by her oygen prescriber/nurse.those 16 hrs a day are taken as best suits the recipient,if she finds she needs more oxygen.perhaps for ambulatory reasons then you need to have a discussion with the oxygen team.as it may need to be delivered at a higher rate for exertion.

LTOT is only considered beneficial if taken for a minimum of 16 hrs per day and if she does those 16 hrs per day she shouldn't require it for the other 8 hours but if she feels she does you must discuss this with the team.

Hope this helps a bit.

Regards Ski's and Scruff's

[Caspiana]

Hello Masteryoda , 👋

I think the simple answer is to talk to whoever it was that prescribed the oxygen in the first place. We have no in depth knowledge of your wife's medical condition(s) or past medical history. I have been on oxygen too and I was under instructions not to change what the doctor had advised without consulting with him. Would you be able to ring the surgery? Best wishes to you both.

Cas xx 🙋

[AngieB72]

Hi

Her oxygen is on prescription so like any other medical prescription you need to contact whoever prescribed it to discuss the details - we are not able to do that and I would hate for you to follow advice from here and it be wrong. Hope you can get in touch with whoever you need to soon.

[gingermusic]

I think you need to get some answers as unlike Jimmyg23 below when I was first prescribed oxygen for 16 hours daily it was a continuous 16 hours so I use to go on at 4 pm and come off at 8 am after I was up and dressed the next day. You will probably find that eventually she will need it for going out walking but that could be a way off yet depending how her sats are I was like that for several years on just the 16 hrs a day. I am now having to use constantly.

[jimmyg23 in reply to gingermusic]

yes it continuos oxygen means it is not pulse dose for minnium of 16 hrs per day not 16 hrs straiad ght throw nurse tolb me use it at bedtime then split rest duraing the when it suits you and i have been on oxygen for over five years never problem that comes from respiratory nurse

[mogs302]

My USA doctors tell me that those on oxygen all the time, 24/7 do the best. And that is what I have done for the past 9years.