An oxygen question

B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
B

Breezy

New member
Ok, I'm sorry for the hoards and hoards of oxygen questions, but you know me and my crazy mind......and so i begin:

I use pediatric sized nasal canuals (is it can-yoo-las or can-oo-las?) Either way, yes, i used baby tubing and I found that the end of the prong to be a bit narrow so i trimmed it back a bit. Now I noticed when i place it neatly on my face and look in the mirror, not only does it look incredibly sexy to see a 21 female with geriatric sized accessories dangling from her face, but i noticed that the prongs don't go up my nose. I have a very small nose and was wondering if I made a mistake by trimming then back? It almost looks like the prongs are sticking way up at the entrance of my nose almost...and i'm wondering if i would even be getting O2 that way? Would i be blowing it out my nose instead of taking it in?

Lastnight was the first night it spent the entire night draped to my face. Most nights i wake up and it's in my mouth, or on my forhead. I slept through the night lastnight and alas woke up with it still firmly attached to my nose. But i feel tired and am worried that i cut back too much or something. Is it possible??
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

luke

Guest
Breezy...the way continuous O2 works is that it not only gives you O2 when you inhale but also builds up a kind of reservoir in between breaths the back of your throat so you get a little more every time you inhale. So if the cannulas are trimmed to short you are probably getting the O2 when you inhale but any other time your O2 is going out into the room. You probably need to go back to the other cannula. They do have something called microtubing that you may want to ask your home care company about it may suit you better.
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
L

LisaV

New member
For more comfortable cannulas, look at soft hose ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.softhose.com/">http://www.softhose.com/</a> )
For another option about keeping a cannula in place while you sleep, look at head cannulas like this one from Salter Labs ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06.pdf</a> )

You can thank starion (see her thread at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1427.html">http://www.medhelp.org/forums/...ers/messages/1427.html</a> ) for what little I know about this.

If you were talking about problems with cannulas when you were awake, I would also suggest looking into the Oxyarm system ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118">http://www.anactivelife.com/productdetail.php?pid=118</a> ) and Oxyview glasses ( <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> )
 
C

cf4life

New member
Do you have a pulse oximeter? If so, monitor your o2 stats with both the modified and unmodified nasal cannula. If you don't have one, get one, most insurance companies will pay for one if you are prescription for O2.
 
C

cf4life

New member
Do you have a pulse oximeter? If so, monitor your o2 stats with both the modified and unmodified nasal cannula. If you don't have one, get one, most insurance companies will pay for one if you are prescription for O2.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top