Oxygen question

[cnsky54RRT]

The problem with long hoses is that they have resistance in them, and that cuts down on the oxygen flow. Think of a really long garden hose - by the time you drag it clear across the yard, there isn't the flow out of it that you had back at the tap, is there? Resistance to flow in the hose itself cuts it down. Put two hoses together, and the water barely dribbles out.
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<br />Check your sat level with an oximeter when wearing the cannula, and then again with a shorter cannula and a tank. You may well not be getting enough. You might be better to have small O2 tanks placed strategically around the house that you can hook a short cannula to instead of a huge snake running from a concentrator a long ways away.

 

[windex125]

I had the same problem my concentrator had a 50ft tubing as I keep in the room next door too noisey and keeps me up so I upped it to 3 liters which helped alot, I agree with the garden hose theroy, just traveling to far by the time it gets to yr nose you don't feel the pressure you shd, but of course ck with yr. doctor before you change anything. PAt-55/CF

 

[windex125]

I had the same problem my concentrator had a 50ft tubing as I keep in the room next door too noisey and keeps me up so I upped it to 3 liters which helped alot, I agree with the garden hose theroy, just traveling to far by the time it gets to yr nose you don't feel the pressure you shd, but of course ck with yr. doctor before you change anything. PAt-55/CF

 

[windex125]

I had the same problem my concentrator had a 50ft tubing as I keep in the room next door too noisey and keeps me up so I upped it to 3 liters which helped alot, I agree with the garden hose theroy, just traveling to far by the time it gets to yr nose you don't feel the pressure you shd, but of course ck with yr. doctor before you change anything. PAt-55/CF

 

[Tammy15]

Not sure if this helps my daughter had same issue she had a long tube as compressor was downstairs and she wanted to be able to get around whole house. We first found that the compressor should not be plugged into a socket if you have something else plugged there(we were not informed of that in the beginning). Next when her o2 level had to be up they puy a Y into line and hooked together to machines, well the one machine that is higher pushes back the other line. We also found her nose would clog and dry really bad and reason she felt at times she was not getting enough was due to the nose being dried and clogged even with water hooked onto compressor. I would defintley call some one, It never failed she would say she was not getting enough her stats seemed ok her nose would not be clogged and later in week machine would continually beep and need to be replaced

 

[Tammy15]

Not sure if this helps my daughter had same issue she had a long tube as compressor was downstairs and she wanted to be able to get around whole house. We first found that the compressor should not be plugged into a socket if you have something else plugged there(we were not informed of that in the beginning). Next when her o2 level had to be up they puy a Y into line and hooked together to machines, well the one machine that is higher pushes back the other line. We also found her nose would clog and dry really bad and reason she felt at times she was not getting enough was due to the nose being dried and clogged even with water hooked onto compressor. I would defintley call some one, It never failed she would say she was not getting enough her stats seemed ok her nose would not be clogged and later in week machine would continually beep and need to be replaced

 

[Tammy15]

Not sure if this helps my daughter had same issue she had a long tube as compressor was downstairs and she wanted to be able to get around whole house. We first found that the compressor should not be plugged into a socket if you have something else plugged there(we were not informed of that in the beginning). Next when her o2 level had to be up they puy a Y into line and hooked together to machines, well the one machine that is higher pushes back the other line. We also found her nose would clog and dry really bad and reason she felt at times she was not getting enough was due to the nose being dried and clogged even with water hooked onto compressor. I would defintley call some one, It never failed she would say she was not getting enough her stats seemed ok her nose would not be clogged and later in week machine would continually beep and need to be replaced