Does anyone have or have used a portable oxygen concentrator? I know a company that makes one and it is only 9lbs. Do you know if insurance covers them? I have a concentrator in my apartment but it is huge. I don't see myself doing any traveling as long as I have this monstronsity.
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Does anyone have or have used a portable oxygen concentrator? I know a company that makes one and it is only 9lbs. Do you know if insurance covers them? I have a concentrator in my apartment but it is huge. I don't see myself doing any traveling as long as I have this monstronsity.
Does anyone have or have used a portable oxygen concentrator? I know a company that makes one and it is only 9lbs. Do you know if insurance covers them? I have a concentrator in my apartment but it is huge. I don't see myself doing any traveling as long as I have this monstronsity.
Does anyone have or have used a portable oxygen concentrator? I know a company that makes one and it is only 9lbs. Do you know if insurance covers them? I have a concentrator in my apartment but it is huge. I don't see myself doing any traveling as long as I have this monstronsity.
Does anyone have or have used a portable oxygen concentrator? I know a company that makes one and it is only 9lbs. Do you know if insurance covers them? I have a concentrator in my apartment but it is huge. I don't see myself doing any traveling as long as I have this monstronsity.
A lot of oxygen companies have four or five of those portable concentrators available for their travelling clients. I chose my O2 company for that reason. Whenever I travel, they provide me with a very small and quiet protable unit that is approved for use on the airlines. It is quiet and easy to use in a hotel room. I usually don't get hassled when I bring it on a plane. I only use O2 at night; but, you have to get it through security. It is called an airsep. If your O2 company does not provide that service free of charge, I would see what your other options may be. You can also rent those small concentrators for about $300 a week. I don't have that website handy; but type in oxygen rental for travel and it should be pretty easy to find.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
A lot of oxygen companies have four or five of those portable concentrators available for their travelling clients. I chose my O2 company for that reason. Whenever I travel, they provide me with a very small and quiet protable unit that is approved for use on the airlines. It is quiet and easy to use in a hotel room. I usually don't get hassled when I bring it on a plane. I only use O2 at night; but, you have to get it through security. It is called an airsep. If your O2 company does not provide that service free of charge, I would see what your other options may be. You can also rent those small concentrators for about $300 a week. I don't have that website handy; but type in oxygen rental for travel and it should be pretty easy to find.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
A lot of oxygen companies have four or five of those portable concentrators available for their travelling clients. I chose my O2 company for that reason. Whenever I travel, they provide me with a very small and quiet protable unit that is approved for use on the airlines. It is quiet and easy to use in a hotel room. I usually don't get hassled when I bring it on a plane. I only use O2 at night; but, you have to get it through security. It is called an airsep. If your O2 company does not provide that service free of charge, I would see what your other options may be. You can also rent those small concentrators for about $300 a week. I don't have that website handy; but type in oxygen rental for travel and it should be pretty easy to find.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
A lot of oxygen companies have four or five of those portable concentrators available for their travelling clients. I chose my O2 company for that reason. Whenever I travel, they provide me with a very small and quiet protable unit that is approved for use on the airlines. It is quiet and easy to use in a hotel room. I usually don't get hassled when I bring it on a plane. I only use O2 at night; but, you have to get it through security. It is called an airsep. If your O2 company does not provide that service free of charge, I would see what your other options may be. You can also rent those small concentrators for about $300 a week. I don't have that website handy; but type in oxygen rental for travel and it should be pretty easy to find.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
A lot of oxygen companies have four or five of those portable concentrators available for their travelling clients. I chose my O2 company for that reason. Whenever I travel, they provide me with a very small and quiet protable unit that is approved for use on the airlines. It is quiet and easy to use in a hotel room. I usually don't get hassled when I bring it on a plane. I only use O2 at night; but, you have to get it through security. It is called an airsep. If your O2 company does not provide that service free of charge, I would see what your other options may be. You can also rent those small concentrators for about $300 a week. I don't have that website handy; but type in oxygen rental for travel and it should be pretty easy to find.
<br />
<br />I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
<br />
<br />I forgot to mention, from the little research I did, insurance does not tend to cover those portable units. They like the big ones because the companies let you rent to own them and they also maintain them.
There's a good web site for information about portable oxygen at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/">http://www.portableoxygen.org/</a> .
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
There's a good web site for information about portable oxygen at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/">http://www.portableoxygen.org/</a> .
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
There's a good web site for information about portable oxygen at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/">http://www.portableoxygen.org/</a> .
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
There's a good web site for information about portable oxygen at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/">http://www.portableoxygen.org/</a> .
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
There's a good web site for information about portable oxygen at <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/">http://www.portableoxygen.org/</a> .
<br />
<br />The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
<br />1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
<br />
<br />2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
<br />
<br />3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
<br />
<br />4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
<br />
<br />Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
<br />
<br />As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
<br />
<br />I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
<br />
<br />Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).
<br />
<br />The issues with the portable oxygen concentrators are:
<br />1. The batteries are expensive and don't last very long (not even an hour). So if you don't want to be plugged into electricity (car or home), you need to buy lots of batteries and replace them over and over again.
<br />
<br />2. Only some of them are approved by the FAA for flying and what's approved is not consistent among the airlines
<br />
<br />3. They weigh too much to be carried. They come on wheels so you drag them like a suitcase.
<br />
<br />4. As far as flying with them and nothing else, you need enough battery power for the duration + 1-2 hours (runway time).
<br />
<br />Short article just on the 2 most popular oxygen concentrators <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle">http://www.portableoxygen.org/july.html#lifestyle</a> .
<br />
<br />As an aside, the lightest portable units are not concentrators, but the smallest compressed O2 tanks. You cannot use them on an airplane. You can have a milkcarton full in your car .
<br />
<br />I think your choice should be whatever makes it easiest for you to do your day to day activities outside of the house. It depends a lot on when you are using o2 (24/7 or just at night - but remember just at night eventaully will become 24/7), how you travel most of the time (if you only fly occassionally it might be easier just to rent for that occassion), whether your electricity goes out a lot, etc.
<br />
<br />Don't forget that these days you are renting to buy because you will end up owning whatever unit you rent and your insurance company will no longer pay for rental of the equipment then (but it will still pay for repair of equipment and the O2 refills if you haven't chosen a concentrator).