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I was going to visit my son & had thought I could use portable concentrator plugged in to wall socket at night. Dr said not safe in case I took shallow breaths or skipped a breath. There is an alarm to wake up if no breath but he said might be wakened all night long.
I have a RhythmCare small concentrator from medicare that I use most but only good for 4 hrs, so I bought the Rove 6 for longer use & bc it is a bit quieter. But it is really heavy, especially with larger battery that gives up to 10 hrs
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My doctor revised my prescription after the overnight oximetry came in...so he is prescribing O2 at night and for activity - not for sitting in front of TV.
Surprise, my Medicare provider brought out a nice continuous flow concentrator for night and a Inogen One G5 for portable (pulse dose), but no extra batteries. So I am trying it out now to see if it keeps my O2 at 89 and above during exercise. I was given 2L/min prescription, and I don't think the 2 setting will do it and will try at 3 on the Inogen. But 4.7 lbs is heavier than one thinks!
I have an Inogen Rov 6 arriving next week. If I want to travel I need something with extended batteries - and they cost!
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What is your prescription? That is in liters/min