Small, relatively cheap oxygen concentrators

Posted by robtlhughes @robtlhughes, Oct 13, 2024

I've got two plug-ins that are about a year old. They didn't require prescriptions and they are quiet. But neither can provide the 3 or 4 lm I need now at night, despite settings for those levels. My big OC, provided by the VA, still works fine. Anybody have similar experiences or know of cheap OCs that are durable?

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Medicare will allow you to rent a portable oxygen concentrator, the trick is finding an oxygen supplier actually has one in stock that isn’t a piece of crap.

My Medicare provider went to bat for me and called all over Ohio trying to find a Rove 6. Oxygen suppliers would tell them that they had an equivalent product, but when I actually talked to them, What they were offering was nowhere near what I needed.

What is your diagnosis? Is it alpha one antitrypsin deficiency or a rare disorder. If so, you need to apply for assistance from Accessia. They are an awesome assistance program that will pay for portable oxygen concentrators And I mean good ones.
I am getting ready to order an Imogen Rove 6.
Wt: 5.4lbs (extended battery)
Pulse-Dose Settings: 1 - 6
Height: 8.14”
Length: 7.18”
Width: 3.27”
Exteded Batt: 12.75 hrs (
Sound: 37 dBA (Set 1)

Inogen Hotline: 1-844-887-1287
Inogen Claims that they will help you find a portable oxygen concentrator to rent. But the only one that would really serve your needs would be the Rove 6 so be adamant that that is what you want.

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I have alpha one and I am trying to get an inogen through Apria and they are saying could be 2 months. I can't use the tanks due to back problems. I was wondering if you could give me more information on Accessia? I can purchase one through Apria bit it's $3000. Any information will help.

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I have alpha one and I am trying to get an inogen through Apria and they are saying could be 2 months. I can't use the tanks due to back problems. I was wondering if you could give me more information on Accessia? I can purchase one through Apria bit it's $3000. Any information will help.

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Hi There,
Accessia offers financial assistance to people with rare disorders. Here is a link to their application form. I think that there is currently a waitlist, but check to find out.
https://patient.accessiahealth.org/application/start
You may also want to try NORD
https://applications.rarediseases.org/Home/WebEnroll
Or The Assitance Fund:
https://enroll.tafcares.org/TAF_ProgramInformation?
I wish you all the best and let me know how it goes.

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My husband put my large concentrator in the basement and ran a line up through the floor. He used a Bluetooth plug to plug it in. I put an app for the plug on my phone and I can turn the concentrator on and off from my phone.
You don’t hear the concentrator at all now. Zzzzz!

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Hi There,
Accessia offers financial assistance to people with rare disorders. Here is a link to their application form. I think that there is currently a waitlist, but check to find out.
https://patient.accessiahealth.org/application/start
You may also want to try NORD
https://applications.rarediseases.org/Home/WebEnroll
Or The Assitance Fund:
https://enroll.tafcares.org/TAF_ProgramInformation?
I wish you all the best and let me know how it goes.

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Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

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My husband put my large concentrator in the basement and ran a line up through the floor. He used a Bluetooth plug to plug it in. I put an app for the plug on my phone and I can turn the concentrator on and off from my phone.
You don’t hear the concentrator at all now. Zzzzz!

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My concern with this would be the air quality in the basement. Some houses have hidden mold in the walls. I would do an air quality test to make sure the air is clean. Second I was told I could not go over 50’ of hose. I have my concentrator 15’ from me and can barely hear it.

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We have the quiet version of stationary concentrators (EverFlo Q and similar) and they are quite quiet. We keep it in a different room and run tubing. 50+ feet of tubing is fine. If you want to check, use a flow meter to check flow rate. Having bluetooth plug and controlling with a phone is brilliant!

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My concern with this would be the air quality in the basement. Some houses have hidden mold in the walls. I would do an air quality test to make sure the air is clean. Second I was told I could not go over 50’ of hose. I have my concentrator 15’ from me and can barely hear it.

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I can hear my concentrator in an adjacent room with the door closed, that is why he went to such effort.

We had the air quality in our basement tested prior to its installation.

There is less than 20’ of hose as it travels vertically to our first floor master.

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Profile picture for otterbein79 @otterbein79

My husband put my large concentrator in the basement and ran a line up through the floor. He used a Bluetooth plug to plug it in. I put an app for the plug on my phone and I can turn the concentrator on and off from my phone.
You don’t hear the concentrator at all now. Zzzzz!

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But you also can't see the lights on the machine if there is a problem.

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I can hear my concentrator in an adjacent room with the door closed, that is why he went to such effort.

We had the air quality in our basement tested prior to its installation.

There is less than 20’ of hose as it travels vertically to our first floor master.

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In that case you should be fine. I have had 3 different machines due to issues one was really loud but we just lived with it, the one I have now I can barely tell it’s running. It’s a respironic ever flo.

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My husband put my large concentrator in the basement and ran a line up through the floor. He used a Bluetooth plug to plug it in. I put an app for the plug on my phone and I can turn the concentrator on and off from my phone.
You don’t hear the concentrator at all now. Zzzzz!

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I'd like to know more about this. My concentrator sucks up a huge amount of electricity every month but the company that provides it said definitely DO NOT turn the machine on and off. Believe me, I'd like to if I could, but I was told not to. Did anybody advise you about turning your concentrator on and off as needed?

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