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Portable oxygen concentrator
I have bronchiectasis and I am looking for advice on portable oxygen concentrator’s. I am currently on 2L oxygen 24x7(since late Nov 2022) due to 2 separate stays in the hospital due to pneumonia/pseudomonas. At home I use a full size concentrator & when away from the house full size & portable tanks. It doesn’t look like I will be getting off the oxygen. I am thinking of purchasing a portable concentrator. I saw a person with a & portable continuous flow & it was very loud & they said it weighed 14 lbs. They got it from the local oxygen supplier going through insurance. I would like to get a lighter weight & quiet one. Here are my questions:
Any recommendations on brand/model & any to avoid?
If I purchase one do I need a prescription from a dr?
Should I get continuous flow or pulse? I use pulse on the portable ones.
The use of oxygen is new to me, learning everyday. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Would like to learn more about the 02 Lookee Tech O2 monitoring device. Can anyone add to that thread? Just haven't heard of it before and the Pulse Ox devices are not that reliable. Thank you
...puffer known as "Pulse Rate" vs. Continuous Flow and our prescriptions are usually in Continuous Flow which makes it more difficult for new users to understand what the portable concentrator provides vs. the stable concentrator.
If you are referring to the O2 Lookee Tech continuous monitoring ring, I have one and I am very happy with it. It provides a program for your computer which makes nice reports to print out for your doctor. And of course it blue tooths to your phone. Their tech support has been very good also.
The issue always remains that during exercise it is really difficult to have an accurate reading.