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The Holidays & Oxygen Use

Family Time with Oxygen Pro2 LLCThe holidays are approaching quickly. Here are some things to keep in mind for our oxygen patients and their loved ones.

Hydration & Moisture
Be sure to keep yourself hydrated. The best thing for helping to move mucus is to drink plenty of water. And as the furnace kicks on more, be sure to monitor yourself and not let your nasal passages dry out. This could cause a nose bleed.

Patients using blood thinners may require extra humidification at this time of year. First, start with an over-the-counter saline mist to use several times per day. Next, add a room humidifier to moisten the air. If you try these and you're still dry, call us so we can set up a humidifier directly to your oxygen concentrator. These humidifiers require some education but they will definitely help when all else has failed.

Safety
Our first goal is always safety. When oxygen is used not all of the oxygen goes in to your respiratory cavity; it also gently spills out onto your clothes, hair, chair, bedding, etc. making you and your immediate surroundings easier to start on fire.

Oxygen does not combust, but it does make something burn better. So please do not stand near a fireplace or put tubing or equipment within 10 feet of a space heater, fireplace, or even a candle. And absolutely no smoking with oxygen in use! Remember that you and your loved ones burn better while using oxygen.

Travel
If you’re traveling this holiday season to be with family, friends, and loved ones, call us to help with arrangements or answer any questions you may have. Remember that the airlines now require letters signed by your primary care physician stating the need for oxygen in order to travel with it.

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