Home Oxygen Concentrator

What Is An Oxygen Concentrator?

The oxygen concentrators offer effective oxygen therapy for chronic diseases patients at higher oxygen levels than ambient air. Home oxygen concentrators have become the most reliable and convenient source of oxygen therapy in the medical field. An oxygen concentrator is a device that separates oxygen from nitrogen and delivers high-concentration oxygen directly to the patient. These devices typically produce oxygen between 80-100% FiO2 and flow between 3-10 LPM with one or more outlets.

What Is A Home Oxygen Concentrator?

Home oxygen concentrators are used for stationary oxygen treatment at home with requirement of electricity from a wall outlet. It works without batteries, the home oxygen concentrator can work 24 hours continuously, no need to worry about running out of batteries like a portable one. The weight of home oxygen concentrator ranges from 31 to 57 lbs, and oxygen flow ranges from 2-10 liters per minute.

Home Concentrator machines compress oxygen from surrounding air and provide supplemental oxygen to the users. Home oxygen generators are quiet and reliable sources of medical-grade oxygen to patients with COPD or other chronic lung diseases or for those looking to improve their health.

A home oxygen concentrator machine could be the right choice for you if you’ve been instructed to begin your oxygen therapy. In RESJOY, we have many home oxygen concentrator machines available for sale.

How To Use A Home Oxygen Concentrator?

You might think that it is difficult to use an oxygen generator if you didn’t use it before. Actually, the operation is so simple that anyone can master it. Most of the home oxygen concentrator users are the elderly, so most concentrators are simply designed for easy operations.

Just set it up correctly, turn it on and adjust the flow rate to your desired. Then, you can put on your mask or nasal cannula to enjoy your oxygen therapy.

There are just a few things you should keep in mind. Remember to:

• The oxygen generator should be positioned a foot or so from your furniture.
• To ensure that the machine can start distributing air accurately, it should be turned on at least 3 to 5 minutes prior to your intended use.
• Before you begin your treatment, smoothen any bends or kinks in the tubing.
• Want low levels of oxygen? You can use the mask and for high levels of oxygen, use the nasal cannula.

Important Things To Consider In Buying A Home Oxygen Concentrator.

It is crucial to consult a doctor before you purchase an oxygen concentrator. This will allow you to determine the required oxygen level for your patient.

The following are the points that industry and medical experts recommended before purchasing an oxygen generator.

• When buying a home oxygen concentrator, one of the most important things to consider is its flow rate capabilities. The flow rate is the speed at which oxygen can deliver from the concentrator to the patient which can be measured in LPM (litres per minute).
• The oxygen flow capacity of the oxygen concentrator should be higher than your oxygen requirement. For example, if your oxygen  requirement is 3 Liter per minute, then you should order a 4 LPM or 5 LPM concentrator. Similarly, if your requirement is a 5 LPM, you should purchase an 6 LPM machine or higher one.  The resson is oxygen from the oxygen generator cannot be absorbed and utilized 100%.
• Choose the right oxygen concentrations according to your condition. For some people, they just want to improve health condition such as fatigue/stress relief, sleep improvement, exercise recovery etc, an oxygen concentrator with 30-90% concentration is adequate for them; while for patients with respiratory disorders, you must use the medical grade oxygen concentrators with purity over 90%.
• Other factors to consider when choosing an oxygen concentrator include power consumption, portability and noise levels.

Oxygen Concentrator VS Oxygen Cylinder, Which One Is Better?

Concentrator machines are an excellent alternative to liquid medical oxygen cylinders or liquid oxygen. They are relatively easy to transport and store. Concentrators are more costly than cylinders at the beginning as it is a one-time investment but they cost much less over time and require very little maintenance. Concentrators don’t need to be refilled like cylinders. They can produce oxygen 24 hours per day from ambient air with only a small amount of electricity. Concentrators can provide up to 10 litres per minute of oxygen which can meet the needs of most people doing oxygen therapy in home.

Who Needs Oxygen Therapy With Home Concentrator?

You may need oxygen therapy with a home concentrator  if you have a condition that causes low blood oxygen, such as:

• COPD(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Pneumonia
• COVID-19
• A severe asthmaattack
• Late-stage heart failure
• Cystic fibrosis
• Sleep apnea
• Cancer
• Chronic fatigue
• Memory loss
• Exhausted

What To Expect From Oxygen Therapy?

As you know, oxygen helps all of your body system to work normally, so keeping adequate oxygen to your body is vital. In addition to helping prevent heart failure in people with severe lung diseases, such as COPD, supplemental oxygen has many other benefits such as,

• Increased Survival
• Increased Exercise Tolerance
• Increased energy
• Better mood
• Optimal concentration
• Better sleep quality
• Improvement of overall performance
• Stress reduction

How To Use Home Oxygen Concentrator Safely?

• Do not smoke or allow others to smoke around you when using your device. Smoking will also make oxygen therapy less effective.
• When using your device, do not use any flammable liquids such as paint thinner, cleaning fluid, or aerosols.
• When using your device, do not use oil-based skin emollients such as Vaseline.

Home Oxygen Concentrators Frequently Asked Questions

1. How Oftern To Replace The Air Filter?

You need to replace it every 6 months to 1 year depending on the concentrators daily environment.

2. How Long Does A Home Oxygen Concentrator Last?

Depending on how frequently it was used and how it was maintained, most portable oxygen concentrators will last around 5-8 years or longer.

3. How To Set Oxygen Flow On Concentrator?

There is one or two oxygen flowmeters on the concentrator. If you need just 3 Liter per minute of oxygen, then adjust the flowmeter to 3L scale. For those dual flow oxygen concentrators for two people taking oxygen at the same time, if each people need 3 liter of oxygen, then you should adjust the flowmeter to 6L scale.

4. What Does Yellow Light Mean On Oxygen Concentrator?

Normally, there are 3 indicating light on the concentrator panel or the LED screen panel.

Green light: it means the concentrators runs in normal condition.

Yellow light: it means the concentrator is in low purity condition or need maintenance.

Red light: power failture or need maintenance.

5. How Do I Know If My Oxygen Concentrator Is Working?

It is easy to know whether your oxygen concentrator works for you. Simply test it by using a pulse oximeter to monitor your oxygen levels before and after you used the concentrator.

6. How To Reduce Noise From Oxygen Concentrator?

If you are senstive to noise and you feel that the noise of the oxygen concentrator in your bedroom is relatively loud which affects your sleeping(everyone feels different and varies from person to person), you can choose to buy a 10-meter long oxygen tube and put the machine on the balcony Or outdoors. You can even make a case to hold the concentrator with polyurethane foam filling the space inside. Both ways can greatly reduce noise.

7. Can You Use An Oxygen Concentrator Without Water?

People will experience dry nasal passages after taking oxygen for long time. The bottle attached on the concentrator works like an air humidifier which humidified the oxygen through water and thus makes your oxygen therapy stay in comfort.

8. Can I Use My Home Oxygen Concentrator In My Car?

Most in-home oxygen concentrators, they work only with wall outlet in 110/220v, so they are not available for car use, however, there are some home oxygen concentrators with car inverters which work by olugging into the car cig port.

9. Do Oxygen Concentrators Require A Prescription?

We are a global online oxygen concentrator supplier and a prescription is not required if ordering a home oxygen concentrator from us. But you should know what oxygen concentrator is best fit for you with your doctor’s suggestion.

10. Can I Connect My Home Oxygen Concentrator To A CPAP or BiLevel PAP Machine?

Yes, you can connect your home oxygen concentrator to a cpap or bipap machine for sleep apnea treatment.

Why Choose RESJOY?

In RESJOY, offer the best oxygen concentrators from 3LPM to 10LPM at affordable prices.  If you are unsure which home oxygen concentrators best meets your needs, our team can answer questions and help walk you through your options.