In this video we will discuss the importance of
why you MUST know what your Oxygen levels are.
If you found this helpful, please feel free to share with friends.
Thank you for your time,
David
About the author:
David Junga, RRT is a Nationally Board Certified Registered Respiratory Therapist and Program Director at Pulmonary Rehabilitation Associates, LLC and PulmonaryRehab.com. David has been in private practice since 1999 and loves teaching patients how to overcome their shortness of breath.
https://pulmonaryrehab.com
David is also a Postural Alignment Specialist certified by the Egoscue University and Program Director at CT Pain Free. His other passion is teaching people how to eliminate chronic pain through simple yet powerful corrective exercises.
http://ctpainfree.com
Very informative.
You are very welcome, if we can further help in any way, please schedule a free consultation with David so he can assist you.
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Thank you!
This video was very helpful and I thank you . However, I di use a POC when I go out and I have noticed they my O2 levels do drop and I’m very short of bresth. So what do I have to do to get out of the house?
Thank you.
Hi Karen, I am so glad you found this information helpful. This blog post may help answer your question: Don’t buy a Portable O2 Concentrator until you read this!
Have a great day!
David
I’m not understanding your comment regarding the portable concentrator. Are they just carrying them, not using them? Or, are you saying they do not provide sufficient oxygen?
Hi Bambi, most of our new Patients on portable oxygen concentrators (POC) are not getting adequate amounts of oxygen. This is usually because POC’s typically deliver half of the dosage of oxygen that home concentrators deliver. Please remember we are speaking generally, here is a blog post that may help: Don’t buy a Portable O2 Concentrator until you read this!
Wow this was so good I am just like what he said
Thank you for the kind words Airini, we are very glad to help. Have a great day!
I’m having more difficult time breathing and my pulse ox is been back and forth between 98 down to 91 and as my 02 changes so does my pulse, at times my pulse gets in 40s
Hi Harry, this is definitely something that needs to be addressed by your Doctor to determine the cause. Don’t wait, call today so you can begin to feel better. Have a great day!
I am so grateful for you! The only other one I saw from you was on taking the meds in the right order. Never knew there was an order. Because the Symbicort is 12 hrs. apart, that’s what I went by (I sleep days), did that first when I woke up (4-5 PM) so I could hope to try to sleep by 4 AM and not 6 AM. BUT I am now taking the Albuterol/Ipratropium first, then wait 2 hrs. for the other (and waiting 2 min.–as I was first told to but then it was noted somewhere that it no longer mattered–and what a difference that makes! I can breathe easier, can get the Sympicort down lower and hold it longer!! (much longer!) and it feels like it’s actually helping now. I am so grateful!
And now there’s this, the oxy count. My previous MD was new, Australian accent, and he was shocked and upset that I was using oxy around the clock. He said my brain would no longer keep that in its system, would forget how to make me breathe on my own, that I would be okay as long as I was above 88. Well, that made me too nervous, I was too much out of breath too often, etc., so I put myself back on 24/7. I’m only w/o when I walk to get my mail or go out to eat with my son, whatever. I have a small portable concentrator that I’ve never used because it “spits” and I couldn’t time my breathing to it. But I will now learn how to use it before I leave w/o any oxygen again. I’ve driven 2X to town (7 miles), for groceries (small amt.) and that wiped me out and I haven’t gone since. I’ve had my level down below 85 before (83-84 lowest) but that’s scary. So, those days are no over. I had no idea I was doing damage to my brain, and assume my heart. You are a life-saver to me, in just 2 videos, you’ve change my life. For the better, obviously…;) Thank you so very much. Now I’ll go read about the concentrators. (my little one came from my full-size concentrator supplier) Again, I am so grateful that you’ve come to help us. We are so lucky!!!! 🙂
Hello Peggy, thank you so much for the kind words. It is wonderfully amazing people like you that makes us love what we do!
If we can help in any way, please just schedule a complimentary consultation: 203-378-5501. Have a wonderful day!
My heart rate is around 60 and my oxygen 92 88 when I sleep
Hi Becjy, you should definitely discuss those numbers with your Doctor as they may order overnight oxygen testing to determine the proper course of treatment. Please get checked and let us know how you make out, have a great day!
Excellent video as always David
Thank you Gerry, and keep up all you’re great work. You are amazing!
I am trying to decide if poc or tanks are best for me looking for advice. I am on 2lt at night and when walking my o2 will drop in low 80s going up stairs will turn o2 up to 4 with heavy activity to say above 90 I have pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis 2013 thanks
Hi Brad, this blog post may help you: Don’t buy a Portable O2 Concentrator until you read this!