In recent years, with the popularization of oxygen generator and home oxygen therapy, how to choose oxygen generator? In particular, how to choose 3L and 5L machines has become a new problem in front of the public.
Oxygen therapy and the public,from Sidi medical to explain for you
In fact, oxygen therapy is an important means to prevent or treat anoxia outside the hospital, but not everyone is suitable for long-term oxygen therapy, and the more oxygen inhaled, the better.
For healthy people, non-compliance with the doctor's advice of high flow oxygen inhalation may lead to "oxygen poisoning". For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, tracheitis and other diseases, long-term oxygen therapy is conducive to delay the development of the disease, improve exercise endurance and quality of life, and effectively improve the survival rate of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
3L oxygen generator and 5L oxygen generator
At present, according to how many liters of oxygen can be produced per minute, the oxygen generators on the market are mainly divided into three types: 1 liter, 3 liters and 5 liters. The 1-liter oxygen generator is mainly used for health care and oxygen inhalation of people with mild hypoxia. The 3-liter and 5-liter oxygen generators are the most common and have the most types. They are mainly used for medical assistance of patients with respiratory diseases and lung diseases. Many large brands of oxygen generators are mainly concentrated in these two types.
3L machine is enough for moderate and mild hypoxia patients, and 5L machine is recommended for patients who need long-term oxygen therapy. The reasons are as follows:
1. Machine life. The power components of 5L machine are generally stronger than those of 3L machine, which can bear higher working load. The 3L machine will be overloaded if it runs at high flow rate for a long time, and it is easy to shorten the service life of the machine or even malfunction.
2. Disease development. Many chronic lung diseases (such as COPD) are progressive and irreversible. With the passage of time, the disease will only become more and more serious. It is the most economical choice to buy a 5-liter machine at the beginning!
3. Difference of oxygen concentration. For example, the oxygen concentration required by COPD patients (the oxygen concentration of inhaled alveoli) is 29% - 35%. The oxygen concentration level of 3L machine is about 28.39%, which can meet the needs of general medical treatment, but it is difficult to meet the needs of patients who need long-term oxygen therapy. The oxygen concentration of 5L machine is about 33.39%, which can effectively alleviate the patient's condition.
In a word, we should choose different flow of oxygen generator according to the actual situation, carry out oxygen therapy according to the doctor's advice, and try our best to choose big brand oxygen generator, so that we can use it at ease.
