Audible Alerts and Visible Signs for the CAIRE Freestyle Comfort

Audible Alerts and Visible Signs for the CAIRE Freestyle Comfort

The CAIRE Freestyle Comfort Portable Concentrator comes equipped with audible alerts and visible signals that help inform you of the current status of the device’s operation. To maintain optimal performance, it’s best to adhere to any alerts and messages displayed on your device and respond accordingly. This may require a charge of your battery, a replacement of parts, or you may need to contact your equipment provider for further instructions.
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User Question: When Should Inogen One G3 Columns Be Replaced?

User Question: When Should Inogen One G3 Columns Be Replaced?

The Inogen One G3 is one of the top-rated portable oxygen concentrators on the market. Like all the others, it still needs maintenance and will require replacement parts to keep it in good working order. This vital piece of medical equipment needs to be continually working to the best of its abilities because you rely on it for your health.

One of the major parts that will need to be replaced is the Inogen One G3 columns, which are the sieve beds of the unit. The sieve bed works to filter out nitrogen from the air coming into the concentrator. It’s the second filter that the air passes through to be concentrated into oxygen.

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11 Critical Safety Precautions For Oxygen Therapy

11 Critical Safety Precautions For Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen might seem like a harmless gas because we breathe it every day. However, when oxygen is purified at high concentrations, it can become very destructive. Oxygen therapy is an important medical treatment for patients who need to have supplemental oxygen, but caution must be taken to avoid injury.

In this blog post, we will discuss 11 important safety precautions to take into consideration if you are on oxygen therapy. First, let us discuss 2 critical reasons why you should always handle oxygen carefully.

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Flying With a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Hawaiian Airlines

Flying With a Portable Oxygen Concentrator on Hawaiian Airlines

If you’re planning on flying with Hawaiian Airlines with a portable oxygen concentrator, there are a few things you’ll need to know before the day of your flight. Just like all other commercial airlines, they have the ability to allow approved portable oxygen concentrators on board their flights, for those who have a medical need for them.

They have the health and safety in mind for you, as well as all of their other passengers, which is why they have their own set of rules for bringing them aboard. You’ll need to follow these rules, so you won’t hit any snags in your travel, and also, to make sure your oxygen needs are properly met while you take your vacation.

Even though all of our portable oxygen concentrators are approved for use on commercial flights by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), commercial airlines can still decide which ones they approve. Here is a list of our available portable oxygen concentrators, that are approved by Hawaiian Airlines, specifically:

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10 Tips for Seniors Traveling Abroad

10 Tips for Seniors Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad can be the adventure of a lifetime, and allows you to experience new places and cultures. However, some seniors may have health problems, and they may find themselves in a health-related emergency. While traveling abroad can be worrisome due to health concerns, seniors can take certain precautions to prevent crises that may occur during their vacations.

Regardless of your destination, there are several steps you can take to have an enjoyable and memorable trip overseas. Here are 10 important international travel tips.

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How to Clean an Oxygen Concentrator Inlet Filter

How to Clean an Oxygen Concentrator Inlet Filter

One of the most significant advantages of oxygen concentrators is the lack of those bulky, heavy and conspicuous oxygen tanks. Instead of dragging around an oxygen tank, your concentrator provides oxygen in a mobile, discreet, and powerful unit. That convenience does come with some small maintenance, but cleaning and maintaining an oxygen concentrator is straightforward and simple — including the all-important filter.

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Affordable Portable Oxygen Concentrators for Users on a Budget

Affordable Portable Concentrators for Users on a Budget

Portable oxygen concentrators are sophisticated electronic machines and medical equipment, which filter the air around you into highly concentrated oxygen that you can breathe. Because of this reason, most oxygen concentrators in general aren’t cheap. Portable oxygen concentrators cost even more, because they need to be able to house and run off of a battery while going mobile.

There are certain models that are less expensive than others – not because they are inferior or because they don’t have the best features or the high settings. Here are three of the best of the affordable portable oxygen concentrator models on the market today.

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How to Sell a Portable Oxygen Concentrator?

How to Sell a Portable Oxygen Concentrator?

A portable oxygen concentrator allows its users to travel, sleep with comfort, recover, and enjoy life’s adventures — all while supporting their health with oxygen. About 16 million Americans have COPD, which may require them to use supplemental oxygen daily, some even 24/7. Oxygen therapy is used to increase the blood oxygen level and it can be administered from tanks, stationary concentrators, or portable concentrators.

How to sell an oxygen concentrator? Read below and find the best practices to sell your used concentrator.

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