Portable Oxygen Concentrators

What are Portable Oxygen Concentrators?

A significant and increasing number of patients need oxygen as part of their therapy or just for alleviating some symptoms. The oxygen concentrators are electric units that extract oxygen from the environmental air and deliver it in a steady flow. The portable oxygen concentrators are the smaller, lighter version of the stationary home units. Mobility is one of the most important things for those on oxygen therapy – as quality of lifestyle is directly affected when anyone is prescribed with supplemental oxygen.

The most important aspect of the portable oxygen concentrators is the higher degree of freedom they bring. For someone being on long term oxygen therapy, it is no longer a sentence, it is now a lifestyle. In short, they will be able to do many more activities than before: they can go fishing, can go out of the house more often, go shopping, travel to another city, another state, even another country.

Portable oxygen concentrators come in different capacities. The lighter-weight units are easier to carry around, but are limited in their oxygen production which, in some cases, may be insufficient or inadequate for prolonged periods of time. They also are versatile, as they can be plugged into wall sockets, or can have rechargeable batteries. This is an important aspect, since most of the manufacturers are looking to increase battery life.

As the term “portable” shows, they are mobile units that can bring an important improvement in the quality of life of the oxygen therapy patient. Not only they can increase the autonomy of the patient for longer periods of time, but some models have been approved for travel on most transportation means: airplanes, trains, cars, ships.

Many people who today use portable oxygen concentrators have found that they are doing things they thought were impossible and as they experiment with this new found freedom, their creativity and positive attitude to life is expanding. The positive attitude strengthens the immune system, which in turn makes for better health.