Inogen Oxygen Education Blog

Breathlessness can be hard to explain. Whether it feels like you are having a hard time breathing, like you cannot get enough air or like you have an elephant sitting on your chest, feeling breathless or short of breath can be a frightening sensation. For people living with breathlessness in their daily lives, it can […]

Home oxygen safety is one of the most important aspects of oxygen therapy, whether you choose an oxygen concentrator, oxygen cylinders or a liquid oxygen system as your oxygen supply source. Although oxygen is a safe, non-flammable gas, it does support combustion, meaning things burn more readily and ignite easier in its presence. As such, […]

When you receive a brand new chronic lung disease diagnosis, you will suddenly become aware of the barrage of new terminology surrounding you. You might receive an informational sheet reading “COPD LTOT” and think, “What on earth is LTOT?” If you know the meaning of the terms COPD and LTOT, chances are you’re in the […]

Read below about how Inogen Tidal Assist Ventilation (TAV) can help you combat the feelings of breathlessness and improve your oxygen therapy.  Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to Inogen.com with this graphic.</strong><br /><br /><a href=’https://www.inogen.com/blog/how-can-inogen-tav-help-you/’><img src=’https://www.inogen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4_TAVhelpYou-scaled.jpg’ alt=’What is TAV?’ 540px border=’0′ /></a></p>

Imagine you’re able to go up a full flight of stairs or go for a long walk with a friend without finding yourself feeling exhausted and breathless afterward. Feel like you are past this point already? Not necessarily. Believe it or not, doing these things without feeling breathless is still possible with the help of […]

When a patient first learns that they will require supplemental oxygen to improve their breathing, they are likely to have many questions. Patients often wonder about how to get their oxygen and what steps they will need to complete in order to get the oxygen delivery device they need. If your doctor has recommended supplemental […]

Oxygen therapy helps people maintain their respiratory health. We surveyed 326 oxygen therapy users to learn how using supplemental oxygen impacts quality of life and normal daily activities. Here is what we uncovered:

Understanding your oxygen levels is helpful to understanding how your body functions, but it is especially important for people living with breathing difficulties. If you struggle with breathing problems or heart problems, you may experience low blood oxygen levels, which can be dangerous if left untreated.  If you need to know whether your oxygen levels […]

A new diagnosis can be overwhelming and it can often feel difficult to find the right information. There is always a sea of misinformation available about any health condition, so if you are newly diagnosed with anything, it is essential that you seek out clear and accurate information to help you cope with your diagnosis […]

If you have COPD, your symptoms will sometimes vary depending on a variety of factors, many of which are out of your control. Sometimes, you will experience COPD exacerbations, which is a worsening of your symptoms. Also called flare-ups, exacerbations cause the swelling and mucus in your airways to worsen, which can cause anything from […]

If you are using supplemental oxygen, it is important to understand what your oxygen levels should be and when your oxygen levels are not safe. Many people with COPD have oxygen levels that are below normal, even when using supplemental oxygen, so your normal oxygen saturation levels might be different from the norm. So, what […]

Oxygen therapy is the basic method of treatment for people with severe COPD, either during a COPD exacerbation or when the disease is stable and blood oxygen levels are low. The goal of oxygen therapy is to maintain your blood oxygen at a level that meets your body’s demand for oxygen, usually above 89%.1 While a higher oxygen saturation is […]