Do you use the water filter with your o2?? I know if I don't use it or it runs dry, it does hurt my nose.

For ME..........I think my o2 at night helps me "wake up"..........cause without it, I think o2 would prolly drop so low.................well I might not wake up:(

As for sleeping..............sometimes I can sleep 12 hours...........other times, maybe 1 or 2, then I wake up........not sure why.....but I sleep with o2 every night:)

(not much help here for your situation, just sharing my own experiences:):)

Usually I have a very dry stuffy nose and I've experienced the slight headaches. When I told my doctor she told me to turn up my 02 at night which I'm not recommending because I'm not a doctor. During the day I'm on 2.5 and she told me to turn it up to 3.0 at night. It did help but when I turned it down during the day, I stopped turning it up at night and the headaches have gone away. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure a few months ago and I believe this is where my headaches were coming from. I'm on medication for high blood pressure and I rarely have headaches. Prayers to you

I'd be happy with a good seven hours debb. I don't know anything about a waterfilter can you explaine. Thanks for your info Jackie.

Here is an article explaining the humidifier to use with your 02 concentrator.

http://www.alliedmedcor.com/Forms.pdf/Oxygen_Instructions.pdf

Also call your 02 supply and they will help you set it up.

WOW! I'd be happy with 4 or 5 hours. At night, i just can't sleep well at all. Hoping when Oxygen Resp therapist comes to change my settings, that i will!!

I hope you get it figured out so you can sleep!!

Hang in there,

Boo

Oh, wow! Did not know O2 was supposed to help a person sleep. Somehow, my body didn't get the message....

my O2 dries me up, so it makes me wonder if you are getting a runny nose & headache to watch out if you aren't getting sick. or also i get horrible headaches & runny nose with my allergies; do you have seasonal allergies?
it might be something you need to ask your dr about.
in the winter i get so dried out that i have to run a humidifier in my room at night.
the water bottle on my O2 machine i don't like in the winter because it condenses in the line & pours water out into my nose.
in the summer i can use the O2 water and not have to run a humidifier.....it's kind of a game of see what options are available and use what is best for you.
when i did the sleep study it showed that i drop to 78% O2 which i never get that low during the day. my pulmonologist said that O2 is more important at night because our breathing, heart and everything decreases when we rest.
i don't get any more sleep at night now that i have O2, but at least i hope my body is getting what it needs as i sleep.

Thank you all for your input. Very helpful. I went through a sleep lab earlier this month jarca. They could'nt get a reading on me because I didn't sleep at all even though I took a sleeping pill that the doctor gave me. The darn thing didn't start working until the next day. Why the doctor has me using 02 especially at night. Yup now I have a stuffy nose so thank heavens I'm not coming down with anything. Guess I have much to discuss with my doctor when I see him next month. Hope you guys are doing ok today.

Hugs