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 When
using tanks for dry oxygen, you want to make sure that you also
use a humidifier. Using tanks for dry oxygen without a humidifier
is not really as effective, safe, or comfortable.
Without a humidifier, using tanks for dry oxygen can lead to irritations.
Generally, nasal cannulas are hooked up to a dry oxygen tank. When
moisture is not passed through the cannulas – when only dry
oxygen goes through them – the inner nose can be very irritated,
skin may crack and bleed, and mucous plugs may form in the nose.
Overall, this can lead to infection.
Also, most people are in the medical field agree that moist oxygen
is critical. Patients that require respiratory therapy cannot use
tanks for dry oxygen straight, without moisture added!
Humidity helps a person’s lungs absorb oxygen. Besides this
important function of oxygen, as mentioned above, it also makes
a patient more comfortable.
So, why we use tanks for dry oxygen? Why don’t we store moist
oxygen, instead? Well, high pressure tanks could be corroded by
moist oxygen. Also, condensation could form and freeze during use.
This is why we use humidifiers along with our tanks for dry oxygen.
When you use a humidifier, you get the best of both worlds –
you still get the easy storage capabilities of tanks for dry oxygen,
but you also get much needed, moist oxygen.
You can use a humidifier along with an oxygen mask or a nasal cannula.
It adds moisture to the dry oxygen before it reaches your lungs,
before you even breathe it. When you have a humidifier hooked up
to your tanks for dry oxygen, your mouth, throat, and nose will
not become too dry.
Of course, if you do have a humidifier connected to your tanks
for dry oxygen, you are going to need to do a little extra maintenance.
It should be emptied and refilled with fresh water at least once
a day – this does not mean tap water! Tap water has minerals,
etc. that could potentially damage your oxygen equipment.
You should also take care to wash your humidifier – use a
mild soap and warm water. Be sure that you rinse all of the soap
out before you fill your humidifier back up with distilled or sterile
water. You can then attach the humidifier to your mask or nasal
cannula.
This is the way that you should go about using tanks for dry oxygen.
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