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E-cigarettes ?
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I go to my friends house for a month at a time. Her husband smokes a e-cigarette in the house all the time. Do you know if this is harmful to my lungs.

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They make (3M) N100 masks that filter all particulate matter, I agree with the candles too, the other stuff seems excessive. It really depends on the severity of your COPD and a good hepa filter in… read more

Do You Think There Will Everbe A Portable Concentrator That A Person On 6 + Liters Of 02 Can Use? Or Will They Always Have To Use E Tanks?
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And cat proof hoses (sigh)

Anyone Using E-cigs/vaping?
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That's good......its proving to be a deadly alternative.

Is It Trilogy Or Trelegy A Machine Or An Inhaler Are There 2 Products With Similar Names? We Need The Mythbusters To Set Us Straight!
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Hi Alice
In the UK Trilogy is an inhaler,
I hope this is helpfull
Take care
Eric x

My Anxioty
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Ive had COPD for over 5 years Im on lorazapam and I get so anxious for no reason, especially when I have to go to rehab or shower. Any ideas on how to get thru this, also when I GO TO REHAB i CAN DO THE TREADMILL FOR 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT BUT THEN WHEN i GET HOME IT HARD TO WALK 15 FEET AND IM HUFFING AND PUFFING

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Excellent! πŸ˜ƒ I hope you realized I was kidding about the list of names?

Oxygen Backup
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I use an oxygen concentrator. If there is a blackout, the only backup for oxygen that I have is two cylinders that would last for only a few hours.

Can anyone offer any solutions to this kind of situation?

Is there a tank size that could hold at least 8 hours of O2 at 3l/min?

Thanks

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my 02 supplier is useless

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yes you can have them bring you some small tanks the kind you can carry around I always keep some because I sometimes like to go out for awhile so I take the portable

Does Using An E Cigarette Cause Copd To Get Any Worse?
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Thanks, Carolyn.

Any Hacks On How Ro Keep Your Tubing Straight I Have A 25 Feet And Also My Nasal Hose Always Twisted
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Ask them for clear tubing if it’s green tubing the clear tubing doesn’t do that

Hi I Have Gone Down With Covid. When Should I Start Using My Rescue Pack ?
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I keep the rescue pack at home. The doctors issued because they know it takes a week for a urgent appointment πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ˜’

I Need To Buy A Home Concentrator And Wonder If Anyone Has The Inogen At Home Unit And The Good And Bad Points About It?
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Is there one you like better? I will be moving to an apartment and want something reliable that isn't too loud.

Thanks

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I do it works better because it's contagious flow