Travel

07 Jan Oxygen Safety – What You Need to Know

Posted at 05:20h in Better Breathing, Oxygen, Travel, Uncategorized 5 Comments

Oxygen provides tremendous benefits for you as a COPD patient, but oxygen tanks can also be dangerous. Keep these safety...

31 Dec You’ve Been Prescribed Oxygen. Great. Now How Do You Deal With It?

Posted at 05:39h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Oxygen, Travel 1 Comment

You’ve been prescribed oxygen, and your brain tells you that it’s good for you, but maybe your ego tells you...

17 Dec What to Know When Traveling With Portable Oxygen

Posted at 05:45h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies, Oxygen, Travel 2 Comments

The TSA will not allow you to travel with either compressed gas tanks or with liquid oxygen supplies. The only...

10 Dec Flying Over the Holidays? You May Need Supplemental Oxygen

Posted at 15:58h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Infections & Pneumonia, Other Lung Therapies, Oxygen, Travel 2 Comments

You probably already know that, if you travel by airplane, you’ll experience some decrease in air pressure and lower than...

18 Jun Is It Worth Moving to a Different Altitude to Relieve the Symptoms of COPD?

Posted at 03:15h in Air Quality, Better Breathing, Oxygen, Travel 18 Comments

If you have COPD and live at a high altitude, such as in Denver, should you consider pulling up roots...

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