Just an FYI most COPD retain CO2. It is not recommended you turn up 6our o2 without a serious talk with 6our DR. Most of 7s are functioning on high cO2 receptors talk to your Dr. everyone should be doing press lip brea5hing a couple times a day this will release CO2. LikeJean says everyone should have an oximeter they monitoron thereO2 daily. I have mind attached to the hip. I have been having trouble ow for tw9 weeks I called my Dr told him my O2sats even on oxygen o7ldnot bring it up not coloredsputum just white said I ne did. A steroid but not an antibiotic. He ordered 50 mg of P.O. steroid for six days. Talk to 6our pulmonologist if 6ou have a good one hop fully he can nip things in thebutt. Befor hospitalization. I am curious when someon said s8lver centrum is not good for you anyon have some documentation on this

driver, if you've read my posts, you'll know that I tell people regularly to check their oximeters, and if their O2 sats are still good and they're sob, DONOT turn the O2 up because it won't do any good. The problem there is that there's too much CO2 built up and you can't blow it off fast enough; hence your O2 sats are fine, but you think you'll die of sob. Only turn your O2 up if your sats are below a level that you and your doc have agreed to, whether that's 88 or 94. I'm not telling people to set their flow rates wherever they want, but I am saying that it's all right to turn the flow up if your sats are in the toilet. I agree that people who are having this problem need to document it and talk with their docs. Ideally, the doc will respond appropriately and give the patient the attitude to turn up the O2. The problem is that many dos really don't understand or consider the many varied activities that most people with COPD engage in and without that latitude, their patients are often courting brain damage and right heart failure.

BTW, congratulations o your TX! That's wonderful and I hope things are gong well for you.

Be sure you are getting the right amount of O2. The flow rate is specific and prescribed by your doctor. It's very important that you not receive more O2 than prescribed. As far as odor goes, it's probably the rubber cannulas you are smelling. They should be changed regularly and when they are new, they have a strong rubbery odor. Hope this helps.

O2 has no odor in and of itself; the odor comes from whatever it has to travel through to get to your nose. Talk with hospital staff to let them know they probably need to change the hose or the cannula. Let them know of your headaches as well and check to see that the flow is what was ordered. I use O2 for lots of things and as long as you keep it at a comfortable flow rate for you and change the hoses and cannula regularly, there shouldn't be any odors to plague you.

Maybe allergic to it. Who knows. I love the smell of fresh oxgyen. Lol. Or they could be giving younto much. Chexknwith the doctors for sure.