Air Liquide Healthcare provide home oxygen therapy that helps to raise the oxygen level in the blood of the patients. The supplemental oxygen helps to reduce the stress in the heart and restores good health in the patients. Oxygen is supplemented to the patients for a short-term or long-term according to the requirement. The home oxygen therapy offered by Air Liquide Healthcare is a cost-effective treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a disease that includes both chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Continuous intake of oxygen may improve alertness, better breathing process and better sleeping patterns in the patients. The continuous intake of oxygen also relieves chronic and nocturnal hypoxia, minimises elevated hematocrit and reduces pulmonary vascular pressure. In addition, the supplemental oxygen helps to enhance the quality of brain function.
Changes in the lifestyle may also help the patients to recover and reduce the intake of supplementary oxygen. But some people may have to continue with the oxygen intake for the rest of their life. People who use home oxygen therapy should plan their outings carefully as they may require excess of oxygen anytime. Patients should also monitor the conditions and report to their doctors regularly about the improvements.