Noisy Oxygen Concentrators for hotel

[Tracyee]

My oldest son requires the use of Oxygen whenever he is sleeping due to severe apnea. We have tanks for his wheelchair and a concentrator in his room at home. I hate that concentrator because it is so loud and it makes the room hot but my son sleeps through anything.

Anyway, I want to know what you all do when staying in a hotel. Apria will deliver a concentrator to us at the hotel but how to set it up in the room so that we can all sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I would hate for us all to have a miserable week at Disney due to broken sleep but I can't figure this one out.

Thanks!

 

[Sadie22]

My oldest son requires the use of Oxygen whenever he is sleeping due to severe apnea. We have tanks for his wheelchair and a concentrator in his room at home. I hate that concentrator because it is so loud and it makes the room hot but my son sleeps through anything.

Anyway, I want to know what you all do when staying in a hotel. Apria will deliver a concentrator to us at the hotel but how to set it up in the room so that we can all sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I would hate for us all to have a miserable week at Disney due to broken sleep but I can't figure this one out.

Thanks!

My mom's oxygen concentrator is not that noisy nor does it make her room hot. It is not silent, however. If the noise from your son's machine bothers you perhaps you could request demonstrations of different types to find one that is quieter or perhaps you could try earplugs.

I use a CPAP for sleep apnea. When my mask is properly fitted there is little noise. Perhaps your son's mask needs to be adjusted or changed.

 

[tobikaye]

My sister's O2 concentrator is loud so I use ear plugs when in the same room. It does not totally block the sound so I could hear if there was a problem, but it made the noise less annoying.

 

[cm8]

My oldest son requires the use of Oxygen whenever he is sleeping due to severe apnea. We have tanks for his wheelchair and a concentrator in his room at home. I hate that concentrator because it is so loud and it makes the room hot but my son sleeps through anything.

Anyway, I want to know what you all do when staying in a hotel. Apria will deliver a concentrator to us at the hotel but how to set it up in the room so that we can all sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I would hate for us all to have a miserable week at Disney due to broken sleep but I can't figure this one out.

Thanks!

do you mind me asking where you are staying? The reason is because we stored my concentrator in the sitting room area of the GF and used the 50 ft line to run it to the bed. I would hesitate to tell you to put it in the closet because I know some resorts don't have enclosed ones, but that is where I would/ and leave the door cracked for ventilation. I find that placing it beside a wall also helps with the noise too!

SN: don't forget to ask Apria for another oxygen tubing kit to be used at the hotel. It is really handy not having to bring the one from home and get it contaminated

Good luck! The best treatment I've ever received was from the Orlando FLA branch, they rock!!

 

[bidnow5]

My mom rented a portable for vacations that was battery or plug in it was very quiet plus she didn't need tanks. You might want to look into one

 

[visitingapril09]

Hi from another o2 mom! We rent a portable concentrator when we travel. He is on bipap at night and the concentrator is quieter than the bipap machine. We also hang it on the back of his wheelchair during the day for when he needs supplemental O2. The portable machine is actually really quiet, I could barely hear it. We used to have one of those huge O2 concentrators at home and I was amazed at the difference. We used the portable in flight also and I couldn't even hear it.

 

[Tracyee]

Thanks for the ideas. I am going to call Apria and ask about the portable concentrator. That would really help us over the tanks we carry and the traditional style concentrator. If all else fails, we will try the closet or bathroom with a 50 ft line.

 

[Sadie22]

Thanks for the ideas. I am going to call Apria and ask about the portable concentrator. That would really help us over the tanks we carry and the traditional style concentrator. If all else fails, we will try the closet or bathroom with a 50 ft line.

Just make sure you are not violating any necessary safety precautions. I hope you find a solution and everyone has a great time!

 

[pampam]

You didn't say how high a flow your son is on. The higher the lpm the more power the unit is and the noisier it is. However, the way you describe it I'm thinking the muffler is dislodged. Your service provider will have to take a look at it. It shouldn't be that noisy that you need earplugs. Eventually it becomes like white noise- just something in the background.


We use a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) when flying and believe me it is very loud. I can't hear it on the plane, because of the noise the engines make, but it is quite loud. Mind you, my DD is on 6-8 lpm. When we arrive at WDW we use cylinders. For us it's easier and I don't have to stress about charging the batteries. We use Lincare and have always had excellent service. They provide us with E cylinders. I carry 2 on the back of DD's wc. I start with 6. When I get down to 4, I call Lincare, and they replace them. You have to set it up the day before, and they try not to deliver on weekends.

 

[cm8]

Thanks for the ideas. I am going to call Apria and ask about the portable concentrator. That would really help us over the tanks we carry and the traditional style concentrator. If all else fails, we will try the closet or bathroom with a 50 ft line.

The local Apria office here provides rentals for POCS and the rental fee was $250.00 a week and came with 3 back-up batteries and a o2 supply kit and a humidifier bottle and adapter kit. I have the Sequal Eclipse 3 and it weighs about 15 pounds, it is really heavy, but has wheels and can be wheeled around like a small carry-on or attached to the back of a wheel chair in its assessable carry bag. It goes up to 6 lpm on pulse dose and 3lpm on continuous dose It won't let you go over 3lpm on continuous flow. It was well worth the $$$. I purchased one outright since renting was about $500.00 for the 2 weeks were we there. I paid $2800 and that included the wheeled case, humidifier adapter, and the micro cannula's and an oxygen tubing kit that had like 20 peices of more tubing, cannula's (4ft and 7 ft) and the cover case to protect it from weather.

I do not take my POC to the parks, I am too afraid of having someone take it. It is an expensive piece to just replace w/o batting an eye. Also, I wouldn't know how to secure it on the rides that we get on. I usually take my m6's with me and have 3 spare bottles that I keep in first aid till it's time for me to change out then I keep them in a rolling back pack to keep them together in first aid. The ladies are great in there and they even let me use a quite room to take a break when needed. I think you should check them out as well

Since I think you said that the o2 use was for night time use only, then please disregard the part about the park. A POC is less noise than a full size, since he is using it with his bi-pap, I will assume that he can't be using more than 3 lpm. If the expense of renting the portable one is too much, just use the free one. Apria charges for the POC yet they don't for the big concentrator and tanks! Good luck


PS, there is a great link made by Sue IN MN for the disability thread you can find it here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=595713:thumbsup2