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I have PAH. Condition getting worse. How often do you change your cannula?
Im 24/7, but was told this when I was just on nighttime O2. I do notice around 2 weeks or so my cannula getting stiffer and I change it at that time. They are a non chargeable to ins so my company gives me several at a time. Not sure what other companies tell their clients.
The guy that comes from the company is funny, a real nice guy, and our Marmalade likes to sneak in a chew on my clear tubing , sometimes the green too, and so he told us that cats are definitely a big reason people change their tubing often.
I am on nighttime O2 and change my cannula every 3 weeks. I was told I could go 3 to 4
@A myPHteam Member. Are you just nighttime use? I was told 3 to 4 weeks for the cannula and clear but 3 months for the green. I would imagine if you use O2 more often than just nightly it would require more changes.
The clear tubing with cannula should be about every two weeks, and the green tubing about every four weeks. I use my clear tubing about that length of time, sometimes a little more or sometimes a little less, it depends on how they feel. When there's a little stiffness it definitely needs to be changed even if its not yet time, it feels so much better to have fresh.
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