The benefit of oxygen for the elderly is to relieve the symptoms of hypoxia, the side effect is that unrestricted oxygen intake or too high a concentration can lead to respiratory depression.
1. The benefits of oxygen intake for the elderly: it can obviously relieve the symptoms of hypoxia, such as poor memory, slow reaction, poor respiration, lack of concentration and other symptoms, and it can obviously increase the partial pressure of arterial blood oxygen as well as blood oxygen saturation after oxygen intake is detected, which can improve the body’s stress response ability and metabolism level.
The treatment is also suitable for the elderly due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, cerebrovascular disease and other causes of hypoxia.
2. Side effects of oxygen intake in the elderly: under normal circumstances, there are basically no side effects of oxygen intake according to the concentration and time prescribed by the doctor, but if you don’t follow the doctor’s instructions, because of the comfort brought by oxygen intake for a long period of time without stopping oxygen intake or oxygen concentration is too high, oxygen toxicity and inhibition of respiration can occur, and there may be shortness of breath, coughing, dyspnea and other symptoms, then you should seek medical advice in a timely manner.
Elderly people should follow the doctor’s advice to inhale oxygen, it is best not to inhale oxygen for a long time, so as not to cause discomfort to the body!