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  • 65 Years
  • 22/01/2025

I'm wondering if it's alright to keep an oxygen cylinder hooked up to my family member overnight since they're dealing with low oxygen saturation because of COVID. I'm a bit worried thoughcan breathing in too much oxygen from the cylinder be harmful? They're also experiencing breathlessness, which is why we've set up the oxygen at home.

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Dr. Dr Shubham Chauhan

Dr Shubham Chauhan

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it is okay to take oxygen overnight through cylinders

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