Is ist possible for death to occur due to over admistered oxygen therapy; at night for instance?!


Question: Is ist possible for death to occur due to over admistered oxygen therapy; at night for instance.?
My husband has COPD and is being treated for Sleep Apnea via oxygen therapy and a face mask for sleeping. Is it possible for him to receive too much oxygen while sleeping and ultimately causing death.?Health Question & Answer


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Depending on the liter flow. Some COPDers can only handle 2 liters of O2. While others can handle more. Find out what is the best amount of liters of O2 that he can handle. One that gives him a good sat and does not make him feel bad. A way to tell if he is getting to much O2 or if the liter flow is too high, is if he becomes drowsy and incoherent. Too much O2 flow can knock a COPDers drive to breathe and will make them sleepy and not want to breathe. The bad effects of O2 come from the liter flow and not how long they have it on. He can have it on all day and be fine but if you increase the liter flow too much it can make him sick.Health Question & Answer

I'm not a doctor so this is only my opinion.

I would consider the possibility to be remote at the very least. If you remember the extended Mercury and Gemini flights you will recall many of them stayed up for a very long time. These spacecraft all used 100% oxygen environments. Not until the death of astronauts in Apollo 1 was that situation changed. That said, it should be known that most therapies and or medications have side effects and undesired consequences. Almost all medical treatment is based on a risk analysis. That is, is the condition being treated more or less dangerous than the treatment. COPD and Sleep Apnea are both very serious. I have and use a CPAP machine but no oxygen yet. You are certainly prudent to ask but I don't think you have anything to really worry about.

Tell your husband another CPAP guy said Hi! Health Question & Answer

Since he isn't getting enough oxygen due to the COPD he needs as much as he can get. He is in no danger of death from too much oxygen. Health Question & Answer

No he will be fine.Health Question & Answer



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