Guide To Treating And Preventing Asbestosis

Supplemental Oxygen

Treatment for asbestosis may include the use of supplemental oxygen to fulfill a patient's need for more oxygen than what is in the air. Extra oxygen may be needed when the heart or lungs do not have a normal capacity to support all of an individual's vital bodily functions. Individuals who are affected by asbestosis may have extensive damage and scarring in their lungs that reduce the quantity of functioning air sacs responsible for filling with air and infusing oxygen into the passing blood. Because of this compromise in lung function, not enough oxygen reaches the blood and other tissues around the patient's body. Because the air is only twenty-one percent oxygen, the concentration of oxygen in the air an affected individual inhales can be increased with specialized medical equipment. This equipment allows for better blood oxygenation in the lungs. Asbestosis patients may only need supplemental oxygen during physical activity and while sleeping, or they may need it around the clock. Supplemental oxygen can be delivered through the use of a portable oxygen tank, oxygen concentrator, or in a medical facility with a high-pressure oxygen system.

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