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I talked my Neuro into giving me an oxygen concentrator script (for me to buy cash) for my numb hands when I awake and also to boost my Ox levels since HBOT seems to be popular in other countries. Well the machine is $800 new at a bargin whereas I planned on buying used for $500 but they have 10,000hrs on them! Thoughts? I know it would surely help the amount of reps/exercise I can do AND sleep like a baby possibly enabling me to try/sleep using LDN again. Worst case scenerio I'd have my own Oxygen bar?
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well, i don't know enuf about what you're talking about.
however, i've not heard anything about O2 improving MS. perhaps wearing a wrist splint during the nite would help your hands. it's worth a try and cheap. and, maybe a sleep study would be more useful to determine how you sleep and your O2 levels during the nite.
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Recap - i rented 5 LPM concentrator for 1 week. I slept better, had very slight decrease in morning spasms - very slight but i'll take any improvement. Had too many things to purchase then so the $ went elsewhere. By the holidays i'll get it. I liked it. Nose was less stuffy too at night using canular. Heats bedroom a bit too.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | TRESA (11-10-2010) |
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A yr later as well & owned one since winter. I've noticed the oxygen concentrator DOES slightly help my jolts/spasms while using it, slowly breathing in at pace it'll feed me so I only breath 90+ % oxygen. Heats the bedroom which isn't welcome during summer, but winters are warmer with it. I sleep a bit better as well. All positive effects end once you stop breathing it so this leads me to believe blood flow IS an issue. Increased flow would increase oxygen right?
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My Mom put her concentrator in her big closet and it didn't heat up anything. She had tons of tubing.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | EddieF (10-04-2011) |
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The Concentrator probably helps you sleep without waking often. A lot like a CPAP machine, it gives you a constant, reliable Oxygen Supply. It is the frequent waking that is most damaging to your getting good rest. HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a completely different thing and can be very expensive. There are now smaller portable home use chambers, however they only provide a pressure increase of 4psi, the Concentrator would be of much greater aid for sleeping since the chamber O2 would be 4.14 psi O2 vs. 3.3 psi O2 in common air. I would vote for the Concentrator.
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