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(Message started by: daniel96 on Feb 12^th, 2007, 6:23am)

Title: Oxygen Therapy For Cluster Headaches
Post by daniel96 on Feb 12^th, 2007, 6:23am

Hi all , can you guys share with me about the Oxygen therapy if you have go through once or so. The information I need is like.

1) How much is the cost of equipment? Portable or Non-Portable?

2) What brands are you using? Please indicate any website for reference if any.

3) If you have anymore information to share , do post it here.

Many Thanks.

Title: Re: Oxygen Therapy For Cluster Headaches
Post by seasonalboomer on Feb 12^th, 2007, 6:36am

Your profile indicates that you are in Singapore Daniel so the cost and accessiblity may be different than in the US.

In most cases in the US we are able to get a prescrption for home oxygen therapy from our physician. We then contact any of what is a very competitive market of suppliers for medical O2 tanks and apparatuses. In most cases there is not a particular brand as medical consumables such as O2 aren't really branded all that much. I think my cost is a $45 rental per month and I keep 2 "E" Tanks available at all times.

Here's a website with more info:

http://www.maplefallswebdesign.com/misc/oxygen/oxygen.htm

Scott

Title: Re: Oxygen Therapy For Cluster Headaches
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Feb 12^th, 2007, 11:21pm

Hi Daniel
Here’s a couple of links below to oxygen suppliers in Singapore.
I can’t be sure but it looks like from the information supplied on the BOC site that you may be able to get o2 from them simply by setting up an account with them, that’s the case here in Australia.
If not you may have to get a referral from your Doc, it looks like from both companies that the service is called Homecare, here in Aust its called Oxycare.
Hope this gives you some leads to getting hold of o2 & the right equipment, o2 is a real saviour for a lot of us when getting the big hits.
The Mushys link below is a piece I wrote some time ago and may be helpful.

Cheers
Barry

http://mushys.com/kiwi

http://www.boc-gases.com/products_and_services/by_product/medical_gases/index.asp

http://www.airliquide.com/en/corporate/business_lines/healthcare.html

Title: Re: Oxygen Therapy For Cluster Headaches
Post by daniel96 on Feb 12^th, 2007, 11:32pm

Hi Barry, Thanks for the reply and also the web addresses you got for me. Appreciated it. BOC have its offices in Singapore. Perhaps I will check with my neuro first before I do any purchases cause there's a difference if you are refer and not refer. And that's maybe is the price difference.

Nevertheless I have save the websites for reference. Cheers.

;;D