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(Message started by: seventh on Jun 18^th, 2007, 1:38pm)

Title: help with oxygen
Post by seventh on Jun 18^th, 2007, 1:38pm

hey, well, i was just diagnosed with ch and got oxygen prescribed, i baught a non-rebreathable mask.. but i dont feel the oxygen.. bubbler seems to be bubbling, do i need to close the valves on the sides of the mask with duck-type or something?

thanks!

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by E-Double on Jun 18^th, 2007, 1:45pm

is the bag inflating?

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by seventh on Jun 18^th, 2007, 6:19pm

yes .. but i dont feel anything.. and the valves keep on falling.. anything i can do about it (or anything to improve the mask quality?)

thanks!

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by thebbz on Jun 18^th, 2007, 6:32pm

You want pure 02, when you inhale the valves should be closed. When you exhale the valves should open.
clustermasx.com ......get one.
all the best
jb

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Jun 18^th, 2007, 6:48pm

You won’t feel the air like you would if you stuck your head out of a car window at 100Km/h but as thebbz says you should see the valves moving.

When needed I set my regulator to 15 litres/minute & as it starts to work I adjust it down to around 10 – 12 litres/minute.

Cheers
Barry

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by seventh on Jun 18^th, 2007, 7:37pm

Thanks alot.. and about clustermasx, its abit expensive for me, and hopefully my attacks will stop before it even arrives israel.. thanks though!

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by E-Double on Jun 18^th, 2007, 8:11pm

You can always just suck O2 from the hose.
I used to do that and it can be just as effective.

Lila Tov

Title: Re: help with oxygen
Post by Gator on Jun 18^th, 2007, 9:12pm

I can feel it and hear it in my mask, but I use 15 lplm. What flow rate are you using?

Try taping the exhaust valves shut and just slightly lift the mask to breathe out and clamp it back down on your face to inhale. That way, the only thing your are getting in the mask is 100% O2. If you do this - cut the strap that holds the mask on your face!

Try adding less water to your bubbler. You don't want so much in there that it's entering the air hose. That will cut down on the flow rate and could cause mold and such in the air hose and reservoir bag. Nasty.

You might also try it without the bubbler. When I used the bubbler, it felt like I wasn't getting as much O2 as I was before I started using it. I don't use one now. If I get too dried out, I'll use a little saline nasal inhaler to moisturize my schnoz. Even at 5 times a day, I rarely need it, though.

The clustermasx cuts my abort time nearly in half. Best money I ever spent. I think most clusterheads here who have tried it agree. It may be a little pricey up front, but it pays for itself in sweet relief. Even if you don't get it by the time this cycle is over, you'll have it in the arsenal for the next one. If O2 works for you, you won't regret it.

Good luck!