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(Message started by: Pushkin on Jul 12^th, 2003, 4:54pm)

Title: Sleeping with Oxygen
Post by Pushkin on Jul 12^th, 2003, 4:54pm

Sleeping through the night with O2. I've had fairly good success getting a reasonable night's sleep by using O2 at 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 L/min with the nose tubes. Still use the full face mask at high volumes to abort an attack, but the low volume O2 really seems to help me as a short term prophylactic. Usually I can get 5 /12 to 6 1/2 hrs sleep, except during the most intense period of a cycle. I also believe that for me the more oxygen I swallow, the shorter the cycle - but this is just a gut feeling.

Title: Re: Sleeping with Oxygen
Post by daveengland on Jul 12^th, 2003, 5:23pm

dont know about tubes?but i have found that since i hav been using the o2 i have had more pain free nights sleep,and if i fall asleep using it i will sleep for a good 6-7hrs

Title: Re: Sleeping with Oxygen
Post by Nathan on Jul 12^th, 2003, 5:43pm

i fall asleep with my o2 running, mask on ALOT and i dont really see the difference, i still get attacks on a regular basis. maybe because im cronic it effects me differently. that and the fact my wife usually turns the tank off as soon as she notices!!

Title: Re: Sleeping with Oxygen
Post by Marc on Jul 12^th, 2003, 11:51pm

Hopefully, you already know that too much O2 will burn (scar) your lungs :o (Too much of a good thing ;D)

If you use a face mask, I'd suggest removing the strap to allow the mask to fall off when you fall asleep.

Using a nasal cannula (nose thingy) doesn't provide nearly enough O2 to abort a CH, but I must admit I've never tried low flow O2 as an overnight preventative........interesting.

Marc