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(Message started by: Artie on Jan 31^st, 2004, 10:25pm)

Title: Oxygen
Post by Artie on Jan 31^st, 2004, 10:25pm

My husband has chronic cluster headaches. Oxygen used to work for him, but stopped after a year of so. Has oxygen stopped working for anyone else? Thanks! Artie

Title: Re: Oxygen
Post by ave on Feb 1^st, 2004, 2:48pm

For some - but then, O2 is not universally given for clusters and often given in the wrong strength, so that is not saying anything.

I know people on this message board for whom it became less effective. They have added a bubbler (to humidify the O2 if I read it right) and some supercool their O2.

Does your husband use O2 with a non-rebreather face mask at a strenght of 10-15 lpm?
Nose canules, f'r instance, are usually a waste of time for clusters.

Title: Re: Oxygen
Post by Mastifflvr28 on Feb 1^st, 2004, 3:07pm

O2, more then you'd ever want to know:
http://www.maplefallswebdesign.com/misc/oxygen/oxygen.htm

Good luck, take care
Mast

Title: Re: Oxygen
Post by Artie on Feb 1^st, 2004, 6:43pm

thanks for the info! In fact, he did use nasal canulas and it worked for quite awhile that way. Then it quit working so he stopped using it. Since then I found the info on this site about nonrebreathing masks. I am hoping he will try it again with that modification.

Title: Re: Oxygen
Post by henzey on Feb 2^nd, 2004, 2:20pm

Hey, I also had a somewhat mixed bag with O2....some folks get addicted to it...have to get more and more of it to keep the beast away. Like most of the treatments, it can lose its effectiveness over time. I find that I do best not relying too much on just one thing or another. Sorry that he's having a bad time of it. I can relate to that!