Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
Clusterheadaches.com
 
Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!
  HomeHelpSearchLoginRegisterEvent CalendarBirthday List  
 





Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
How about combining O2 and cold? (Read 1012 times)
bejeeber
CH.com Hall of Famer
*****
Offline




Posts: 1359
Gnashville
Gender: male
How about combining O2 and cold?
Aug 20th, 2009 at 2:05am
 
Breathing cold air aborts an attack nicely for me during the first week or two when an episode is ramping up.

So...any ideas or established techinques out there for breathing cold oxygen?

(Looking forward to trying the new O2 procedures outlined on this site if I can find a doc for a prescription. Gee willikers the headache clinics here so far are run by arrogant a-holes...they refuse to give me an appointment  unless some other doctor jumps thru hoops giving them all kinds of proof of my qualifications, then maybe they'll give me an appointment in November. Yeah nice work, a real great service to the CH sufferers.  Angry )

Back to top
  

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.
bejeeber bejeeber Enter your address line 1 here  
IP Logged
 
Brew
CH.com Sponsor
CH.com Alumnus
***
Offline




Posts: 14163
Re: How about combining O2 and cold?
Reply #1 - Aug 20th, 2009 at 11:16am
 
I suppose you could use a 50' hose and coil it through a bucket of ice.

You know that when a gas expands (like it does when we use O2 from a pressurized tank), its temperature drops, right? It's already cooler than room air when you're breathing it in.
Back to top
  

"I have been asked if I have changed in these past 25 years. No, I am the same. Only more so."  --Ayn Rand
 
IP Logged
 
Jim Tew
CH.com Junior
**
Offline


I Love CH.com!


Posts: 43
Delaware, Ohio
Gender: male
Re: How about combining O2 and cold?
Reply #2 - Aug 20th, 2009 at 8:50pm
 
Ice cubes in your humidifier and breath through your nose to get the cold air closer to the seat of pain? Wink
Back to top
  

Quit smoking June 1, 2009
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 34.7 ng/mL 07/17/2013
jimtew jim.tew  
IP Logged
 
ClusterChuck
CH.com Alumnus
***
Offline


The BEAST rises again,
and again, and again,
and .


Posts: 5394
Greenville, North Carolina
Gender: male
Re: How about combining O2 and cold?
Reply #3 - Aug 21st, 2009 at 5:35am
 
There are two ways of cooling the oxygen, that I know of.  The first method, has already been mentioned, and that is to put ice cubes in your humidifier, if you use one.

The other method was developed by an old timer, here, and that was as follows:
- Purchase the 25 or 50 foot hose, for your mask.
- Take a tall plastic container, and fill it about 3/4 with water.
- Take the long hose, and leave out a couple feet, and then coil the hose into the container, leaving a couple feet of the end, also, hanging out of the container.
- Put the whole thing into the freezer to freeze that water solid.
- Once it is frozen, and you get a hit, hook the tank up to one end of the hose, and the mask up to the other end, and start sucking away!
- Once the hit is over, return the container back to the freezer, so it is ready for the next battle.

When the oxygen goes through the coiled up hose, in the ice, it cools it down quite a bit.  This method has been very beneficial to some sufferers.

I hope it helps!

Chuck
Back to top
  

CAUTION:  Do NOT smoke when using or around oxygen.  Oxygen can permeate your clothing or bedding.  Wait, before lighting cigarette or flame.  

Keep fire extinguisher available, and charged.
ClusterChuck  
IP Logged
 
Marc
Ex Member
****




Gender: male
Re: How about combining O2 and cold?
Reply #4 - Aug 21st, 2009 at 9:46am
 
I used Kip's "tubing in the bucket" trick years ago. (I used copper tubing for better conduction)

It seemed to help at the time, but NOTHING like 25-40 lpm!

Marc
Back to top
  
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print

DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only.  It is in no way intended to be used as a replacement for professional medical treatment.   clusterheadaches.com makes no claims as to the scientific/clinical validity of the information on this site OR to that of the information linked to from this site.  All information taken from the internet should be discussed with a medical professional!