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My sister recommended Wim Hoff. I'll scope it out. I had been considering buying an o2 concentrator since 2020 and I do have some voice/breath training and have

My sister recommended Wim Hoff. I'll scope it out. I had been considering buying an o2 concentrator since 2020 and I do have some voice/breath training and have found some exercises related to that that aren't dissimilar from Wim Hoff show some reduction in symptoms. Honestly, I feel very lucky to be as functional as I am. I do worry about how medical and political systems are responding to COVID and long COVID, but largely I think good care is going to come from the bottom up and not top down. I'm comfortable(ish) with a reality that I might just suddenly drop dead tomorrow, but this experience has given me a new appreciation for the health I have that I could not have fathomed before. Because I can alleviate symptoms with diet and directed exercise and it does appear to have a cumulative effect on their reduction, I think recovery is possible without intense intervention. I don't even mind being more spacey and a bit dumber. It suits me a bit and has changed the pace of my life in a way that once I embraced has been good. My biggest worry is that if I suddenly die and how devastating that would be for people that depend on me, but I think without an infection of a new virus or several viruses I might live a shorter, but alright life. My chance of suddenly dying because I got light headed in an elevator now being slightly higher than my chance of being crushed by a vending machine.

nradov 4y ago
There is no proven health benefit to using an oxygen concentrator for patients without lung disease (such as emphysema). The limiting factor in delivering oxygen to tissues is hemoglobin, not inhaled PPO2. Extended exposure to elevated PPO2 can cause oxidative damage to lungs and nerves, especially above about 0.5 bar, so you don't necessarily want to use it unless you need it.
- stuntkite 4y ago
  This is solid info constructed in a form that includes so much that I needed. I did not have any designs, really, to go into this and experiment on myself, but you know... the wikis do pile up. Thank so so much for this. Very useful information.

nradov 4y ago

There is no proven health benefit to using an oxygen concentrator for patients without lung disease (such as emphysema). The limiting factor in delivering oxygen to tissues is hemoglobin, not inhaled PPO2. Extended exposure to elevated PPO2 can cause oxidative damage to lungs and nerves, especially above about 0.5 bar, so you don't necessarily want to use it unless you need it.

stuntkite 4y ago
This is solid info constructed in a form that includes so much that I needed. I did not have any designs, really, to go into this and experiment on myself, but you know... the wikis do pile up. Thank so so much for this. Very useful information.