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It's hyperbole, but the comparison isn't without some merit. My grandma stopped using it because it's troublesome, and I've heard many people voice the same. Ge
by sillysaurusx 4y ago
It's hyperbole, but the comparison isn't without some merit. My grandma stopped using it because it's troublesome, and I've heard many people voice the same. Getting into an iron lung each night would also be ... troublesome.
- redundantly 4y agoYou don't climb in and out of an iron lung. If you're using one you're in it 24x7.
- bethekind 4y agoIirc iron lungs are better than CPAP, as the positive pressure caused by CPAP, if too big can stress the lungs. Iron lungs use negative pressure so they don't suffer from this
- agrue 4y agoIron lung use was not 24x7 for all patients. Saying so might be considered by some to be extremely disingenuous or even ridiculous. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1047691984/decades-after-polio-martha-is-among-the-last-to-still-rely-on-an-iron-lung-to-br https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1047691984/decades-after-poli...