Since you're on oxygen . . .

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Since you're on oxygen . . .

Posted by Doug H. on February 09, 2002 at 20:54:36:
In Reply to: Some questions posted by huff-n-puff on February 09, 2002 at 07:56:09:
. . . you should definately be using a heated humidifer. Oxygen is very irritating and will really dry out your sinuses. Humidification will counteract that.
If all else fails, there's still tracheotomy. It may not be pretty - and I was delighted that I didn't need one - but it's worth it to keep you alive.

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Re: Since you're on oxygen . . . huff-n-puff 05:56 2/10/02 (2)

It should help with the dryness and irratation. Doug H. 06:44 2/10/02 (1)

Also, since you're still having many apneas . . . Doug H. 13:37 2/10/02 (0)

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