re-breathable masks
QUESTION:
My doctor wants me to use a re-breathable mask for EWOT. I'm worried about that it is made from plastic. Is there any way that I can offgas this by heat? I don't want to be breathing any fumes from it. I don't know what type of plastic it is, but assume it isn't something an MCSer would want to be breathing.
Thanks, Edy
POSTED BY EDY :: CALIFORNIA USA :: 06/11/2009 5:30 AM
DEBRA'S ANSWER:
First, for those of you who don't know what EWOT is, it's Exercise With Oxygen Therapy. What's that? It's the use of oxygen as a health supplement to enhance athletic performance or simply to bring the body's oxygen needs up to normal. It seems there are a wide variety of health effects that are a result of oxygen deficiency (see EWOT - Exercise with Oxygen Therapy,
I wasn't able to find out what type of plastic an oxygen mask is made of, however, oxygen can also be delivered via a "cannula" (search on "oxygen cannula" for online sources), which is just a little piece of hard plastic that fits in your nose. This would be much better than a soft plastic mask. I just visited a friend of mine in the hospital this week, and she had a cannula.
Hard plastics outgas much less than soft plastics as a general rule.
Debra :-)
I have a ceramic mask and use it 2 hours a day to breath oxygen, however they are a bit heavy and can't even be worn in a sitting position let alone while exercising. Thank you for your interest and comment. It's good for others to know in case they need one the way I do for just lying and breathing O2. Your link is the only place I know of that has them. Good job.
POSTED BY EDY :: CALIFORNIA USA :: 06/24/2009 7:03 AM
