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Hi all, A pretty unusual post this! In the last six months, I've had some testing periods with CH. These experiences lead me to write a couple of songs inspired by what I've gone through. I figured it would be cathartic to share the recordings (only rough demo tracks!) with the community here. It got me wondering whether anyone knows of any professional/famous artists who have ever released songs inspired by CH?! Anyway, here are links to the two songs. I hope there's something there you can associate with - if not, that will say a lot about my song writing skills Until The Next Time - https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/fqGAE Two Sides - https://bit.ly/3hupDYB Best wishes to you all, Drewbie

Thank you. Not confusing at all, I don't think, and vey helpful to me. My understanding: Benefits of demand valve: (1) It resolves the issue of waiting for the bag to fill (other things will do that, too, such as a reg with the necessary lpm, but DV does it brilliantly); (2) no waiting, no fiddling: It's there, it does what you need when you need it without you having to think about it or play with dials, which is a particularly big benefit for quickly addressing nighttime hits or in other circumstances (e.g., in the car); (3) it can save some O2 in some circumstances. I would add what I mentioned before -- that at least for my daughter, there are psychological advantages from having no bag and having the "ideal" delivery system, and any psychological benefit in this situation is not insignificant. Disadvantage: Cost. Similar or equal abort times can be achieved with a reg that will cost far less, as long as that reg has sufficient lpm to be sure the bag is always full for the next inhale -- recognizing that a reg is imperfect compared to the DV when it comes to the "no waiting, no fiddling" and possible other less tangible psychological benefits.

The writing is great and very relatable. Cannot remember where I read or heard that a good writer can make one fell an emotion. Your writings made me feel one so. I say nice work. I like to write as well. Just poetry. Not great at it but it lets me release some of the inner torment here and there. Can't think of any famous artist that released songs inspired by CH but I would tend to think that there are most likely song writers out there that have written for famous singers with songs inspired by CH or some other enormous pain? Anyhow I really liked the songs.

What he said.....

I actually have on my "to do" list 3 projects down from where I'm at now... Is to start manufacturing a purge regulator for SCUBA compressors. I've already designed and tested it, just need to get to the part of queuing it up for manufacturing. A very small button adapter would easily turn it into a demand valve. J

I concur with CHF. A demand valve couldn't use and more or less O2 than a bagged regulator. The demand valve will definitely be faster to huff when first getting on the O2. Now, if a person had their flow turned up a lot higher than they were breathing with a bagged regulator, then there would be waste. (once the bag is full, it will leak out from around the mask). Simple solution is simply turn your regulator down to the rate you're breathing and there would be zero waste. J

I have only been dealing with CH for a bit over 2-years now and am still learning all the terminology so sorry for the miss post!! Regulator Thing- a- majig!!

No I stand corrected it was not a demand valve I apologize.. It was just a regulator... Sorry!!