energy drinks

[tomk]

Alright guys why does this work with O2. Have always grab a cup of black coffee and cold towel with o2 cranked up while I wear the carpet out or rocking out the pain. Just wondering??

[CHfather]

Tom, I suspect the energy drinks/shots work better than coffee (for most people) in part because they generally have more caffeine than a cup of coffee.  But since RedBull works for a lot of people and doesn't have more caffeine than a strong cup of coffee, we figure it also has something to do with the additional ingredients, particularly the taurine.  (Someone here took coffee and powdered taurine and got good results.)  But why the taurine helps -- if it is the taurine -- I don't know.  I don't remember anyone offering a theory or explanation for that.

As for your O2, the suggestions we've made elsewhere -- O2ptimask and higher-flow regulator -- might reduce wear and tear on your carpet.  An in-between step is to replace the bag on your current mask with a turkey roasting bag or a small unscented garbage bag.  And here's something recommended by the doctor who first tested the effectiveness of O2 -- look down toward your feet as you're breathing the O2.  Some folks have found that to help.  And, after a deep inhale, hold the O2 in your lungs for a few more moments before you exhale.  Hyperventilating helps, too.  As we've suggested, check out the CB Oxygen page under the MENU tab on the left side of the page for more info.   If you get a welding regulator (since you mention in another post that you got your O2 at a welding supply place), you can set it at pretty much any "lpm" you need (it doesn't have an lpm setting, but it goes plenty high). With most welding regulators, you'll want an adapter for the tubing to your mask.  The regulators they sell at Harbor Freight typically come with that adapter; most of the ones sold at welding supply places don't have it, but you can usually get one at a hardware store, or online, for about a buck.