Oxygen poisoning (hyperoxia). Why do we breathe? Pure oxygen for breathing benefits

In our body, oxygen is responsible for the process of energy production. In our cells, oxygenation occurs only thanks to oxygen - the conversion of nutrients (fats and lipids) into cellular energy. When the partial pressure (content) of oxygen in the inhaled level decreases, its level in the blood decreases and the activity of the body at the cellular level decreases. It is known that more than 20% of oxygen is consumed by the brain. Oxygen deficiency contributes. Accordingly, when oxygen levels drop, well-being, performance, general tone, and immunity suffer.
It is also important to know that it is oxygen that can remove toxins from the body.
Please note that in all foreign films, in the event of an accident or a person in serious condition, emergency doctors first of all put on an oxygen apparatus to the victim in order to increase the body’s resistance and increase his chances of survival.
The therapeutic effects of oxygen have been known and used in medicine since the end of the 18th century. In the USSR, the active use of oxygen for preventive purposes began in the 60s of the last century.

Hypoxia

Hypoxia or oxygen starvation is a reduced oxygen content in the body or individual organs and tissues. Hypoxia occurs when there is a lack of oxygen in the inhaled air and in the blood, when the biochemical processes of tissue respiration are disrupted. Due to hypoxia, irreversible changes develop in vital organs. The most sensitive to oxygen deficiency are the central nervous system, heart muscle, kidney tissue, and liver.
Manifestations of hypoxia are respiratory failure, shortness of breath; dysfunction of organs and systems.

Harm to oxygen

Sometimes you can hear that “Oxygen is an oxidizing agent that accelerates the aging of the body.”
Here, from the correct premise, the wrong conclusion is drawn. Yes, oxygen is an oxidizing agent. Only thanks to it are nutrients from food processed into energy in the body.
The fear of oxygen is associated with two exceptional properties of it: free radicals and poisoning due to excess pressure.

1. What are free radicals?
Some of the huge number of constantly occurring oxidative (energy-producing) and reduction reactions of the body are not completed to the end, and then substances are formed with unstable molecules that have unpaired electrons at the outer electronic levels, called “free radicals”. They try to grab the missing electron from any other molecule. This molecule, turning into a free radical, steals an electron from the next one, and so on..
Why is this necessary? A certain amount of free radicals, or oxidants, is vital for the body. First of all, to combat harmful microorganisms. Free radicals are used by the immune system as “projectiles” against “invaders.” Normally, in the human body, 5% of substances formed during chemical reactions become free radicals.
Scientists cite emotional stress, heavy physical exertion, injury and exhaustion due to air pollution, consumption of canned and technologically incorrectly processed foods, vegetables and fruits grown with herbicides and pesticides, and ultraviolet radiation as the main reasons for the disruption of natural biochemical balance and the increase in the number of free radicals. and radiation exposure.

Thus, aging is a biological process of slowing down cell division, and free radicals, erroneously associated with aging, are natural and necessary defense mechanisms for the body, and their harmful effects are associated with disruption of natural processes in the body by negative environmental factors and stress.

2. “It’s easy to get poisoned with oxygen.”
Indeed, excess oxygen is dangerous. Excess oxygen causes an increase in the amount of oxidized hemoglobin in the blood and a decrease in the amount of reduced hemoglobin. And, since it is the reduced hemoglobin that removes carbon dioxide, its retention in the tissues leads to hypercapnia - CO2 poisoning.
With an excess of oxygen, the number of free radical metabolites increases, those same terrible “free radicals” that are highly active, acting as oxidizing agents that can damage biological cell membranes.

Terrible, isn't it? I immediately want to stop breathing. Fortunately, in order to become oxygen poisoned, you need increased oxygen pressure, such as in a pressure chamber (during oxygen barotherapy) or when diving with special breathing mixtures. In ordinary life, such situations do not occur.

3. “There is little oxygen in the mountains, but there are many centenarians! Those. oxygen is harmful."
Indeed, in the Soviet Union, a number of centenarians were registered in the mountainous regions of the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. If you look at the list of verified (i.e. confirmed) centenarians of the world throughout its history, the picture will not be so obvious: the oldest centenarians registered in France, the USA and Japan did not live in the mountains..

In Japan, where the oldest woman on the planet, Misao Okawa, who is already more than 116 years old, still lives and lives, there is also the “island of centenarians” Okinawa. The average life expectancy here for men is 88 years, for women - 92; this is higher than the rest of Japan by 10-15 years. The island has collected data on more than seven hundred local centenarians over a hundred years old. They say that: “Unlike the Caucasian highlanders, the Hunzakuts of Northern Pakistan and other peoples who boast of their longevity, all Okinawan births since 1879 have been documented in the Japanese family registry - koseki.” Okinawans themselves believe that the secret to their longevity rests on four pillars: diet, active lifestyle, self-sufficiency and spirituality. Local residents never overeat, adhering to the principle of “hari hachi bu” - to eat eight-tenths full. This “eight-tenths” consists of pork, seaweed and tofu, vegetables, daikon and local bitter cucumber. The oldest Okinawans do not sit idle: they actively work on the land, and their recreation is also active: most of all they love to play the local variety of croquet.: Okinawa is called the happiest island - there is no rush and stress typical of the large islands of Japan. Local residents are committed to the philosophy of yumaru - "a kind-hearted and friendly joint effort."
It is interesting that as soon as Okinawans move to other parts of the country, there are no longer long-livers among such people. Thus, scientists studying this phenomenon have found that the genetic factor does not play a role in the longevity of the islanders. And we, for our part, consider it extremely important that the Okinawa Islands are located in an actively wind-blown zone in the ocean, and the oxygen level in such zones is recorded as the highest - 21.9 - 22% oxygen.

Therefore, the task of the OxyHaus system is not so much to INCREASE the oxygen level in the room, but to RESTORE its natural balance.
In the tissues of the body saturated with a natural level of oxygen, the metabolic process accelerates, the body is “activated,” its resistance to negative factors increases, its endurance and the efficiency of its organs and systems increase.

Technology

Atmung oxygen concentrators utilize NASA-developed PSA (Pressure Swing Absorption) technology. The outside air is purified through a filter system, after which the device releases oxygen using a molecular sieve made from the volcanic mineral zeolite. Pure, almost 100% oxygen is supplied in a flow under pressure of 5-10 liters per minute. This pressure is sufficient to provide a natural level of oxygen in a room up to 30 meters in area.

Air purity

“But the air outside is dirty, and oxygen carries all the substances with it.”
That is why OxyHaus systems have a three-stage incoming air filtration system. And the already purified air enters a zeolite molecular sieve, in which air oxygen is separated.

Danger/safety

“What are the dangers of using the OxyHaus system? After all, oxygen is explosive.”
The concentrator is safe to use. Industrial oxygen cylinders pose a risk of explosion because they contain oxygen under high pressure. The Atmung oxygen concentrators on which the system is based do not contain flammable materials, they use PSA (pressure swing adsorption) technology developed by NASA, it is safe and easy to operate.

Efficiency

“Why do I need your system? I can reduce the CO2 level in a room by opening a window and ventilating it."
Indeed, regular ventilation is a very useful habit and we also recommend it to reduce CO2 levels. However, city air cannot be called truly fresh - in addition to an increased level of harmful substances, it also has a reduced oxygen level. In the forest, the oxygen content is about 22%, and in city air - 20.5 - 20.8%. This seemingly insignificant difference has a significant impact on the human body.
“I tried to breathe oxygen and didn’t feel anything.”
The effects of oxygen should not be compared with the effects of energy drinks. The positive effects of oxygen have a cumulative effect, so the body's oxygen balance must be replenished regularly. We recommend turning on the OxyHaus system at night and for 3-4 hours a day during physical or intellectual activity. It is not necessary to use the system 24 hours a day.

“What is the difference with air purifiers?”
An air purifier only performs the function of reducing the amount of dust, but does not solve the problem of balancing the oxygen level of stuffiness.
“What is the most favorable oxygen concentration in a room?”
The most favorable oxygen content is close to the same as in a forest or on the seashore: 22%. Even if, due to natural ventilation, your oxygen level is slightly above 21%, this is a favorable atmosphere.

“Is it possible to poison yourself with oxygen?”

Oxygen poisoning, hyperoxia, occurs as a result of breathing oxygen-containing gas mixtures (air, nitrox) at elevated pressure. Oxygen poisoning can occur when using oxygen devices, regenerative devices, when using artificial gas mixtures for breathing, during oxygen recompression, and also due to exceeding therapeutic doses in the process of oxygen barotherapy. With oxygen poisoning, dysfunctions of the central nervous system, respiratory and circulatory system develop.

You probably know that breathing is necessary so that the oxygen necessary for life enters the body with the inhaled air, and when exhaling, the body releases carbon dioxide.

All living things breathe - animals, birds, and plants.

Why do living organisms need oxygen so much that life is impossible without it? And where does carbon dioxide come from in cells, from which the body needs to constantly get rid of?

The fact is that each cell of a living organism represents a small but very active biochemical production. Do you know that no production is possible without energy. All processes that occur in cells and tissues occur with the consumption of large amounts of energy.

Where does it come from?

With the food we eat - carbohydrates, fats and proteins. In cells these substances oxidize. Most often, a chain of transformations of complex substances leads to the formation of a universal source of energy - glucose. As a result of the oxidation of glucose, energy is released. Oxygen is precisely what is needed for oxidation. The energy that is released as a result of these reactions is stored by the cell in the form of special high-energy molecules - they, like batteries or accumulators, release energy as needed. And the end product of nutrient oxidation is water and carbon dioxide, which are removed from the body: from the cells it enters the blood, which carries carbon dioxide to the lungs, and there it is expelled out during exhalation. In one hour, a person releases from 5 to 18 liters of carbon dioxide and up to 50 grams of water through the lungs.

By the way...

High-energy molecules that are the “fuel” for biochemical processes are called ATP - adenosine triphosphoric acid. In humans, the lifespan of one ATP molecule is less than 1 minute. The human body synthesizes about 40 kg of ATP per day, but all of it is almost immediately spent, and practically no ATP reserve is created in the body. For normal life, it is necessary to constantly synthesize new ATP molecules. That is why, without oxygen, a living organism can live for a maximum of a few minutes.

Are there living organisms that do not need oxygen?

Each of us is familiar with the processes of anaerobic respiration! Thus, the fermentation of dough or kvass is an example of an anaerobic process carried out by yeast: they oxidize glucose to ethanol (alcohol); the process of souring milk is the result of the work of lactic acid bacteria, which carry out lactic acid fermentation - convert milk sugar lactose into lactic acid.

Why do you need oxygen breathing if oxygen-free breathing is available?

Then, aerobic oxidation is many times more effective than anaerobic oxidation. Compare: during the anaerobic breakdown of one glucose molecule, only 2 ATP molecules are formed, and as a result of the aerobic breakdown of a glucose molecule, 38 ATP molecules are formed! For complex organisms with high speed and intensity of metabolic processes, anaerobic respiration is simply not enough to maintain life - for example, an electronic toy that requires 3-4 batteries to operate simply will not turn on if only one battery is inserted into it.

Is oxygen-free respiration possible in the cells of the human body?

Certainly! The first stage of the breakdown of the glucose molecule, called glycolysis, takes place without the presence of oxygen. Glycolysis is a process common to almost all living organisms. During glycolysis, pyruvic acid (pyruvate) is formed. It is she who sets off on the path of further transformations leading to the synthesis of ATP during both oxygen and oxygen-free respiration.

Thus, ATP reserves in muscles are very small - they are only enough for 1-2 seconds of muscle work. If a muscle needs short-term but active activity, anaerobic respiration is the first to be mobilized in it - it is activated faster and provides energy for about 90 seconds of active muscle work. If the muscle works actively for more than two minutes, then aerobic respiration kicks in: with it, ATP production occurs slowly, but it provides enough energy to maintain physical activity for a long time (up to several hours).

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Oxygen poisoning is a pathological symptom complex that develops after inhalation of gases or vapors with a high content of a common chemically active non-metal, mainly in the form of compounds. How does the substance affect the body? How serious is oxygen poisoning? What help can be provided to the victim? You will read about this and much more in our article.

In what cases is oxygen poisoning possible?

Oxygen toxicity is a fairly rare form of poisoning that cannot be obtained in the natural human environment. Because of this feature, many neglect the potential danger of this event and take it lightly. Potential circumstances that could lead to oxygen toxicity:

Violation of rules for working with gas mixtures and equipment in production;
Malfunction of equipment that supplies a substance to the human respiratory system under increased pressure - for example, oxygen masks in hospitals or airplane pilots;
Failure to comply with recommendations on the necessary decompression measures for scuba divers and divers after working at great depths;
Too frequent and prolonged oxygen barotherapy procedures.

As can be seen from the list described above, such circumstances are usually not typical and widespread; moreover, they are associated with an emergency situation - equipment breakdown, often along with non-compliance with basic safety rules. It should be understood that oxygen in its pure form is toxic to humans.

Why can't you breathe pure oxygen?

Oxygen is a key atmospheric element used by almost all living aerobes. It should be understood that air does not contain a pure substance, but a number of compounds.

In medicine, oxygen is used to improve the metabolic processes of the gastrointestinal tract, normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system, disinfect and deodorize air masses, treat trophic ulcers, gangrene, provide pulmonary ventilation, study blood flow speed, and so on.

The physiological basis for the transport of a substance into the body is its penetration through the alveolar pulmonary membranes during inhalation and parallel binding with erythrocytes, which are the hemoglobin of red blood cells. The latter deliver oxygen to the soft tissues, are restored and add carbon dioxide located in the structures, which is later exhaled by the person.

The chemical intensity of oxygen saturation in the blood primarily depends not on the concentration of the gas, but on its pressure - the higher it is, the more substance will enter the plasma, after which it will pass into the soft tissues.

Oversaturation of the body with oxygen has its own medical term - hyperoxia.

With the formation of hyperoxia in severe cases, multiple disturbances in the functioning of the central nervous system, respiratory and circulatory organs can form. Not only pure oxygen, but also its individual reactive forms can cause potential harm in the form of toxic derivatives, for example, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, hydroxyl radical, singlet oxygen - in this case, tens of times smaller doses will be required to form poisoning.

Symptoms of oxygen toxicity

The symptoms of oxygen poisoning are not specific and significantly depend on the individual characteristics of the human body. Moreover, quite often the pathology is confused with other acute conditions accompanied by manifestations similar to hyperoxia.

Typical problems with quick or instant action (appear immediately):

Dizziness;
Slow breathing;
Decreased heart rate, constriction of pupils and blood vessels.

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A pathological excess of oxygen in the body creates the preconditions for an acute lack of hemoglobin, since the substance that penetrates the bloodstream through the lungs actively binds to it.

Typical problems of the middle period (from 10-15 minutes to half an hour):

Intense increasing headache;
Nausea and vomiting;
Rapid redness of the face, limbs and skin on the body;
Partial or complete numbness of the phalanges of the fingers and toes, twitching of the lips of the facial muscles;
Weakening of olfactory and tactile reflexes;
Serious breathing problems;
Anxiety, irritability, aggressiveness, panic. Less often – stupor and lethargy;
Fainting, convulsions and seizures.

First aid to the victim

If assistance is not provided to the victim for a long time, death can occur quite quickly. If you suspect hyperoxia, you should immediately call an ambulance. There are no effective mechanisms for first aid in this situation.. Possible actions may include:

Immediately stop contact with highly concentrated oxygen and switch to regular air. If the necessary equipment is available, the person is allowed to breathe an oxygen-depleted mixture;
Bringing the victim to his senses by any possible means;

In the presence of convulsions, seizures and neurological manifestations, monitor the person’s condition and minimize the risk of damage to parts of the victim’s body (protect from damage, but do not secure the body with belts or other instruments);
Artificial respiration and chest compressions in the absence of these two basic vital signs.

Inpatient treatment of patients with hyperoxia is symptomatic. Hardware support is used (ventilation, suction of foam from the lungs, etc.), and conservative therapy (from chlorpromazine to relieve seizures to diuretics).

Consequences for the body

Hyperoxia has the most serious consequences for the human body, depending on the concentration of oxygen, the pressure at which it entered the body, as well as other factors.

Potential problems due to oxygen overdose:

From the bronchopulmonary system: pulmonary edema with the development of secondary bacterial infections, hemorrhages in the bronchopulmonary system, atelectasis, dysfunction of the spinal cord;
From the side of the central nervous system. Persistent hearing and vision impairment, convulsive-epileptic seizures, pathologies of the brain and spinal cord;
From the cardiovascular system: a sharp slowdown in pulse with a parallel drop in blood pressure, hemorrhages in the skin and various internal organs, the development of heart attacks and strokes, complete cardiac arrest.

If supersaturation with a high concentration of oxygen occurs at a pressure above 5 bar for at least several minutes, then the person almost instantly loses consciousness, super-severe hyperoxia rapidly develops, and death occurs.

In our body, oxygen is responsible for the process of energy production. In our cells, oxygenation occurs only thanks to oxygen - the conversion of nutrients (fats and lipids) into cell energy. When the partial pressure (content) of oxygen in the inhaled level decreases, its level in the blood decreases - the activity of the body at the cellular level decreases. It is known that more than 20% of oxygen is consumed by the brain. Oxygen deficiency contributes. Accordingly, when oxygen levels drop, well-being, performance, general tone, and immunity suffer.
It is also important to know that it is oxygen that can remove toxins from the body.
Please note that in all foreign films, in the event of an accident or a person in serious condition, emergency doctors first of all put on an oxygen apparatus to the victim in order to increase the body’s resistance and increase his chances of survival.
The therapeutic effects of oxygen have been known and used in medicine since the end of the 18th century. In the USSR, the active use of oxygen for preventive purposes began in the 60s of the last century.

Sometimes you can hear that “Oxygen is an oxidizing agent that accelerates the aging of the body.”
Here, from the correct premise, the wrong conclusion is drawn. Yes, oxygen is an oxidizing agent. Only thanks to it are nutrients from food processed into energy for the body.
The fear of oxygen is associated with two exceptional properties of it: free radicals and poisoning due to excess pressure.

Thus, aging is a biological process of slowing down cell division, and free radicals erroneously associated with aging are natural and necessary defense mechanisms for the body, and their harmful effects are associated with disruption of natural processes in the body by negative environmental factors and stress.

“Is it possible to poison yourself with oxygen?”

Watching even modern foreign films about the work of emergency doctors and paramedics, we repeatedly see the picture - a Chance collar is put on the patient and the next step is given oxygen to breathe. This picture is long gone.

The modern protocol for providing care to patients with respiratory disorders involves oxygen therapy only when saturation is significantly reduced. Below 92%. And it is carried out only to the extent necessary to maintain saturation of 92%.

Why?

Our body is designed in such a way that it requires oxygen to function, but back in 1955 it was found out...

Changes that occur in lung tissue when exposed to various oxygen concentrations have been noted both in vivo and in vitro. The first signs of changes in the structure of alveolar cells became noticeable after 3-6 hours of inhalation of high oxygen concentrations. With continued exposure to oxygen, lung damage progresses and animals die from asphyxia (P. Grodnot, J. Chôme, 1955).

The toxic effect of oxygen primarily manifests itself in the respiratory organs (M.A. Pogodin, A.E. Ovchinnikov, 1992; G.L. Morgulis et al., 1992; M.Iwata, K.Takagi, T.Satake, 1986; O. Matsurbara, T. Takemura, 1986; L. Nici, R. Dowin, 1991; Z. Viguang, 1992; K. L. Weir, P. W Johnston, 1992; A. Rubini, 1993).

The use of high concentrations of oxygen can also trigger a number of pathological mechanisms. Firstly, this is the formation of aggressive free radicals and activation of the process of lipid peroxidation, accompanied by the destruction of the lipid layer of cell walls. This process is especially dangerous in the alveoli, since they are exposed to the highest concentrations of oxygen. With prolonged exposure, 100% oxygen can cause lung damage such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. It is possible that the lipid peroxidation mechanism is involved in damage to other organs, such as the brain.

What happens when we start inhaling oxygen to a person?

The concentration of oxygen during inhalation increases, as a result, oxygen begins to firstly affect the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi, reducing the production of mucus, and also drying it out. Humidification here works little and not as desired, because oxygen passing through water converts part of it into hydrogen peroxide. There is not a lot of it, but it is quite enough to influence the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi. As a result of this exposure, mucus production decreases and the tracheobronchial tree begins to dry out. Then, oxygen enters the alveoli, where it directly affects the surfactant contained on their surface.

Oxidative degradation of the surfactant begins. The surfactant forms a certain surface tension inside the alveoli, which allows it to keep its shape and not collapse. If there is little surfactant, and when oxygen is inhaled, the rate of its degradation becomes much higher than the rate of its production by the alveolar epithelium, the alveolus loses its shape and collapses. As a result, an increase in the concentration of oxygen levels during inspiration leads to respiratory failure. It should be noted that this process is not quick, and there are situations when oxygen inhalation can save the patient’s life, but only for a fairly short period of time. Long-term inhalations of even not very high concentrations of oxygen definitely lead to partial atelictation of the lungs and significantly worsen the processes of sputum discharge.

Thus, as a result of oxygen inhalation, you can get the exact opposite effect - a deterioration in the patient’s condition.

What to do in this situation?

The answer lies on the surface - to normalize gas exchange in the lungs not by changing the oxygen concentration, but by normalizing parameters

ventilation. Those. we need to force the alveoli and bronchi to work so that 21% of oxygen in the surrounding air is enough for the body to function normally. Non-invasive ventilation helps with this. However, one must always take into account that selecting ventilation parameters during hypoxia is a rather labor-intensive process. In addition to tidal volumes, respiratory rate, rate of change in pressure during inhalation and exhalation, we have to operate with many other parameters - blood pressure, pressure in the pulmonary artery, index of resistance of the vessels of the small and large circle. Often it is necessary to use drug therapy, because the lungs are not only an organ of gas exchange, but also a kind of filter that determines the speed of blood flow in both the pulmonary and systemic circulation. It’s probably not worth describing the process itself and the pathological mechanisms involved in it here, because it will take more than one hundred pages; it’s probably better to describe what the patient gets as a result.

As a rule, as a result of prolonged oxygen inhalation, a person literally “sticks” to the oxygen concentrator. We described why above. But what’s even worse is that during treatment with an oxygen inhaler, for the patient to be more or less comfortable, higher and higher concentrations of oxygen are required. Moreover, the need to increase the oxygen supply is constantly growing. There is a feeling that a person can no longer live without oxygen. All this leads to the fact that a person loses the opportunity to serve himself.

What happens when we start replacing the oxygen concentrator with non-invasive ventilation? The situation is changing dramatically. After all, non-invasive ventilation is needed only occasionally - a maximum of 5-7 times a day, and as a rule, patients get by with 2-3 sessions of 20-40 minutes each. This significantly rehabilitates patients socially. Exercise tolerance increases. Shortness of breath goes away. A person can take care of himself and live not tied to a device. And most importantly, we do not burn out the surfactant or dry out the mucous membrane.

A person tends to get sick. As a rule, it is respiratory diseases that cause a sharp deterioration in the condition of patients. If this happens, then the number of non-invasive ventilation sessions during the day must be increased. Patients themselves, sometimes even better than the doctor, determine when they need to breathe on the machine again.

Everyone knows from childhood that a person cannot live without oxygen. People breathe it, it takes part in many metabolic processes, saturates organs and tissues with useful substances. Therefore, oxygen treatment has long been used in many medical procedures, thanks to which it is possible to saturate the body or cells with important elements, as well as improve health.

Lack of oxygen in the body

A person breathes oxygen. But those who live in large cities with developed industry experience a lack of it. This is due to the fact that in megacities there are harmful chemical elements in the air. In order for the human body to be healthy and fully functioning, it needs pure oxygen, the proportion of which in the air should be approximately 21%. But various studies have shown that in the city it is only 12%. As you can see, residents of megacities receive a vital element 2 times less than the norm.

Symptoms of lack of oxygen

increase in breathing rate,
increase in heart rate,
headache,
organ function slows down,
impaired concentration,
reaction slows down
lethargy,
drowsiness,
acidosis develops
bluish skin,
changing the shape of nails.

Consequences of lack of oxygen

As a result, the lack of oxygen in the body negatively affects the functioning of the heart, liver, brain, etc. The likelihood of premature aging and the occurrence of diseases of the cardiovascular system and respiratory organs increases.

Therefore, it is recommended to change your place of residence, move to a more environmentally friendly area of the city, or better yet, move out of town, closer to nature. If such an opportunity is not expected in the near future, then try to get out to parks or squares more often.

Since residents of large cities can have a whole “bouquet” of diseases due to a lack of this element, we suggest you familiarize yourself with oxygen treatment methods.

Oxygen treatment methods

Oxygen inhalations

Prescribed to patients suffering from diseases of the respiratory system (bronchitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, tuberculosis, asthma), heart disease, poisoning, malfunction of the liver and kidneys, and shock.

Oxygen therapy can also be done as a preventive measure for residents of large cities. After the procedure, a person’s appearance becomes better, their mood and general well-being improve, they gain energy and strength for work and creativity.

Oxygen inhalation

Oxygen inhalation procedure at home

For oxygen inhalation, you need a tube or mask through which the breathing mixture will flow. It is best to carry out the procedure through the nose, using a special catheter. The proportion of oxygen in breathing mixtures is from 30% to 95%. The duration of inhalation depends on the condition of the body, usually 10-20 minutes. This procedure is often resorted to in the postoperative period.

Anyone can purchase the necessary equipment for oxygen therapy in pharmacies and carry out inhalation themselves. Oxygen cartridges usually available on sale are approximately 30 cm high and contain oxygen and nitrogen gas inside. The cylinder has a nebulizer for breathing gas through the nose or mouth. Of course, the cylinder does not last forever; as a rule, it lasts for 3-5 days. It is worth using it 2-3 times daily.

Oxygen is very beneficial for humans, but an overdose can be harmful. Therefore, when carrying out independent procedures, be careful and do not overdo it. Do everything according to the instructions. If you experience the following symptoms after oxygen therapy - dry cough, cramps, burning behind the sternum - then consult a doctor immediately. To prevent this from happening, use a pulse oximeter to help monitor the oxygen level in your blood.

Barotherapy

This procedure refers to the effect of increased or decreased pressure on the human body. As a rule, they resort to increased pressure, which is created in pressure chambers of different sizes for different medical purposes. There are large ones, they are designed for operations and childbirth.

Due to the fact that tissues and organs are saturated with oxygen, swelling and inflammation are reduced, cell renewal and rejuvenation are accelerated.

Effectively use oxygen under high pressure in diseases of the stomach, heart, endocrine and nervous systems, in the presence of gynecological problems, etc.

Barotherapy

Oxygen mesotherapy

It is used in cosmetology to introduce active substances into the deep layers of the skin, which will enrich it. This oxygen therapy improves the condition of the skin, it rejuvenates, and also eliminates cellulite. At the moment, oxygen mesotherapy is a popular service in cosmetology salons.

Oxygen mesotherapy

Oxygen baths

They are quite useful. Water is poured into the bath, the temperature of which should be approximately 35°C. It is saturated with active oxygen, due to which it has a healing effect on the body.

After taking oxygen baths, a person begins to feel better, insomnia and migraines go away, blood pressure normalizes, and metabolism improves. This effect occurs due to the penetration of oxygen into the deep layers of the skin and stimulation of nerve receptors. Such services are usually provided in spa salons or sanatoriums.

Oxygen cocktails

They are very popular now. Oxygen cocktails are not only healthy, but also very tasty.

What are they? The basis that gives color and taste is syrup, juice, vitamins, herbal infusions, in addition, such drinks are filled with foam and bubbles containing 95% medical oxygen. Oxygen cocktails should be drunk by people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases or problems with the nervous system. This medicinal drink also normalizes blood pressure, metabolism, relieves fatigue, eliminates migraines and removes excess fluid from the body. If you consume oxygen cocktails daily, a person’s immune system is strengthened and performance increases.

You can buy them in many sanatoriums or fitness clubs. You can also prepare oxygen cocktails yourself; for this you need to purchase a special device at the pharmacy. Use freshly squeezed vegetable, fruit juices or herbal mixtures as a base.

Oxygen cocktails

Nature

Nature is perhaps the most natural and pleasant way. Try to get out into nature and parks as often as possible. Breathe clean, oxygen-rich air.

Oxygen is an important element for human health. Get out into the forests and the sea more often - saturate your body with useful substances and strengthen your immunity.

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In chapter Natural Sciences to the question If oxygen is a powerful oxidizing agent, then why is it advised to breathe deeper? Is oxygen harmful to humans? given by the author Yotim Bergi the best answer is Due to the action of oxygen, a person ages but cannot live without it

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Hello! Here is a selection of topics with answers to your question: If oxygen is a powerful oxidizing agent, then why is it advised to breathe deeper? Is oxygen harmful to humans?

Answer from Dmitry Borisov
harmful, don't breathe!

Answer from Col.kurtz
harmful
You can’t breathe pure oxygen for a long time
doctors know

Answer from Anton Vladimirovich
No, that's not true. Of course, if you mean ozone, then this is only for a few minutes, and then it won’t be entirely useful. And oxygen... And oxygen, excuse me, is only useful. But the body is adapted to absorb not pure oxygen, but an oxygen mixture, that is, air. Therefore, pure oxygen also should not be abused unnecessarily.

Answer from Dmitry Nizyaev
Living in general is harmful. They even die from this.

Answer from Breastfeeding childhood
pure oxygen for humans (and for most living beings) is poison; prolonged inhalation of it causes death. The first global extinction was caused precisely by massive oxygen poisoning. see OXYGEN DISASTER. but they advise breathing deeper not with oxygen, but with air in which oxygen is in a safe concentration and only when, due to fainting (or another painful condition), the oxygen concentration in the blood drops. sometimes in this case they allow you to breathe pure oxygen, but not for long.

Answer from ZHolty partisan
It is advised to breathe deeper when the air
atmospheric, it contains 16% oxygen, this is often enough to do
hyperventilation of the lungs, quickly and naturally saturate the blood
It’s beneficial to breathe oxygen, pure oxygen, for a while, but... it’s dangerous. Profitable because one
the breath lasts for a minute... it’s dangerous - everyone is accelerating
metabolic reactions in the body significantly (actually accelerates
aging of the body) and if you suddenly “accept the spark” while inhaling, they will burn out
lungs from the inside! At work I did a trick... inhaled oxygen from
cylinder... approached the smoker, took a burning cigarette from him, inserted it into
mouth and blew into it... - the cigarette burned with a bright flame.
In its pure form it is a terrible oxidizing agent, therefore a poison. Ozone is many times more dangerous than oxygen, in its pure form (rarely found, only next to an electric arc, during welding), its smell is pungent, burns the mucous membrane of the nose, eyes... prolonged inhalation leads to the conversion of blood cholesterol into an INSOLUTE form, i.e. there is a risk of getting heart attack out of thin air! I say this because I experienced it myself as an aluminum welder.

Answer from Yustam Iskenderov
Nitrogen calms it down.

Answer from Ioman Sergeevich
By the way, oxygen in the body is used precisely for oxidation. So what now? As already said, do not breathe, and after a few minutes the oxidation processes will stop...

Answer from Born in the USSR
It is not oxygen that is harmful, but its concentration...

Let's try to close our mouths, pinch our noses and stop breathing for a while. In just a few seconds we already feel that we really need a deep breath. All cells of our body require oxygen every second. Oxygen is part of air. It directly affects the functioning of all organs of our body and the metabolism carried out in it.

Why is oxygen needed?

Without oxygen, we will not be able to obtain the energy necessary for our life from food. The more energy a person expends on an activity, the more oxygen he needs to restore these expenses. For this reason, we breathe much more often and deeply when we jump, run or perform, for example, gymnastic exercises.

What is the trachea?

During inhalation, air first enters the larynx, then the windpipe - the trachea. The trachea is designed in a very clever way: when we swallow something, it closes with a thin flap so that food crumbs do not enter the lungs.

How are the bronchi and lungs structured?

The trachea in humans bifurcates into wide tubes - bronchi. The final smallest branches of the bronchi are bronchioles. The bronchi lead to the lungs - right and left. The lungs themselves consist of a large number of tiny bubbles (alveoli) and are visually similar to 2 large sponges.

How does breathing happen?

When a person inhales, the lungs expand and the alveoli are able to fill with fresh air. The blood that flows through the vessels absorbs oxygen and distributes it to all cells of the body. In exchange, the blood releases the carbon dioxide accumulated in it to the alveoli. This is what we exhale.

Why is it better to breathe through your nose?

It is better to breathe through the nose. The fact is that in the nasal passages the air is purified, warmed to the required temperature and acquires optimal humidity. If a person breathes through his mouth, it means he suffers from a runny nose or other illness. It is a well-known fact that a person who is not accustomed to breathing through the nose gets sick more often, gets tired faster and has a low ability to work. During intense movement, it is better to inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.

Why is polluted air dangerous?

The air we breathe must be clean. It is known that after watering yards and streets, the amount of dust decreases by half. If you breathe polluted air, then your cerebral circulation, metabolism, and the functioning of your internal organs sharply deteriorate, and lethargy and depressed mood appear. Clean air is especially important during sleep.