oxygen ?

cripple4life · 01-09-2010, 11:24 PM

does oxygen help speed up the healing process? i ask because my father is on oxygen at night but if i was to use it during the day would it help heal sores any faster?

lynnifer · 01-09-2010, 11:32 PM

Good question! Wait for someone medically trained to answer you ... but I'm going to toss my answer into the ring.

I say no. Because ... dermal circulation (tiny micro-capillaries in the skin) are still compromised in paralysis ... so if the blood has trouble getting there in the first place, the red blood cells filled with oxygen in the blood aren't going to get there either ... unless it's saturated as in hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

I anticipate an answer from someone who's smart!

thehipcrip · 01-10-2010, 12:24 AM

Definitely not the smart person re: anatomy and biology from whom she's anticipating an answer, but I do agree with Lynnifer that it won't help. I have slightly different reasoning for my answer, though:

Most people are able to achieve 100 percent oxygen saturation of their blood just by breathing normal room air. Since you can't exceed 100 percent saturation, using oxygen from a tank for a few hours a day won't do anything.

~Crossing my fingers that the anticipated answer from someone who's smart doesn't make my answer look really, really dumb~

foxyladi14 · 01-11-2010, 10:32 AM

i am on oxygen at night too.i really think it only helps those with lung problems

SCI-Nurse · 01-11-2010, 12:32 PM

Hi,

I agree that extra oxygen will not help the healing. And giving oxygen when one's oxygen saturation is normal can be dangerous in that oversaturating can cause the respiratory feedback system to shut down one's own normal respiratory drive and cause CO2 retention- so please do not ever increase oxygen without the guidance of a clinician.

Keeping pressure off, the appropirate treatment for the specific wound,good nutrition, regular turning and avoiding excess weight is the best way to heal.

AAD

01-09-2010, 11:24 PM	#1
cripple4life Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: maryland Posts: 377	oxygen ? does oxygen help speed up the healing process? i ask because my father is on oxygen at night but if i was to use it during the day would it help heal sores any faster? __________________ Street Dreamz c.c. maryland

01-09-2010, 11:32 PM	#2
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,298	Good question! Wait for someone medically trained to answer you ... but I'm going to toss my answer into the ring. I say no. Because ... dermal circulation (tiny micro-capillaries in the skin) are still compromised in paralysis ... so if the blood has trouble getting there in the first place, the red blood cells filled with oxygen in the blood aren't going to get there either ... unless it's saturated as in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I anticipate an answer from someone who's smart! __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

01-10-2010, 12:24 AM	#3
thehipcrip Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: US Virgin Islands Posts: 2,665	Definitely not the smart person re: anatomy and biology from whom she's anticipating an answer, but I do agree with Lynnifer that it won't help. I have slightly different reasoning for my answer, though: Most people are able to achieve 100 percent oxygen saturation of their blood just by breathing normal room air. Since you can't exceed 100 percent saturation, using oxygen from a tank for a few hours a day won't do anything. ~Crossing my fingers that the anticipated answer from someone who's smart doesn't make my answer look really, really dumb~ __________________ It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. ~Julius Caesar

01-11-2010, 10:32 AM	#4
foxyladi14 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 226	i am on oxygen at night too.i really think it only helps those with lung problems __________________ LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA

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01-11-2010, 12:32 PM	#5
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,304	Hi, I agree that extra oxygen will not help the healing. And giving oxygen when one's oxygen saturation is normal can be dangerous in that oversaturating can cause the respiratory feedback system to shut down one's own normal respiratory drive and cause CO2 retention- so please do not ever increase oxygen without the guidance of a clinician. Keeping pressure off, the appropirate treatment for the specific wound,good nutrition, regular turning and avoiding excess weight is the best way to heal. AAD

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