OXYGENOTHERAPY

Oxygen therapy or oxygen therapy is a method of treating diseases using oxygen.

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Oxygen provides the oxidation of various substances (fats, proteins, carbohydrates), as a result of which our body receives the energy necessary to maintain life, and also participates in other important biochemical processes. Inadequate oxygen supply inevitably affects our health. But in a metropolis, we have to constantly breathe an atmosphere with a low oxygen content.

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The situation is aggravated by the increased content of carbon monoxide in the urban atmosphere (contained in car exhaust emissions, in cigarette smoke, in industrial emissions). Inhaled carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream and binds to hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a natural transport that transports oxygen throughout the body. But carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin 200 times faster than oxygen, and therefore an increase in the concentration of carbon monoxide leads to a sharp drop in the oxygen content in the blood.

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Lack of oxygen (hypoxia) can lead to headaches and muscle pains, general weakness, sleep disturbances, and depression. There may also be a decrease in immunity (and, accordingly, an increased susceptibility to ARVI), impaired concentration, and a decrease in sexual activity.

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Thus, for preventive purposes, oxygen therapy is indicated for almost every city dweller.