Dr. Ashaq Hussain Parrey
Rheumatology
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I had a staphylococcus infection for about six months it is a nerve bacteria. I lost long hydration it is only returned to about the five-minute level one reason I believe was I was on Soviclor tablets. I went off the pills after they were outgassing medication through my lungs, and there may have been some breathing problems possibly gagging. It still feels like there is something in my lungs.
I have been off the medication now for about a little over a month. I have heard you can breathe mist from a vaporizer to help clean the deposits out of your lungs. What do you put in the vaporizer? I have heard soda water and regular water might work. How often do you breathe from it and how long and is the vapor supposed to be light and not directly inhaled from the vaporizer?
I believe I was told that I should use my oxygen whenever my eyes water this promotes hydration is this true? How many times should I do this a day and how long? Does it hurt to be on alcohol when you use the oxygen? How do I build up my hydration, so I get more time up after six months? I think I am only getting about five minutes up.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I went through your post, staphylococcus is not a nerve bacteria but can affect the brain which possibly you are having had and is treated for a maximum of six weeks followed by prophylaxis (prevention) in some patients who have chances of getting infectious again. Soviclor (Acyclovir) is an antiviral used for infection caused virus and not for rehydration or cleaning your lungs.
The vaporizer you have heard is called nebulizer and is used to relax bronchioles in the lungs in patients with bronchial asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder). If you have wheezing then you a use nebulization of Salbutamol to get relief from breathlessness.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
The staphylococcus I have is a military nerve bomb bacteria proper name is staphylococcus aureus. With these bacteria, you can lose hydration in the lungs. What about oxygen usage? And when do I use my oxygen and how often and does it hurt to use it while on alcohol.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Oxygen is used whenever day time, oxygen saturation drops below 90 % or oxygen saturation below 88 % during sleep so you will need an oximeter which can be used for monitoring saturation. Alcohol in small quantities will not cause any problems with oxygen. However, large quantities will cause problems. Staphylococcus aureus is not a bomb bacteria it causes pneumonia in hospitalized patients, and mostly in immunocompromised people.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
I was told you turn the oxygen on when our eyes water. And leave it on until they stop watering or you develop a weird sensation somewhere. I was also told eventually you should move around for about 15 minutes in bed doing the bicycle on our back until our eyes water then go on with oxygen. Kindly explain.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
The main reason for supplemental oxygen is hypoxemia and is also used in pulmonary arterial hypertension and patients with brain edema, watering of eyes has nothing to do with oxygen there is one eye condition where oxygen is helpful that is called eye stroke which occurs due to blockage of the blood vessel in the eye and can cause loss of vision.
In such situations, hyperbaric oxygen is helpful and decreases chances of injury to the inner eye that is retina if you had any such thing then use oxygen as your doctor has said it. You had not mentioned what was your diagnosis when you were in the hospital, and the best thing would have been if you had uploaded the discharge documents.
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