In the Summer/Fall 2016 issue of Colorado Summit there is an interesting article entitled “Home Remedy” by Ted Katauskas. A company, called Altitude Control Technologies, in Denver can install an air separator that continuously controls the amount of oxygen in a room based on barometric pressure and people entering and exiting that room. So far, these devices have been used commercially and are now beginning to be used in high-priced dream homes. There are medical implications of this technology for possible treatment of high altitude illnesses such as hypoxia or HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema). Every one per cent increase in oxygen concentration is like descending 300 feet. An increase of five percent can improve sleep and brain function. This could be important for sensitive populations such as newborns and people in critical jobs where an increase in errors could have catastrophic consequences. British physiologist Joseph Barcroff interviewed residents in 1922 in Cerro de Pasco at 14,210 feet and found decreased cognition he termed “bungling”.
For children, the implications would be adequate perfusion of oxygen to the organs to carry out life’s functions and promote healthy growth. Currently, this technology is very expensive. Could an air separator be subsidized by insurance? Added into the construction of a new home would promote the health and comfort of mountain residents and visitors.
Submitted by Joe Brath, NP Student from Georgetown University rotating Summer 2016
very interesting! Thanks Joe. Our future in the mountains will be very different with this technology
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