OT: Medical equipment question

Paul Hovnanian P.E.
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:51 am

Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

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Tim Wescott
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:51 am

On 09/01/2010 04:51 PM, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:

Quote:

Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

Maybe she got into a really bad accident as a little girl and hears

through her nose?

Most likely there was a tank somewhere that you didn't see, and that was
the regulator.

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Jim Thompson
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:51 am

On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:51:16 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
<Paul_at_Hovnanian.com> wrote:

Quote:

Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

A vibrator ?:-)

A woman going thru TSA here had her carry-on searched because it was
buzzing Smile

Joel Koltner
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:20 am

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." <Paul_at_Hovnanian.com> wrote in message
news:4C7EE6F4.D64F39F8_at_Hovnanian.com...

Quote:

What was it?

Recording EKG, perhaps?

Guest

Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:31 am

On Sep 1, 6:51 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <P...@Hovnanian.com> wrote:

Quote:

Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

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Fast wine, loose cars, old women.

Probably a "24-Hour Esophageal pH Test". You get the joy of inhaling a
probe through your nose and have a nurse "gently" shove it down your
throat. Then you walk around with this recorder and tell it when you
eat, when you feel heartburn, etc.

Paul Hovnanian P.E.
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:56 am

a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com wrote:

Quote:

On Sep 1, 6:51 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <P...@Hovnanian.com> wrote:
Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

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Paul Hovnanian mailto:P...@Hovnanian.com
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Fast wine, loose cars, old women.

Probably a "24-Hour Esophageal pH Test". You get the joy of inhaling a
probe through your nose and have a nurse "gently" shove it down your
throat. Then you walk around with this recorder and tell it when you
eat, when you feel heartburn, etc.

Yeech! Well at least its not a plethysmograph.

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JeffM
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:47 am

Quote:

Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
I could see tha the box was connected via wires or tubing
to some sort of clip on one side of her nose.

a7yvm109gf5d1@ netzero.com wrote:
Probably a "24-Hour Esophageal pH Test".

Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
Yeech! Well at least its not a plethysmograph.

That has been done with a non-invasive "vest" for ~30 years.

http://www.imt.liu.se/bit/staff/tomst/rip.html

x x
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:27 am

it's probably a weapon to kill terrists and aliens.

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:13 pm

On 02/09/2010 00:51, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:

Quote:

Just wondering. Today, I was walking downtown and I saw an older lady
standing, fiddiling with what appeared to be an older generation iPod (a
white box about that size). As I approached, I could see tha the box was
connected via wires or tubing to some sort of clip on one side of her
nose.

I was thinking about one of those oxygen generators, but the smallest
I've ever seen was about the size of a small briefcase.

What was it?

Electrosleep machine or similar?

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