Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure
by Aerbil313 on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @06:29PM
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Disc: Generally speaking, not spesific to the oxygen mask thing.
> Some people believe it but experiments have shown that it makes no significant difference. It's a placebo effect.
I cannot count the amount of times I heard this on medicines and treatments. A too high percentage of them turn out to be not plasebo after a short amount of time. I believe “the experiments shown <anecdatolly working and commonly practised treatment> is plasebo” is the the first line of defense of the medical status quo against change.
> Some people believe it but experiments have shown that it makes no significant difference. It's a placebo effect.
I cannot count the amount of times I heard this on medicines and treatments. A too high percentage of them turn out to be not plasebo after a short amount of time. I believe “the experiments shown <anecdatolly working and commonly practised treatment> is plasebo” is the the first line of defense of the medical status quo against change.