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A comment on The Long History of Nitrous Oxide. Parent comment

Re:The Long History of Nitrous Oxide by nradov on Saturday April 19, 2025 @02:47PM (#43738515)
There's no real need to reserve nitrous oxide for medical (including dental) use. It's not a scarce natural resource or anything and can be manufactured cheaply from commodity inputs. Medical use has been steadily declining due to concerns over side effects and availability of superior alternatives for anesthesia.
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Re:The Long History of Nitrous Oxide by gcanyon on Sunday April 20, 2025 @07:56AM (#43743240)
> superior alternatives for anesthesia

Two of my kids were born using nitrous as anesthesia. This was years ago in San Diego, CA. I very clearly remember leaning in to my struggling wife and trying to motivate her: "Honey, remember, you need to breathe for the nitrous to work. Don't just hold your breath and bear down. You've got to breathe."

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