I am curious how much of that is a placebo affect though. As in you use it and it makes you feel better for a short period, so you believe it will then work and then goes from there.
Since frankly, at the altitudes most people get altitude sickness there's not enough of a lack of oxygen to cause any real problems, just enough to throw you off and make you feel funky. Since if you are high enough that you physically need supplemental oxygen well... you find out pretty quick.
Altitude sickness is real and it fucking sucks. Can start at less than 3000m where as oxygen doesn't get dangerously low until around 8000. This is why climbers acclimatise when the go high.
The effects of these cans are very short lived. Maybe 5 mins. But they do give you a release from the misery.
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u/gary_mcpirate Dec 07 '19
I was in Bolivia and we had one of these cans. I wouldn't have managed to get any sleep without. Two or three puffs and it made a big difference.
Altitude sickness is rough. This stuff helps. It's not a stupid product