The Department of Traditional Medicine - Hospital 199 (Ministry of Public Security) in Da Nang is receiving and treating a number of cases related to the abuse of laughing gas (N2O gas). In which, a female patient, 20 years old, used laughing gas balls regularly for 1 year, was hospitalized with numbness in the leg, muscle weakness, and memory disturbances.
Doctors diagnosed: The patient suffered nerve damage due to vitamin B12 deficiency due to inhaling N2O gas. After 1 week of treatment with traditional medicine methods combined with lifestyle adjustment... the patient has clearly recovered, no longer feels numb, walks normally, is alert, and communicates well.
Dr. CKI Tran Thi Thuy - Head of the Department of Traditional Medicine, Hospital 199 said: N2O air is a chemical widely applied in many fields such as industry (solar battery production, used in welding, cutting, used for machines, analysis equipment, increasing engine capacity...). In medicine, this is an anesthetic, sedative, pain reliever in the fields of dentistry, obstetrics, sports... From the perspective of traditional medicine, when abusing laughing gas, it will be a factor that causes the disorder of "Sin - Air - God", disrupts the blood vessel, damages covering organs such as the Heart, Can, kidneys, causing manifestations such as: insomnia, headache, depression, numbness in the limbs, memory loss, even paralysis".
According to Dr. Tran Thi Thuy, laughing gas is currently becoming a temporary exercise that many young people are looking for. However, behind that smile are serious risks to physical, mental and intellectual health. That is, laughing gas can bring a few moments of fun but leave many long-term consequences that both modern medicine and traditional medicine warn of. Be alert to the most enjoyable things in life and maintain your health by living a healthy lifestyle, nurturing 'Heart - Air - God' as taught by Traditional Medicine: "Table of life is to nurture the Heart, keep the air in moderation, keep the God at peace".
