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Kathmandu Friday January 25, 2002 Magh 12, 2058.
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Oxygen bar opens for normal
people
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Breathing in black smog has
become everyone’s destiny these days and it is not possible to get fresh air within
the core city area throughout the world. Taking this problem of the public in view, oxygen
bars have now come up with the idea of supplying human lungs with pure oxygen.
Oxygen bars are springing up in different parts
of the world and have now been launched in Nepal, too.
Focusing on the business and tourist area Ananta
Keshari Basnet is offering 94 percent pure oxygen at Om Sanjivani Oxygen Bar at Thamel.
The bar has now changed the concept of getting
oxygen only by serious patients in operation theatres or only by athletes. "This is
for normal people, which will help to decrease stress, clears up the mind, improves
stamina and calms nerves by relieving headaches, hangovers and all sorts of tension,"
says Basnet, the owner of the bar.
"After taking oxygen, I feel relaxed, fresh
and free of tension", says Tashi Dorge, who has been to Sanjivani bar 4-5 times.
"It energises a person and I would also like others to feel it."
On being asked what made him open the bar Basnet
says, "it is the increasing air pollution within the Kathmandu Valley." He says,
"I learned the technique of running the bar from different angles. Besides, an oxygen
supplier to different hospitals and patients encouraged him to open the bar.
This "healthy food for lungs" is
prohibited to person with lung disorder (asthma or emphysema) and to those with serious
medical condition. Pregnant women and children below ten years of age are also kept away
from this. "We suggest those with health disorder to consult their physician before
taking oxygen," says Basnet.
The atmosphere consists of 21 percent oxygen, 78
percent nitrogen and 1 percent other gases. Nonetheless, oxygen percentage has decreased
up to 16 percent in different countries due to pollution.
Basnet hopes that these kinds of bars will gain
popularity here in Nepal as a remedy of tension, stress, headache and depression caused by
environment pollution.
During its 45 days of opening, Om Sanjivani has
attracted only 65 customers, mainly foreigners and some Nepali customers.
In his/her first visit, the customers are
provided reusable flexible plastic tubes with an outlet for each nostril at Rs 150,
whereas in his next visit he has to pay only Rs 100 for 20 minutes.
The clients can also select oxygen along with
five different flavours of aromas like – ylang ylang, lemon grass, eucalyptus, orange
and sandal wood. Only the thing the client has to do is he/she has to pay Rs 50 extra.
The users are seated on big and comfortable
sofas with stretched legs. After that 94 percent pure oxygen is given amid the background
of music that relaxes you. The oxygen goes into the nose with the pressure of 2 PSI and
the force of 3 minute per litre.
Basnet opened the bar on business motive and now
is on the trial period of three months. "It is very necessary to clear the concept of
taking oxygen and its importance to the Nepali people," says Basnet.
We recommend taking oxygen once a week, which is
very helpful for blood circulation, increasing the power of blood purification, cell
repair, elimination of bacteria both in the cell and the skin.
The oxygen cylinder costs from Rs 6000 to Rs
9000 in which the oxygen content ranges from 1.4 cum to 6.2 cum.
According to Basnet, Japan is the first country
to start oxygen bars some 40 years ago. And within a decade almost every country adopted
the idea. In the USA, oxygen bars are found in every street. They charge $ 18-19 in 20
minutes, which is very expensive. About a hundred years ago, pure oxygen was available in
the atmosphere but now in the 21st century, pure oxygen is impossible to get. We
can,however, still buy oxygen available in small cans.
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