Facts About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & How It’s Useful
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a type of treatment that is used to speed up the healing of carbon monoxinde poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds and tissue infections. Patients are required to enter the hyberic chamber to breathe in pure oxygen in air pressure 1.5 to 3 times higher than the atmospheric pressure. This fills the body with enough oxygen to trigger the natural healing process of the body. This form of therapy is prevalent in treating scuba divers from carbon monoxide poisoning. They are also used to treat fire fighters and miners who suffer from oxygen deficiency. It is also approved for more than a dozen conditions including: Cyanide poisoning Crush injuries Gas gangrene Inadequate bloodflow into the arteries Delayed radiation injury Flesh-eating diseases Chronic infection Diabetic wounds Decompression sickness Many health insurance companies generally cover the hyperbaric therapy treatment for these conditions, except in certain circumstances. How does Hyper...