Hyperbarics and Eyesight

B.K., Los Angeles

Here's a little success story that gives another angle on what hyperbaric oxygen

might be also good for. A short story but nevertheless amazing: 

"I suffered a stroke and the right side of my face was affected along with a vision loss.

After the consistent use of the mild HBOT chamber for 3 days a week for the

last few months, I feel much better. My double vision has completely disappeared.

As an even more satisfying result, I had my eyes tested and I have had a 50%

improvement in both eyes, which is not a likley thing to happen at age 55.

Needless to say, that I will continue the chamber treatments as I am impressed

 with the results."

More Applications for HBOT

Some more Info what experts found out regarding HBOT:

Neubauer and Walker point out that HBOT is widely accepted by American

doctors in the treatment of " wound healing, bone infection, carbon monoxide

intoxication, and air bubbles in the bloodstream due to decompression

sickness, open heart surgery, and other sources."1  But, unlike their European

colleagues, they have yet to recognize its value in treating "conditions such as
coma resulting from head injuries, bruising of the spinal cord, stroke, and
neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis."2 However, an increasing
number are doing so.

For example, Dr. Wise Young of the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative

Neuroscience at Rutgers University, says that HBOT " therapy clearly has many
applications and beneficial effects for a number of medical conditions."
In 1990, the prestigious The Journal of the American Medical Association
published a study concluding that, "Overall, HBO therapy is safe and effective
for certain conditions, and well-formulated clinical trials could help extend its
use to others."3 Wounds, broken bones, and infections of all sorts have
responded favorably to HBOT, and its proponents continue to document and
promote these uses.

1 Dr. Richard A. Neubauer and Morton Walker DPM, "Hyperbaric Oxygen

Therapy". c. 1998 by RAN and MW, Avery, a member of Penguin

Putnam, Inc.

2 ditto

3 "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy" in JAMA (The Journal of the American

Medical Association) April 25, 1990 v263 n16 p2216(5), by Grim, Pamela

S.; Gottlieb, Lawrence J.; Boddie, Allyn; Batson, Eric

Hyperbaric Oxygen: Good for the brain too!

Here is some thing I found on impact of Hyperbaric treatment on

brain function:

Regarding the mental effects of HBOT, Maffetone has this to say: "There is a

relationship between lactic acid levels and depression, anxiety, and phobias. A

significant number of people using the hyperbaric chamber have reported

psychological benefits. Some of this subjective information may be placebo

effects, but the relationship between highpressure environments and mental

states is clear. High-pressure weather systems are typically accompanied by a

feeling of well being. That's why you feel happier and more energetic on sunny,

blue-sky days, as opposed to the cloudy, low pressure days when many people

are sluggish both mentally and physically."1

1 Future Trends: Hyperbaric Chambers, 181, Maffetone

Hyperbaric Oxygen: More Success Stories

I like success stories. They just show that mild HBOT is helping significantly.
So here I give you 1 more:

I had Epstein Barr Virus. I was so tired I really had trouble functioning in every day life
activities. I went to an Holistic Center and they put me on some supplements that helped,
but also recommended the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber. I was a bit skeptical and did
not know if I could make the time to do it, but I was so determined to feel better that I
decided to give it a try.
The results were fantastic. I started sleeping better and my energy level really came up.
I feel so much better. The mild Oxygen Chamber became my little getaway. I really
enjoy it and it really makes a difference.
T.M., Los Angeles

A lot of people using mHBOT are reporting better sleep and more energy.
That alone is worth it to me.

Hyperbaric Oxygen: A Story of wound healing

This is the story of a beautiful young actress who had a horrible accident

and an almost miraculous recovery.

One day, she was using a table saw, when suddenly the machine

malfunctioned and the blade broke and flew directly at her face,

striking her cheekbone. The swelling and the blood blinded her within

moments. After struggling for moments, panicked by the feeling that she

had lost her eye she finally was able to reach help.

This is the photograph two hours after the accident.

Her eye was swollen shut, and the inflammation enlarged her nose and

face. Since she was an actress, she was terrified that a scar would remain

if not properly treated. She refused to be stitched and looked for alternative

therapies.

She heard about HBOT.

For the next seven days, she did daily two-hour sessions in a Mild Hyperbaric

Tank and used Arnica cream, a well-known anti-inflammatory homeopathic.

After seven days, here was the result.

She now had full use of the eye. The facial swelling has significantly decreased.

The wound has entirely closed, and there is very little bruising. The dark portions

in the picture are scabs which are in various stages and healing beautifully.

With an injury like that this is the image you would expect after several weeks, not one.

These are incredible results, by any standard. How does the wound look today?

Almost a year later? So good, that it doesn’t even photograph. It is virtually

invisible, almost like it never happened.

The combination of HBOT and arnica cream produced results that one would

not have even thought possible, even with surgery. The results truly speak for

themselves.

I think this is an awesome story and great example how Mild Hyperbaric

treatments can make a huge difference on wound healing, in fact wound healing

is the one application where results are guaranteed.

Mild Hyperbarics - A general insight and who is at high risk

Did you know…

As we age, our ability to consume sufficient oxygen decreases between 5 and 10% every decade starting at age 25. This is assuming that you don’t fall under any of these high-risk categories for oxygen deficiency: smoking, frequent participation in intense exercise or sports activities, or working in sealed buildings, high-stress environments and excessive work hours. In consequence that means that in the normal process of aging we become more oxygen deficient whether we like it or not, and it might be worse for those of us that fall into those higher risk categories.

Higher risk groups and people who could benefit:

• Elderly
• Smokers
• Those who work in a sealed building
• Those who participate regularly in sports activities
• Those who live in cities with high pollution
• Those with frequent headaches, or migraines
• Those who work in a sealed building
• Those who live at high altitudes
• Frequent airplane flyers
• Those who work regularly excessive hours
• Those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Those who participate in regular heavy exercise
• Those with Epstein-Barr Virus    

That’s what first made me look for a solution and what I found was mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses a pressurized chamber to force higher than normal levels of oxygen into the tissues and plasma of the body. Our lungs take in oxygen and pass it along to the blood cells that carry it to various parts of the body through the circulatory system. Some parts of the body, however, may not be receiving sufficient oxygen through this system, especially if the body’s circulatory system is impaired, or if the environment one is in is oxygen deficient. HBOT enables these deprived areas an alternative means of receiving oxygen, despite impairments to other systems.

The basic scientific principle behind HBOT is that law that states if a gas and a liquid are forced together with sufficient pressure, the gas will go into the liquid. Think of a carbonated beverage. Carbon dioxide is forced into filtered water through pressurization. Your body is fundamentally composed of water. If oxygen is applied to your body with sufficient pressure, the oxygen will enter the body.

The experience is painless and the pressure is actually not very great, roughly four pounds per square inch, which is equivalent to the pressure at the bottom of a swimming pool ten feet deep. This mild pressure allows oxygen to reach remote areas of the body, even the brain. According to one study, it "increases the amount of oxygen dissolved in plasma by 10 to 15 times, doubles or triples the oxygen diffusion distance and results in elevated tissue oxygenation, which lasts for two to four hours after the hyperbaric oxygen treatment."¹ It also causes, vasoconstriction, or a narrowing of blood vessels. This can reduce or eliminate a migraine and decrease swelling in swollen areas of the body. In addition, it has antimicrobial or germ-killing, effects. And finally, it enhances neo-vascularization, or the formation of new blood vessels.²

The most incredible aspect of this therapy is its ability to speed up the body’s healing process and allow for rapid regeneration of wounded tissues. It dramatically heals post-surgery recovery times on many operations. Bruised tissues skips color phases and returns rapidly to normal tone and health.

The pinnacle of its regenerative abilities was demonstrated many years ago by one of the foremost experts on HBOT and one of the pioneers of this field³ used HBOT to restore brain function to the impaired brains of stroke victims with great success.

This is what triggered me to become interested in HBOT and I want this blog to become a forum for discussing the many different applications, benefits, and successes of using mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy..

References

1 http://www.muhealth.org/~anest/hyperb.htm

2 see 1

3 Kazantseva Method of treatment in ischemic stroke, 1985 (Russ.)