Overview of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Lubbock
Hyperbaric
Oxygen Therapy, Lubbock involves breathing pure
oxygen in a pressurized room or tube. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Lubbock is a
well-established treatment for decompression sickness, a hazard of scuba
diving. Other conditions treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Lubbock
include serious infections, bubbles of air in your blood vessels, and wounds
that won't heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury.
In a Hyperbaric
Oxygen Therapy, Lubbock chamber, the air
pressure is increased to three times higher than normal air pressure. Under
these conditions, your lungs can gather more oxygen than would be possible
breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure.
Your doctor may
suggest hyperbaric oxygen therapy if you have one of the following conditions:
·
Anemia, severe
·
Brain abscess
·
Bubbles of air in your
blood vessels (arterial gas embolism)
·
Burn
·
Decompression sickness
·
Carbon monoxide
poisoning
·
Crushing injury
·
Deafness, sudden
Risks of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen
therapy is generally a safe procedure. Complications are rare. But this
treatment does carry some risk.
·
Temporary
nearsightedness (myopia) caused by temporary eye lens changes
·
Middle ear injuries,
including leaking fluid and eardrum rupture, due to increased air pressure
·
Lung collapse caused
by air pressure changes (barotrauma)
·
Seizures as a result
of too much oxygen (oxygen toxicity) in your central nervous system
Conclusion
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy alone can often effectively treat decompression sickness,
arterial gas embolism and severe carbon monoxide poisoning.
To effectively treat
other conditions, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used as part of a comprehensive
treatment plan and administered with other therapies and drugs that fit your
individual needs.
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