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What is hyperbarics good for?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness, a potential risk of scuba diving. Other conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include serious infections, bubbles of air in your blood vessels, and wounds that may not heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury.
Does HBOT require a prescription?
Do I need a prescription for hyperbaric oxygen therapy? Yes, a prescription is required for HBOT. You will meet with our medical director for a consultation to determine if your condition may benefit from HBOT. After a prescription is written, a series of specified treatments can be scheduled.
How do you prescribe hyperbaric oxygen?
10. Why do I need a prescription for HBOT? A written prescription from a physician (MD, DO or DDS) is required by federal law in the United States since 100% oxygen is considered a drug by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). Also, ONLY a medical grade facility can legally fill your prescription.
Does being on oxygen weaken your lungs?
Home oxygen therapy is not addictive and it will not weaken your lungs. You will get maximum benefit by using oxygen for the amount of time prescribed by your doctor. There is a range of oxygen equipment available.
What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy for scuba diving?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness, a potential risk of scuba diving.
Where can I get hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
If your health care provider recommends HBOT, the FDA advises that you go to a hospital or facility that has been inspected and is properly accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society . Our body’s tissues need oxygen to function. The air we breathe is 21% oxygen.
What conditions can be treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Other conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include serious infections, bubbles of air in your blood vessels, and wounds that may not heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased two to three times higher than normal air pressure.
How many sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy do I Need?
To benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you’ll likely need more than one session. The number of sessions is dependent upon your medical condition. Some conditions, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, might be treated in three visits. Others, such as nonhealing wounds, may require 40 treatments or more.