does anybody know about hyperbaric oxygen therapy?!
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any person in coma after head injury regained consciousness after under going hyperbaric oxygen therapy? where is it done in india?
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Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is oxygen at high pressure. Air contains nearly 21% oxygen, and more than 78% nitrogen. In hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), the oxygen percentage breathed by the patient is nearly or actually 100%, ie almost five times more than in air. The pressure of the oxygen breathed by the patient in HBO is usually more than 1.5 times (and can be as much as 3 times) greater than atmospheric pressure. So, HBOT can deliver to the patient nearly fifteen times as much oxygen as there is in air at normal pressure.
The extra oxygen is breathed in through the lungs, and dissolved in the blood plasma: it is then delivered to any part of the body with a good blood supply. The effects of this extra oxygen are different in different parts of the body: in some medical conditions it can save life, and in others it can promote healing and tissue repair.
It is also possible to have too much oxygen in the blood stream, which can lead to unwanted effects. So, HBO is like any other medicine or drug, with indications and contra-indications, correct doses, and potential side-effects. Even though it is given in an unusual way, HBOT should not be seen as a miracle cure, or a sensational new discovery. It is a rational treatment in some medical conditions; but its benefits should not be over-estimated. Much has been made in the past of the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen in medical conditions where there is no evidence that it works. In fact, though, there is enough evidence that it works in some medical conditions to encourage the development of more treatment centres than there already are.
Please contact K. E. M. Hospital, India for more resources on treatment
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