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anybody out there have experiance,with hyperbolic chamber treatment ?
Hi supermom,
Thank you for your question. You might be interested to read the answers to a similar question on here, go to headway.healthunlocked.com/... and you can see our position on this therapy too.
It'd be really interesting to hear feedback from other members who have been through this too, so I hope you get some good replies.
Best wishes,
Headway.
after my son had his accident in august 1999 whilst leading the 250 aprillia motorcycle race at the british championship meeting at cadwell park where he highsided crashed intto the barriers at barn corner which bounced him back onto the track where the 2nd place rider hit him in the head and catapulted him into the armco headfirst he recieved traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures which caused the doctors at the track to fit a stemp to stop internal bleeding before he was sent by helicopter to hull infirmarys intensive care unit.
following my first visit to spend a week at hull where he was diagnosed as having at the best to spend his life in a wheelchair i had never heard of HBOT but a friend of mine who was a diver had considerable experience following a diving accident and told me to research it which i did getting in touch with a dr philip james at dundee hospital who was the acknowledged uk expert on the treatment by this time martin had been sent to the ruston stroke unit in northallerton still unconcsious where he finally came round after 6 weeks.
by this time i had found the ms facility in middlesborough and asked the doctors at ruston to get martin refferred for HBOT treatment but this failed as i remember due to the the medical proffessions reluctance to accept it this went on until his discharge from prudhoe after 2 years when i was finally able to get him HBOT treatment 40 immersions at teeside brought most of his memory back and this was followed up by 20 immersions the next year at don muang air base in thailand where there is a really proffessional treatment centre with 2 chambers.
the final result was martin has made virtually a full recovery apart from his short term memory and i am conviced that if he had recieved HBOT immediately after his accident as is reccomended he would have made a full recovery.
since then i have been campaigning for a chamber in our area but was dissapionted i got knowhere with Headway and am in fact going to a meeting with our MP in january in an attempt to get a chamber in the new hospital in cramlington
the internet has loads of info and there are two books well worth reading :oxygen to the rescue by pavel yutsis md available on amazon and hyperbaric oxygen by richard neubauer md
eddy johnson
thank you for the info.
Hi
Professor Philip James is the leading authority on HBOT so Eddy was in touch with the right man! Philip is now enjoying reitrement and fishing but just before he retired he came to open our local MS Therapy Centre in Hereford and my partner and I were lucky enough to collect him from the airport so we had his undivided attention for a few hours. My partner has MS and has been having HBOT for the past 8/9 years. Mark's MS is more of a neurological condition as it developed behind the eyes. One day he read some Headway leaflets whilst he was waiting for me to finish work at Headway and recognised his own 'little traits'. He talks incessantly; he gets fatigued very quickly and has good and bad days etc. He is naturally a workaholic so often overdoes things. He had to give up his career as a woodturner when diagnosed with MS as the eye problem meant it would be dangerous to operate some of the machinery. He has since put his efforts into fundraising to raise money for a hyperbaric chamber for Herefordshire. Whilst breathing oxygen under pressure is not a cure for MS, it does give him more energy to go about his day to day activities and others at the centre say it is the same for them. As his partner I notice a difference if he goes some weeks without it! He has to sleep more and he gets easily tired and frustrated.
I have also volunteered at the Centre and put people with different conditions (eg cancer or breathing problems) into the chamber. The staff are always vigilant for any problems and advise people not to go in if they have colds or ear problems as it can be uncomfortable for them. Afterall, aside from breathing oxygen under pressure to give you more energy, it is meant to be a relaxing experience. People look forward to that hour when they can just relax with a book or take a nap as they get their treatment. After treatment people usually sit and have a cup of tea and a biscuit and chat. The atmosphere is that of a social club rather than a treatment centre and other therapies such as physio and ear candling for example can be available. Anything that helps with a persons wellbeing can only be good. Sometimes its good to have somewhere to go wehre people understand. The manager at the centre is a mine of information and what she doesn't know, she can find out from the powers that be at Head Office. There are MS therapy centres across the country. They aren't always only for people with MS to use. The manager's father had HBOT after his stroke and she can tell you how it helped him immensely. It is worthwhile getting in touch if you are interested in finding out about HBOT. ( Dont forget that sometimes football clubs will send injured players for HBOT to help speed recovery. Women in America will also pay a fortune for oxygen beauty therapy!)
I have copied the following from our website for your information. its always a good idea to discuss such things with your doctor of course. Sharing information is important.
"What is Oxygen Treatment?
Oxygen treatment refers to breathing a high level of oxygen for a short time to correct a lack of oxygen in the tissues of the body. To raise the level of oxygen in damaged tissues pure (100%) oxygen can be breathed with a tight fitting mask, but because oxygen is poorly soluble in blood it is also necessary to use a higher pressure. Individuals receiving oxygen treatment therefore need to sit in a pressure chamber, known as a barochamber. These are rooms built of steel or concrete which accommodate between one and 12 people (ours has a maximum capacity of 6 people). Barochambers are pressurised up to twice normal atmospheric pressure. The pressure inside is increased by using compressed air, and oxygen is provided by a built-in breathing system. This is exactly the same technology used in pressurised commercial aircraft. Oxygen treatment in a MS Therapy Centre is ‘self help’ which simply means that the person with MS takes the decision to sit in a chamber and to breathe the oxygen. The oxygen treatment is administered by trained operators.
What is an Oxygen Treatment session like?
Oxygen treatment sessions at MS Therapy Centre’s are simple, non-invasive and painless, and once they have become accustomed to the procedure most members find the sessions pleasurable and relaxing. Each session consists of three phases.
1. Pressurisation
After members have entered the barochamber to start a session the door is closed and there is the sound of incoming air as the pressure increases. It will usually get slightly warmer by a degree or so Celsius. Members usually feel ‘fullness’ in their ears, similar to descending from altitude in an aircraft. This can be relieved by clearing or ‘equalising’ the pressure in the ears, either by using prescribed techniques or just making conversation. If a member suffers discomfort they must inform the operator and the rate of compression can be either relieved or reduced. Other sounds can usually be ignored, but experienced operators generally give reassurance to members until they are used to the experience.
2. Treatment
The treatment begins when the pressure reaches the prescribed level (from 1.25 atmosphere (ata) to 2.0 ata depending on the stage of treatment). Members may then rest, read or listen to music.
3. Depressurisation
The operator advises members when the treatment is complete and reduces the pressure slowly, until it is the same as the ambient atmosphere. At this point, the barochamber door can be opened and the session ends."
I hope this is of use to you and that Headway doesn't object to the link herefordmscentre.co.uk.
Have a lovely Christmas!
thank u 4 all the info,the treatment that my son is supposed 2 get involvesworking while inside the chamber suduku,crossword puzzels,its meant to wake up and imorove is cognitive skills,first he hs 2 undergo an mri 2 c if the areas in his brain r dead or just asleep from the crash,all info is valuble,thanks again and merry christmas
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