HBOT provides pure oxygen to our lungs at optimal air pressure to suppress harmful bacteria and improve the immune system.
Uses of HBOT approved by FDA
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Clostridial myositis and myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
- Crush injury, compartment syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias
- Decompression sickness
- Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds such as: (Diabetically derived illness, such as diabetic foot, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy)
- Exceptional blood loss (anaemia)
- Intracranial abscess
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections (necrotizing fasciitis)
- Osteomyelitis (refractory)
- Delayed radiation injury (soft tissue and bony necrosis)
- Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)
- Thermal burns
