Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

[masterjen]

Does anyone know anything about hyperbaric oxygen therapy for seizures? Has anyone tried it? Have your neurologists or epilepsy specialists had anything to say about it?

 

[Bernard]

I don't recall many discussions specific to HBOT, but I know it's been mentioned before:

http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/tags/oxygen.html

 

[epileric]

Numerous people have made false claims about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy being helpful for everything from AIDS to Cancer to Parkinson's Disease. It is known to help certain things but Epilepsy (or anything neurological) is not one of them.

The Issue

While hyperbaric oxygen therapy is recognized as an effective treatment for 13 specific conditions listed below, the operators of some private clinics claim it can also be used to treat such conditions as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, cancer, AIDS, stroke and migraine headaches. There is no scientific proof to support these claims.

Background

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established medical treatment. In April 2005, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society recognized the therapy as an effective treatment for 13 specific conditions:

-embolisms (air or gas bubbles in the bloodstream, which may travel to the brain or lungs);
-carbon monoxide poisoning (from inhaling smoke or car exhaust);
-gas gangrene;
-crush injury, Compartment Syndrome and other acute traumatic problems where blood flow is reduced or cut off (e.g., frostbite);
-decompression sickness (the bends);
-enhancement of healing for wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers;
-exceptional blood loss (anemia);
-intracranial abscess (an accumulation of pus in the brain);
-necrotizing soft tissue infections (flesh-eating disease);
-osteomyelitis (bone infection);
-delayed radiation injury (e.g., radiation burns that develop after cancer therapy);
-skin grafts and flaps that are not healing well; and
-thermal burns (e.g., from fire or electrical sources).

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/med/hyper-eng.php