Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] Re: TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY

 

Sylvia.

So is your daughters' body in a chamber or like a bubble?

I've worked in a hospital and have seen O2 given in the nose by
hoses and have also seen a stronger plastic put on a face that
covers the mouth and nose. I've also seen pictures of people in
O2 tents. (I think that some some years ago.)

Or is it like a CPAP where they say O2 is given to you while
you sleep? It evidently is stronger than that

Does she purposely have to breathe deeper or does it just happen?

Millie

> Hi Millie,
> HBOT is a treatment. The oxygen used is considered a "drug". Once you do
> a series of treatments, usually 40, you go back for more as needed. The
> effects last weeks, months, years-everyone is different. I took my
> daughter in about every 6 months. The treatments consist of medicinal
> oxygen under pressure (which happens when you are in the chamber) which
> allows oxygen to reach parts of the body it would not normally reach at
> "ground level" meaning, when you are in the chamber it simulates the
> pressure you would feel if you were 16-32 feet under water (normal
> treatment ATA/PSI). By breathing the oxygen under pressure your
> bloodstream carries the oxygen to the injured areas, in our case, the
> brain. That's why HBOT works so well for burns and wounds because it
> speeds up the healing. Hope I made myself clear. It's really not that
> complicated!!
>
> --- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, mylmy@... wrote:
>>
>> Sylvia,
>>
>> Welcome to our group.
>>
>> It sounds like Hyperbaric is a teatmaent -- not a med. How often
>> do you need a treatment?
>>
>> What does it constite of?
>>
>> Millie

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