HBOT for Severe Addiction
HBOT for Severe Addiction
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has had a controversial history. The use of high-pressure oxygen in specialized environmental tanks has been invaluable in treating pathological conditions such as decompression sickness, air embolisms, gas gangrene, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Despite this success, use of HBOT in treating more unconventional ailments such as autism, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis remain less proven however. As well, medical complications relating to potential misuse of HBOT including potential pressure damage to various organs of the body (including possible optical neuritis) have been cause for concern in the clinical literature. Despite these drawbacks, the potential for HBOT in treating other, potentially devastating diseases continues to be explored.
