Hyperbaric Oxygen Treats Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Smoke Inhalation
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious and potentially deadly condition caused by inhaling carbon monoxide gas. CO is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas produced by burning fuels such as gasoline, wood, coal, propane, and natural gas. When CO is inhaled, it binds to hemoglobin in the blood, preventing oxygen from being carried to cells and tissues. Symptoms of CO poisoning can range from mild (headache, dizziness, and nausea) to severe (confusion, loss of consciousness, and death).
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious and potentially deadly condition caused by inhaling carbon monoxide gas. CO is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas produced by burning fuels such as gasoline, wood, coal, propane, and natural gas. When CO is inhaled, it binds to hemoglobin in the blood, preventing oxygen from being carried to cells and tissues. Symptoms of CO poisoning can range from mild (headache, dizziness, and nausea) to severe (confusion, loss of consciousness, and death).
If you are looking for a hyperbaric chamber in San Jose, CA, contact Bay Area Hyperbarics for an appointment.
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How Hyperbarics Helps
Helps Remove CO and Carboxyhemoglobin from the Body, Which Helps the Body Recover from CO Poisoning
Restores Oxygen to Tissues That Have Been Deprived of Oxygen
Delivers Oxygen Directly to the Brain and to Damaged Tissues
Decreases Inflammatory Responses
Relieves Pain
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a primary carbon monoxide poisoning treatment modality in helping patients heal from CO poisoning and smoke inhalation. It also helps wounds heal and relieves pain
Inhaling carbon monoxide prevents oxygen from reaching the brain, heart, organs, and tissues, which causes carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause permanent brain damage, organ failure, and even death.
CO is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by incomplete combustion of fuels such as natural gas, propane, and gasoline. Inhaling high levels of CO can quickly lead to symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, and confusion, and can rapidly progress to unconsciousness and death.
Breathing carbon monoxide forms a dangerous compound called carboxyhemoglobin, which hinders your blood’s ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Fortunately, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy removes carboxyhemoglobin faster than any other treatment, including oxygen alone, helping the body recover the most rapidly. It also super-oxygenates your body tissues and lungs, delivers oxygen directly to tissues deprived of oxygen, and relieves pain. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy also decreases the inflammation processes that occur within the brain. It also enhances other aspects of the body’s healing systems. For example, it improves the mitochondrial function within cells. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cells, which means that HBOT helps increase energy.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for Carbon Monoxide poisoning has been demonstrated and should be used in all acute cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. A study by the New England Journal of Medicine found that HBOT reduced the risk of long-term neurological damage in patients with acute CO poisoning.
Another study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found HBOT reduced cognitive and neurological deficits in mild-to-moderate CO poisoning patients. Smoke inhalation can accompany CO poisoning, and can cause its own damage to the lungs, nose and throat. Hyperbaric oxygen also helps heal from smoke inhalation by delivering additional oxygen directly into damaged areas, helping them to heal.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help heal from both carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation, helps wounds heal and relieves pain. If exposed to high CO levels, seek immediate medical attention and discuss HBOT benefits with a healthcare professional. It is important to receive HBOT from a trained and experienced medical professional in a certified hyperbaric facility, such as Bay Area Hyperbarics.
Patient Experiences
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Joyce, 33
Regained pain-free arm movement and removed discoloration on her breast
Warm & friendly, Joyce had a discolored patch about the size of a silver dollar on her breast. It was pale skin in striking contrast to the rest of her breast which was a beautiful coffee color.
She said the patch was still painful and she was not able to raise her arm above her shoulder. It just hurt too much. Thirty treatments of HBOT and she could swing her arm in every direction even above her head. The discolored painful patch had healed up and disappeared. Her skin was smooth and best of all it felt normal and didn’t hurt.
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Amelia, 72
HBOT regrew skin and layers of breast tissue where there previously was a hole in her breast
Amelia was a lovely and lively 72 year old poet and world traveler. However, radiation treatments from several years past had slowly destroyed the skin tissue and her underlying rib.
She had had two different surgeons try to close the hole that had appeared beside her nipple. The skin was fragile and would not regrow. She had 40 hyperbaric treatments, which regrew the skin and layers of breast tissue underneath
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Mary , 54
Her skin had worn away after radiation. HBOT grew her skin back
Mary was a grateful, passionate and dedicated nurse who loved playing the piano. Seven years after a double mastectomy and radiation without reconstructive surgery, Mary had a patch of skin on the right side of her chest that kept thinning.
By the time we saw her, the skin had worn away, leaving a weeping patch of underlying tissue. The area was the size of her hand. She kept covered it with gauze and tape. It didn’t hurt but the dripping was annoying and it could get infected which was dangerous not only for her but her patients as well. Also, the patch was continuing to grow bigger as the skin cells continued to die. This was a side effect of the radiation. The skin grew back with 40 treatments. Mary was happily able continue her nursing career.
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What is Hyperbaric Medicine?
Hyperbaric medicine, also called hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBOT, is a medical treatment where a patient sits or lies in pressurized chamber and breathes 100% oxygen. In HBOT, oxygen dissolves into the blood, thus raising the oxygen concentration to very high levels.This increased oxygen is a primary building block for tissues, muscle, and bone repair. Among other benefits, it kicks off cell reproduction, heals injuries and infection more rapidly, and decreases inflammation.
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Does HBOT kill cancer cells?
Current research indicates that hyperbaric oxygen does not kill cancer cells. However, there has been a small amount of research indicating that hyperbaric oxygen might reduce the size of certain tumors. Also, there has been a study on mice using hyperbaric oxygen, along with a ketogenic diet, to reduce tumors. Hyperbaric oxygen causes many different healing modalities to kick into gear. Could its effect on strengthening the immune system inhibit the growth of cancer cells? Nobody knows. There are numerous studies conclusively showing that hyperbaric oxygen does not encourage cancer cells or tumors to grow. Some patients claim the hyperbaric oxygen makes them feel a lot more comfortable and functional after chemotherapy and also during healing. Note that some chemotherapy drugs are not to be used with hyperbaric oxygen, as the chemotherapy drugs can be enhanced and thus become toxic. A good hyperbaric oxygen facility (such as Bay Area Hyperbarics) will always call the chemotherapy manufacturer to ensure that hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be helpful and not damaging to the patient.
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What is the CPT code for HBOT?
The CPT code for HBOT is G0277.
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Does Medicare cover HBOT?
Medicare covers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for approved conditions, and many insurance companies also cover approved conditions. If your condition is not approved by your insurance, we can discuss our special rates. Give us a call at (408) 356–7438. We are happy to discuss your options with you.
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Can HBOT help Neuropathy?
Hyperbaric treatments help heal neuropathy by regrowing small blood vessels and nerves that have died from disease, injuries from radiation and aging. Patients often experience numbness and or pain when they start treatment. Hyperbaric treatments most often bring back sensation and make, for example, walking easier and more enjoyable.
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Why would a physician consider HBOT?
A physician would consider using hyperbaric chamber therapy under a variety of situations. Physicians most typically refer patients to hyperbarics when the patient is not healing with traditional medical interventions and hyperbaric chamber therapy is approved by Medicare for this condition. Some patients experience significant unresolved pain and unremitting disease states that the mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber are known to affect, such as the down regulation of inflamatory genes. For an example, some patients have experienced severe, unremitting hives with itching, which did not improve with any specialists interventions. Some physicians will consider hyperbaric chamber therapy if the patient has no other good avenues for improving their failing health, and they know the hyperbaric chamber therapy is safe and will not harm the patient.
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What is Hypebaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HB0T) is a medical treatment where you inhale 100% oxygen in a chamber with increased atmospheric pressure. HBOT injects 400x the oxygen into your tissues and bones and mobilizes stem cells. It regrows healthy tissues in the brain, blood vessels, skin and bones. It also reduces pain and swelling, and speeds recovery. It is simple, effective and painless.