Michelek Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hi all--just wondering if anyone has heard anything about hyperbaric oxygen tx for chronic clusters?? My doc in CT has not. Thanks. Michelek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LasVegas Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hi all--just wondering if anyone has heard anything about hyperbaric oxygen tx for chronic clusters?? My doc in CT has not. Thanks. Michelek Hyperbaric o2 uses 100% oxygen which is what we require to abort CH attacks. However, considering o2 therapy is an abortive treatment and not a preventative treatment, I don't understand how hyperbaric oxygen therapy would be practical in terms of timeliness of attacks vs scheduling an appointment to use the medical facility's o2 chamber. O2 is to be hyperventilated with a NON-rebreather mask at onset of an attack until abort, followed by normal breathing for an additional 5 or 10 minutes to rid excess co2 buildup and minimize immediate repeat attack. Just my 2 cents -Gregg in Las Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunGuy Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 The literature suggests little value. Yet there may be some benefit for some chronic and episodic cases, even in stopping a cycle. Access to the chamber could make this a difficult therapy to obtain. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8455970 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18646121 http://www.ouch-us.org/medications/hyperbarico2.htm If you've got a chamber close by it might be worth a try. Seems it can't hurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelek Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 thank you Gregg and Funguy for info. I figure it can't hurt-I am willing to try anything to break 2 1/2 year cycle. Will bring to Dr M at my visit. Almost ready for the mushrooms Michelek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potter Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Kinda spendy. Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueballs Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Another something to try. Maybe high flow 02 inside a hyperbaric chamber. Anybody got a light? bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondmaker Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 My two cents... O2 is all about creating a chemical/physiological change that shuts down an attack. It really has nothing to do with lack of O2 in our system, nor our ability to process O2 through our lungs. In my experience that change is not sustainable, nor should it be sustained for a long period of time. I have tried sleeping with oxygen, only to wake up with a hit that O2 would not touch. It is the change that shuts it down, using O2 at other times or other ways just detracts from its effectiveness (nowhere to change to/from). I haven't sited any of the technical terms here, just keeping it simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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