All You Need To Know About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Lyme Disease Treatment



Lyme disease is a common tick infection in the United States generally affecting the people who live in rural or sub-urban areas surrounded by vegetation and wildlife. It is better that the sufferer gets it diagnosed at the earliest and start with the treatment. Although some of the people may get positive results with the prompt use of antibiotics for the infection. Today, most of the specialists also include hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of treatment. This is especially suggested to people who still show symptoms in spite of receiving the antibiotic course. Also, this is a great boon to people who are suffering from chronic Lyme disease.

In Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the patient is made to breathe 100 percent pure oxygen at regular intervals in a pressurized chamber. The pressure inside the chamber is kept more than the normal. The bacterium that causes the infection is anaerobic by nature, which means they cannot survive in abundance of oxygen and only in the absence of it. So by supplying enough oxygen to the body, an unfavorable condition is created so that the bacteria can be eradicated effectively. Also, the symptoms diminish as a result of proper and ample amount of oxygen supply to the tissues and cells which do not get a sufficient amount of oxygen. The bacterial infection is reduced considerably due to a sufficient amount of oxygen.



Patients can also experience headaches and fever in some cases. This happens as the endotoxins get released in the body by the dead bacteria. Body overcomes these easily and the symptoms generally last for a short time. However, patients can also take Lyme specialist Virginia prescribed medication. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is also helpful in reducing the pain to a great extent. It also helps the patients to quickly reduce the dependency on antibiotics.




In a study that was conducted over 100 Lyme disease patients, it was noted that the efficiency of hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be seen as soon as 25-30 sessions with a session generally lasting 45 minutes to 2 hours. It was observed that the long clinging symptoms disappeared in the majority of the cases.
Location: Virginia, USA

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