How to Change Hyperbaric Oxygen Visuals

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves the enclosing of a patient into a chamber, where the patient breathes a high concentration of oxygen as the pressure of the chamber is gradually increased. Some chambers are monoplace, where only one person is in the chamber and breathes oxygen directly, while multiplace chambers allow two or more people to receive oxygen through an endotrachial tube, hood or mask. Some hyperbaric chambers are semiportable and recent advances in technology have allowed for the creation of more portable chambers.

Instructions

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Talk to your doctor about engaging in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers treat patients with conditions such as nonhealing wounds, tissue damage and bone infections. Hyperbaric medicine has been used to treat patients suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and gas gangrene. Hyperbaric medicine benefits the body by increasing the amount of oxygen that can be transferred through the blood beyond the normal rate possible when patients simply breathe in pure oxygen.

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Remove all your clothing in privacy and put on a 100 percent cotton gown. Lay down on a transfer gurney. The physicians will slide you into the chamber. Medical staff observe you through glass ports or a closed-circuit television.

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Wait for the incoming oxygen, accompanied by a hissing sound. A carbon dioxide scrubber removes the CO2 produced by breathing using a fan, which sucks the gas into a chamber and through a soda lime canister.

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Sit in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber and breathe in the oxygen. Patients are often allowed to watch TV and listen to music while resting in the chamber. Wait for decompression to end. The chamber will become cooler and you will feel your ears pop.

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Schedule an appointment for another therapy session. After receiving therapy over a long period, patients experience changes in vision, including worsening nearsightedness, improving farsightedness and vision blurring. For this change to occur, the patient needs about 20 treatments. The vision returns to normal six weeks after the therapy sessions end.