Traumatic facial paralysis can be difficult to treat in children. In this case report, a 2 year old girl was hit in the head by a car and suffered right peripheral facial paralysis 12 h after the injury. She was was successfully treated with an 8 week course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with electroacupuncture <view study> Read Less

This study looked at  hyperbaric protocols (for sudden Sensorineural hearing loss) varying in pressure and time for a total of 10 hyperabric sessions and found that 2.5 ATA 60 minute sessions may provide the best outcome measures over the course of  10 sessions <view study> Read Less

Even in the era of COVID-19, the opioid crisis stands out as one of this century’s most devastating public health disasters, according to a Stanford-Lancet report published Feb. 2, 2022. According to a recent white house report on March 1, 2022, "Drug overdose deaths have reached a historic high, devastating families and communities". Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been widely used in addiction and recovery centers for the vast array of physiological benefits that this procedure can provide  patients undergoing  recovery programs. One of the reported benefits has been in helping to reduce withdrawal symptoms. This study followed 17 adults being treated with medically supervised methadone dose reduction.  They were also prescribed a short course of 5 daily hyperbaric sessions (90 minute sessions at 2.0 ATA). Withdrawal symptoms were assessed at baseline and daily during the 5-day intervention period. "Opioid withdrawal symptoms were reduced after Day 1 of HBOT by twice as much, on average, compared with the control condition"<view study> Read Less

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year, and an estimated one in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime. This number being much higher in military veterans and can have long lasting effects, impacting their quality of life. This study took 35 veterans diagnosed with long-standing PTSD symptoms (greater than 4 years) though a 3 month intensive hyperbaric protocol involving 60 sessions at 2.0 ATA. The results showed a dramatic reduction in PTSD symptoms. Brain imaging thought f-MRI confirmed these improvements following the 3 month course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy <view study> Read Less

Oxidative stress is associated with cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and more disease processes. Cellular adaptation to oxidative stress is critical for human survival and an important factor related to reducing the course of these progressive diseases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is well documented for its role in oxidative regulation and cellular protection. Interestingly, while 1 to 5 consecutive treatments can lead to a reduction in mitochondrial function, 20 to 60 consecutive treatments lead to a significant improvement in mitochondrial parameters <view study> Read Less