Comments on: My mother has asthma & emphyzema, can Hyperbaric Chamber Therapy treatments help her breathing? http://www.allergyandasthmabulletin.com/asthma-treatments/my-mother-has-asthma-emphyzema-can-hyperbaric-chamber-therapy-treatments-help-her-breathing/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:13:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mayah http://www.allergyandasthmabulletin.com/asthma-treatments/my-mother-has-asthma-emphyzema-can-hyperbaric-chamber-therapy-treatments-help-her-breathing/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Mayah Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:54:59 +0000 http://www.allergyandasthmabulletin.com/asthma-treatments/my-mother-has-asthma-emphyzema-can-hyperbaric-chamber-therapy-treatments-help-her-breathing/#comment-1521 I have read about it in one of the sites, if you are interested please check the link, it describes Treatment Protocols, the Contra Indications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Possible Side Effects, and what Can Be Taken Into The Chamber. http://www.descend.com.au/hyperbaric/treatment/<br><b>References : </b><br> I have read about it in one of the sites, if you are interested please check the link, it describes Treatment Protocols, the Contra Indications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Possible Side Effects, and what Can Be Taken Into The Chamber.
http://www.descend.com.au/hyperbaric/treatment/
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]]> By: Brett N http://www.allergyandasthmabulletin.com/asthma-treatments/my-mother-has-asthma-emphyzema-can-hyperbaric-chamber-therapy-treatments-help-her-breathing/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 Brett N Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:28:59 +0000 http://www.allergyandasthmabulletin.com/asthma-treatments/my-mother-has-asthma-emphyzema-can-hyperbaric-chamber-therapy-treatments-help-her-breathing/#comment-1520 Tha answer is, unfortunately, that this is unlikely to offer any benefit, and may cause harm. People with COPD sometimes require a certain level of carbon dioxide in their blood, to stimulate the respiratory center in the brain. Too much oxygen can depress this drive, and people can become apnoeic (stop breathing). This is why people on domiciliary oxygen (like your mother) are on low flow oxygen (1-2 L). The only interventions that have been proven to improve mortality in COPD patients (ie improve survival) is to STOP SMOKING, and low-flow continuous oxygen. Nothing has been shown to heal or reverse COPD.<br><b>References : </b><br> Tha answer is, unfortunately, that this is unlikely to offer any benefit, and may cause harm.

People with COPD sometimes require a certain level of carbon dioxide in their blood, to stimulate the respiratory center in the brain. Too much oxygen can depress this drive, and people can become apnoeic (stop breathing).

This is why people on domiciliary oxygen (like your mother) are on low flow oxygen (1-2 L).

The only interventions that have been proven to improve mortality in COPD patients (ie improve survival) is to STOP SMOKING, and low-flow continuous oxygen. Nothing has been shown to heal or reverse COPD.
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