In Germany and other Countries they do another therapy where some of your blood is taken out by an IV, one liter I think. Then your blood is infused with Oxygen and put back in your body. I had this done. HBOT goes into your lungs then into your blood stream. The other type heads straight for the blood stream. You ay want to look at both types depending on how you feel or the choice you make look around on the net for this type as well. I've done this one for problems and it helped but it doesn't last so you have to repeat it.The blood cleanses itself very often so I think some of the Oxygen is lost then you have to keep getting it. In Mexico right over the Border near Calif they do this treatment you can see clinics online and read about it. One women did so well with it she hired a Nurse to come to her home and got a home machine she does her own now and doesn't go to Mexico. Good Luck ! not sure of the help regarding TBI etc..You may want to search this other treatment and what it shows about that.

My experiences with HBOT are similar to Keg's in that I have occasionally felt a little dizzy afterwards but I feel that I have probably derived some benefit from it. In any case, it did not make things worse. I have done 80 treatments two thirds at 1.5 atmospheres and one third at 2 atmostpheres pressure, each treatment lasting 1 hour at pressure. I did read that to do more than about 100 treatments consecutively might result in oxygen toxicity. However, I have had a break of over a year now so I might do some more. I know people who have had up to 1,000 treatments over several decades and they don't seem to have experienced any toxicity, so perhaps it is OK to do more than 100 treatments provided that you space them out. My doctor told me that he didn't think that it would do any harm, which is probably the main thing. The only caveat is that it should be administered by someone who is aware of the potential fire risk when using concentrated oxygen.

I think that the treatments that I have had, probably helped me, but they did not provide a complete cure. Nevertheless, I will probably try another 20 sessions. I have read that it is advisable to do several sessions a week. Unfortunately I was able to do only 3 sessions per week - more would have been better.

Happy Paddler, you may be interested to know that one of the people doing the sessions at the same time as me was a young boy, probably about 8 years old. He did the sessions with his mother. So, I assume that it is a possible treatment for a child. I don't know whether it was successful or not.

CS

Hi concussed scientist. Thanks for the info. Out of curiosity...is HBOT covered by the NHS? It is not covered in Canada.

No, in the UK HBOT is not available under the NHS. However, it is used in Multiple Sclerosis centres (non-profits) and they let non-MS users use the facilities for a very reasonable charge. When I tried it it was £22 a session. I think that it has probably gone up but nevertheless it must still be really cheap compared to commercial facilities. CS

Hi - I found your post to be incredibly informative and helpful. I have had PCS for 2.5 years and am considering HBOT. I would love to know your thoughts on it now that more time has lapsed since you did it. Many many thanks, Sarah

sarahld,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

This is an old thread from 8/2013. Concussed Scientist has not been on lately. HBOT has been discussed in many different thread. Many have tried it. Very few have experienced anything that suggests a positive result.

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My best to you.