How do you prevent your patients from experiencing Barotrauma of the ear? I have researched that that is a negative side effect of HBOT and I also know someone who has been affected with that after the HBOT?
We instruct everyone how to equalize their ears, we pressurize very slowly in the beginning and we make sure they do not have discomfort. If for some reason they have ear discomfort, we are able to control the speed and depth of the dive and we make sure not to go any deeper than they can handle. This prevents barotrauma. Good question, thanks for that
I love all of your videos and have subscribed and "liked" your videos. I am 65 and had a radical prostalectomy last month. As part of my recovery I have been having daily HBOT sessions 90 minutes at 2.4 ATA at a wound center. I had a "nerve sparing" surgery, but want to do all I can to revitalize those nerves which often get damaged with this major surgery. I had 19 sessions so far and hope to do 30 session. Do you think 2.40 ATA would be a good depth or should I consider lesser depths. ED is often huge problem resulting with this surgery. Do you think a depth of 1.5 would be helpful as well? Thank you for any information you can provide.
I have nerve damage post covid. I’ve done over 100 hbot sessions here in the U.K. I’ve recently added a stack of supplements including benfotiamine, rala, and p5p. Seems to have accelerated the healing (still a way to go).
Muscle atrophy would need to be rehabilitated. It is great to help heal the neuropathy which leads to muscle wasting so that would be the first step in my mind.
@@malikallen9675 if it was going to come back, it would be once the nerve is healed (or healing) allowing those muscles to function again. Hbot would be a great tool to use to promote that nerve healing
We can't give medical advice on RUclips, but generally speaking HBOT has a healing and regenerative effect, as well as a neurogenic effect. Meaning it has the capacity to help heal damaged nerves.
@@ivangerardopichardo9152 ATA is atmospheres absolute. It's the amount of pressure the chamber can "go to". 1 ATA is regular atmospheric pressure at sea level. We have a series on HBOT basics that you may find helpful. We cover a lot of this in that series: ruclips.net/video/LRToHJHcVok/видео.htmlsi=_DmjZXaXLs6LQ9os
hi dr sonners, thank you for this video & all the others! i always learn so much from you, but sometimes i have a hard time understanding all the scientific information, so i just have a quick question. if one had nerve damage (from surgery) that happened a long time ago, (like ten years ago) would HBOT be able to help with that? thanks as always!
Its tough to know for sure.... Ultimately it depends on the extent of the damage. The sooner someone gets treatment the better, that is for sure. We have seen many 10+ year old stokes and neuropathies heal though. Hyperbaric often does help these issues when nothing else does.
@Tony Camaj yes, ive been diving everyday for 2 years, but it hasnt helped yet. i know that it may take a few years, since the damage was done awhile ago. i still feel like its worth trying for as long as it takes, since i havent found anything else that helps.
@Tony Camaj no, not really (for both questions). but there are other factors--im not 100% sure that the surgery is what caused the pain, (although i really believe it is), i live at high altitude, which may mean that it could take even longer (depending on who you ask about the HBOT altitude situation) & like i said, i realize that since the surgery was so long ago, it could take a few more years. i know that HBOT has helped a lot of people & even with those folks, sometimes it takes a few years.
You’ve been spreading the knowledge for a while!! That’s awesome man!! Thank you!!
My pleasure!
Thank you for posting about this. Needed this today!
Thank you very much Dr. Jason❗️
You're welcome!
How do you prevent your patients from experiencing Barotrauma of the ear? I have researched that that is a negative side effect of HBOT and I also know someone who has been affected with that after the HBOT?
We instruct everyone how to equalize their ears, we pressurize very slowly in the beginning and we make sure they do not have discomfort. If for some reason they have ear discomfort, we are able to control the speed and depth of the dive and we make sure not to go any deeper than they can handle. This prevents barotrauma. Good question, thanks for that
I love all of your videos and have subscribed and "liked" your videos. I am 65 and had a radical prostalectomy last month. As part of my recovery I have been having daily HBOT sessions 90 minutes at 2.4 ATA at a wound center. I had a "nerve sparing" surgery, but want to do all I can to revitalize those nerves which often get damaged with this major surgery. I had 19 sessions so far and hope to do 30 session. Do you think 2.40 ATA would be a good depth or should I consider lesser depths. ED is often huge problem resulting with this surgery. Do you think a depth of 1.5 would be helpful as well? Thank you for any information you can provide.
Is hbot covered by insurance for neuropathy?
I have nerve damage post covid. I’ve done over 100 hbot sessions here in the U.K. I’ve recently added a stack of supplements including benfotiamine, rala, and p5p. Seems to have accelerated the healing (still a way to go).
Hello! I also have nerve damage after Covid. Could you please provide more detail on your nerve damage? Mine is in my legs.
I have diabetic neuropathy. It has caused slight muscle wasting. Is there anything Hbot can do to reverse the muscle atrophy? Please reply
Muscle atrophy would need to be rehabilitated. It is great to help heal the neuropathy which leads to muscle wasting so that would be the first step in my mind.
@@HBOTUSA how would I rehabilitate muscle atrophy caused by nerve damage. I still weight train and not able to gain it back
@@malikallen9675 if it was going to come back, it would be once the nerve is healed (or healing) allowing those muscles to function again. Hbot would be a great tool to use to promote that nerve healing
How does this help to drain abscesses? Since it’s a bacteria
Does HBOT regenerate even cartilage ?
Can HBOT be used on never damage from been too much days in ICU?
We can't give medical advice on RUclips, but generally speaking HBOT has a healing and regenerative effect, as well as a neurogenic effect. Meaning it has the capacity to help heal damaged nerves.
@@HBOTUSAThank you for your response
@@HBOTUSA Hi What ATA means? i plan to have the treatment and people at the HBOT center told me their chamber handles 1.5 ATA.
@@ivangerardopichardo9152 ATA is atmospheres absolute. It's the amount of pressure the chamber can "go to". 1 ATA is regular atmospheric pressure at sea level.
We have a series on HBOT basics that you may find helpful. We cover a lot of this in that series: ruclips.net/video/LRToHJHcVok/видео.htmlsi=_DmjZXaXLs6LQ9os
@@HBOTUSAThanks
Can it help with central sensitization?
Yes there are a few studies on that topic all are positive
@@HBOTUSA thanks for the quick reply. I'm gonna try this. Everything else has failed so far, so worth a shot!
any luck with this? My 12 yo has this and I just bought an mHBOT.
@stephaniew4168 it didn't work for me sadly. Had about 10 sessions
ok too bad :( I do think you need like 40 or 50 to see what's going to happen though.@@RobKieranz
hi dr sonners, thank you for this video & all the others! i always learn so much from you, but sometimes i have a hard time understanding all the scientific information, so i just have a quick question. if one had nerve damage (from surgery) that happened a long time ago, (like ten years ago) would HBOT be able to help with that? thanks as always!
Its tough to know for sure.... Ultimately it depends on the extent of the damage. The sooner someone gets treatment the better, that is for sure. We have seen many 10+ year old stokes and neuropathies heal though. Hyperbaric often does help these issues when nothing else does.
@@HBOTUSA thank you so much, i really appreciate the help!! & happy new year!
@Tony Camaj yes, ive been diving everyday for 2 years, but it hasnt helped yet. i know that it may take a few years, since the damage was done awhile ago. i still feel like its worth trying for as long as it takes, since i havent found anything else that helps.
@Tony Camaj no, not really (for both questions). but there are other factors--im not 100% sure that the surgery is what caused the pain, (although i really believe it is), i live at high altitude, which may mean that it could take even longer (depending on who you ask about the HBOT altitude situation) & like i said, i realize that since the surgery was so long ago, it could take a few more years. i know that HBOT has helped a lot of people & even with those folks, sometimes it takes a few years.
@@BethPiverYou need to be the right dose for your indication.