Saturday, September 12, 2009
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Tinnitus
Tinnitus, a military epidemic: is hyperbaric oxygen therapy the answer? 09/12/09. Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound in the absence of overt acoustic stimulation. Its impact on the military population is alarming. Annually, tinnitus is the most prevalent disability among new cases added to the Veterans Affairs numbers. Also, it is currently the most common disability from the War on Terror. Conventional medical treatments for tinnitus are well documented, but prove to be unsatisfying. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy may improve tinnitus, but the significance of the level of improvement is not clear. There is a case for large randomized trials of high methodological rigor in order to define the true extent of the benefit with the administration of HBO2 therapy for tinnitus. Journal of Special Operations Medicine via PubMed
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Being in the field of HBOT for over 15 years and also treated many cases of Tinnitus, I will state for the record that Yes, this is the answer for the military! and More importantly, the blast injury, brain injury.,plus war trauma. See my website for more information www.hbot4u.com
Susan Rodriguez CHT
Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics
Tinnitus is a noise which originates in the ear, not from any other outside source. It is not a disease, but a symptom. Patients may experience ringing sound in any one ear or sometimes both in the ears. Ringing sound is general, but in some patients, it may take the form of high pitched buzzing, whining, humming, whistling, ticking, roaring, beeping or the hissing sound.
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