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Hyperbaric Therapy for MAC lung disease

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 21 8:10pm | Replies (9)

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@sueinmn

What do your doctors say about trying Hyperbaric treatment? Do you still have active M. abscessus?
There still doesn't seem to be any good research on NTM and HBOT, but there are articles saying HBOT can reactivate latent Tuberculosis, which is another, closely related Mycobacteria:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29862947
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Thank you for information Sue. If I understand this correctly my inclination to move forward with HBOT is off the table.