Anyone had success with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and long covid?

Posted by Lucy @welchllb, Dec 20, 2022

I just heard about a woman in N. Carolina who is undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long covid. Apparently, she is doing better. Has anyone heard about this option? Is Mayo involved in treating Long Covid with this therapy?

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Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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@joanrond

Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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If you decide to go through this you got to somehow find the right person to guide you through it. There is a local specialist around me who works with a lot of my concussion clients and they get oxidative stress they get the bends it's just too many sessions too close together for too long. I wish I was an expert so I could guide them all I can do is tell them when they've overdone it.

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@joanrond

Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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I tried it twice, but my headache was worse after, so l did not continue. I am not claustrophobic, but if you are is something to consider.

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@joanrond

Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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I had this treatment for a bone edema a few yearas ago, and it has caused chronic dysfunction of my eustachian tubes (dizziness, clogged ears, tinnitus, difficulty travelling by plane/ fast trains, etc.), so I would be extra vigilant about any discomfort or pain in your ears during treatment. Good luck!!

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@joanrond

Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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I have Long Covid and often feel shortness of breath. The doctor from a functional medical center recommended this treatment to me and I just had once. Not very comfortable but I will try the second time next week.

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@joanrond

Has anyone used hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) therapy to help with long covid symptoms? If so, did you experience relief from this therapy?

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Keep me posted. I hope it works well for you.

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@mrwolf

I tried it twice, but my headache was worse after, so l did not continue. I am not claustrophobic, but if you are is something to consider.

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Thank you.

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