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While there are only an estimated 150,000 people afflicted with Lyme Disease in the United States, the incidence rate continues to soar at an alarming rate each year.  The CDC speculates that because the condition mimics so many other illnesses, the actual number of people with Lyme disease may be 5 to 10 times higher than the estimated 150,000 of reported cases coping with the disease.

 

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by infected deer ticks.  While short term sufferers of Lyme report symptoms including bull’s-eye rash, fever, flu-like symptoms, migraines, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, a large number of cases are misdiagnosed and quickly develop into a more serious condition known as late disseminated Lyme.

 

Late disseminated Lyme comprises many debilitating symptoms and has been considered difficult to treat in the medical community.  Symptoms include fever, flu-like symptoms, migraines, fatigue, muscle and joint aches seen in early stage Lyme, but are also accompanied by immune system dysfunction, nervous system abnormalities, chronic axonal polyneuropathy, or encephalopathy, cognitive disorders, sleep

disturbance, personality changes, and cardiac problems.  While the condition is not considered fatal, symptomology is so severe that the many patients are bed-bound.

 

Due to the vast range of symptomology present in Lyme, often times patients are misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, depression, or even arthritis.  In addition, there is not one diagnostic test for the condition, further complicating a diagnosis and proper treatment.

 

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been used more and more frequently in the past decade to treat Lyme disease.  A ground breaking study published by Dr. William Fife of Texas A&M University, demonstrated dramatic improvements in overall condition of Lyme patients treated with hyperbaric.  Hyperbaric has been shown to reduce pain significantly, modulate the immune system, increase energy, alleviate sleep dysfunction, and reduce cognitive impairment.  In most cases, patients are also able to discontinue use of antibiotics or other pharmaceuticals. 

 

Hyperbaric oxygen treatments infuse the body with oxygen, increasing O2 levels by up to 1000% in body tissues through the increased pressure.  Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme are considered microaerophilic, needing small amounts of oxygen to survive, but dies in the presence of abundant oxygen.  Hyperbaric also acts as an immune modulator and allows organ and gland functionality to normalize, reducing many debilitating Lyme symptoms.  Because the chambers pressurize the atmosphere, hyperbaric acts as a detoxifier as well.  By forcing oxygen into the tissues through this pressure, toxins, chemicals and other impurities are forced out.

 

As with antibiotic treatment, patients may experience a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, after initial hyperbaric oxygen treatment.  Also known as “Herxing”, the reaction occurs when the Borrelia burgdorferi are destroyed, resulting in a temporary “die off” effect causing fever, chills and weakness to occur for a short period of time.  Many times a Herxheimer reaction indicates that a Lyme therapy is effective. 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Studies on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Lyme:

·         Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Lyme Disease

·         Preliminary in vitro and in vivo findings of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment In experimental Bb infection

·         Healing Chronic Illness at Home: Oxygen, Ozone, Sauna and Detoxification for Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and MCS

·         Healing Chronic Illness at Home: Update- Lyme, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia Related News

·         Portable Home Hyperbaric Chambers Treat Chronic Lyme 

·         Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Lyme Vasculitis

·         One Families Life Forever Altered by Lyme

·         Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

·         Hyperbaric Treatment of Lyme Disease

·         Mild Hyperbaric Therapy as an Immune Modulator

·         Second Wave of Oxygen

·         Oxygen - Miracle Healer

·         Case Studies- Treating Lyme Disease with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

 

 

 

Testimonials and Case Studies Utilizing HBOT for Lyme Disease

·         A highly active 29 year old, Richard first contracted Lyme while horseback riding in 1990.  Soon, the disease began to ravage his body.  He could not sleep, suffered from flu like symptoms and lost 40 pounds in the course of a month… click to read the case study

·         A 47 year old diagnosed with Lyme within the first month of exposure.  She immediately began antibiotic treatments recommended by her insurance physician but it did not relieve her symptoms and the Lyme continued to flourish.  She saw immediate results with hyperbaric, was able to sleep and had a marked decrease in pain… click to read the case study

 

 

 

 

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