Conditions

Carbon monoxide is a gas that you cannot see or smell. If carbon monoxide builds up in an enclosed space, it can seriously harm or kill you.

If you have central retinal arterial occlusion, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an emergency treatment. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

If you have a bone infection that isn’t going away or comes back after treatment, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy for you. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

If you have a skin graft or flap that is compromised (not healing well), your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of your treatment. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to reduce the nitrogen bubbles that can form in your body and cause decompression sickness after scuba diving. Learn about the risks and benefits of this treatment and how it is done.

If you have diabetes and get a wound on your foot that is infected or is not getting better with the usual treatment, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy for you. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

If you have sudden hearing loss in one ear, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

If you have a necrotizing [nek-ruh-tahyz-ing] infection in your skin or tissues underneath your skin, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of your treatment. Learn how this treatment is done and why it can help you.

If you have had radiation therapy to treat cancer and later need surgery on the part of your body that was treated with radiation, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help you avoid problems after the surgery, such as bone infection, exposed bone, and bone death.

If you had radiation therapy to treat cancer, you might later have soft tissue radionecrosis, or damaged and dying tissue in the area that was treated with radiation. If this happens, your doctor may recommend hyperbaric oxygen therapy for you.