At AlSharq Hospital, we are proud to offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), a cutting-edge treatment that enhances the body's natural healing capabilities. This non-invasive therapy involves breathing 100% pure oxygen while inside a pressurized chamber. This increases the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream, allowing it to reach and repair damaged tissues more effectively.

How Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Work?

Under normal atmospheric pressure, the oxygen we breathe is primarily transported by red blood cells. In a hyperbaric chamber, the increased pressure allows your blood plasma to absorb significantly more oxygen. This oxygen-rich blood is then delivered throughout your body, promoting:

• Enhanced Wound Healing: Increased oxygen accelerates the growth of new blood vessels and cells, crucial for healing chronic wounds, diabetic ulcers, burns, and surgical incisions.
• Fighting Infection: HBOT can help fight bacterial and fungal infections by increasing oxygen levels in tissues, which many harmful microorganisms cannot survive in. It also enhances the ability of white blood cells to combat infection.
• Reduced Inflammation and Swelling: HBOT can significantly decrease swelling, bruising, and inflammation in injured tissues.
• Improved Circulation: HBOT encourages the formation of new capillaries and improves blood flow to areas with compromised circulation.
• Tissue Regeneration: By delivering high levels of oxygen, HBOT stimulates the body's natural regeneration processes, aiding in the repair of damaged organs and tissues.
• Effects on Stem Cells: Increases number of stem cells inside your bodies and helps recruiting these cells in injured and damaged areas.

Conditions Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

• Non-healing wounds: Diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers.
• Severe infections: Necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene.
• Burns: Thermal and chemical burns.
• Crush injuries and compartment syndrome.
• Compromised skin grafts and flaps.
• Delayed radiation injuries: Soft tissue and bone necrosis.
• Carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Decompression sickness.
• Sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
• Severe anemia (in cases where blood transfusion is not possible).
• Improve healing after plastic and cosmetic surgery.

Our Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy unit is staffed by a dedicated team with specialized training in hyperbaric medicine. They are committed to providing you with the highest level of care and ensuring the best possible outcomes.