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What is Hypoxia?

What is Hypoxia?

Hypoxia is a condition characterized by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching tissues or organs in the body. This can occur when there is a decrease in the oxygen content of the blood, impaired oxygen delivery to tissues, or inadequate oxygen utilization by cells. Hypoxia can be caused by various factors, including respiratory conditions, cardiovascular problems, high altitudes, anemia, or exposure to toxins. In severe cases, hypoxia can lead to tissue damage, organ dysfunction, and potentially life-threatening complications. Symptoms of hypoxia can include shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, confusion, dizziness, and cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes). Treatment of hypoxia typically involves addressing the underlying cause and providing supplemental oxygen to improve oxygen delivery to tissues and organs.

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When you say hyperbaric oxygen therapy, many physicians are quick to dismissed it. After all, many medical school curricula have barely enough time to address mainstream treatments and little time to address alternatives in health care. Oxygen is required by every cell in the body. Hypoxia is a term used to describe the lack of oxygen. Cellular hypoxia generates mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage, activation of several inflammatory cascades, complement activation and eventually tissue death. HBOT restores oxygen tension maintaining cellular metabolism, restores ATP production, avoids or reduces mitochondrial dysfunction, prevents oxidative stress and apoptosis. Hyperbaric oxygen uses pressure to dissolve oxygen into the fluids of the body. This effect is explained by Henry’s gas law. This same gas law explains the process of carbonation. Coca Cola is bottle, Carbon dioxide is dissolved into the flat cola syrup under pressure, then capped to create soft drink many people enjoy. When the bottle is uncapped the bubble come out of solution. Hyperbaric oxygen has been around for nearly 200 years. Using systemic delivery, HBOT is capable of delivering up to 20 times the normal oxygen by diffusion to the tissues in critical need.

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