Children With Autism Helped by Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers (Hbot)

As more and more children get diagnosed with autism, scientists and doctors try harder and harder to figure out what triggers autism, how the symptoms vary in different kids, and any helpful trends with the disease. They’re also continually attempting to find a cure or way to alleviate some of the symptoms. One method that has shown most positive results is the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, or hbot.

Autism is usually detected and diagnosed within a child’s first three years, and can severely endanger normal brain development. Children with autism are often socially unskilled, making communication very difficult. Others are prone to acting out or causing injury to themselves or others. Psychotropic medication and changes in diet have all been previous methods of curing autism, but they have had mixed and disappointing results.

The hyperbaric oxygen chamber is used for 40 initial treatments, 60 minutes each at about 1.5 ata, once or twice per day. The hbot delivered better results by far. Children who were undergoing hbot treatment had less aggression and fewer outbursts or incidents of rage. The patients also seemed to interact with their parents more easily and were more able to understand commands. After hbot, their reasoning skills and academic achievement improved markedly.

It’s excellent that something like the hyperbaric oxygen chamber has been created, since this new method of helping children with autism has shown so much promise so far. The hbot has many other uses, too-it has been used to help cure ADD/ADHD, insomnia, memory loss, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and those who have suffered a stroke, head injury, or other wounds.