I have a home mHBOT unit, and my understanding is that HBOT gets around some of the limitations of the body only having access to oxygen via RBCs. For example, lyme bacteria tend to hide out in joints, cartilage, teeth, etc., where's there's normally minimal blood flow. This keeps them away from the oxygen in blood that can be deadly to them, and that they want to avoid.
When a person goes into an HBOT chamber, fairly concentrated oxygen is diffused throughout the body, and can get into nooks and crannies that are normally inaccessible to it, because there's little to no circulating blood. This makes it perilous for infections like Lyme, and likely for many other infections as well. -- I personally think modern medicine/science is in its infancy when it comes to understanding the full picture of chronic infections. -- BTW, the woman I bought my mHBOT unit from said that roughly 1/3 of the calls she receives are from people with Lyme.
Then there's the whole aspect of HBOT being extremely beneficial for brain and nerve healing. Though my regular mHBOT sessions (last 3-4 months) have had relatively minimal impact on my tinnitus, it has had a MAJOR impact on my ability to sleep, to keep myself calm, and ability to deal with tinnitus. The ability of HBOT to significantly
reduce inflammation was likely responsible for some of the benefits.
About 2 months after my onset of tinnitus, I was doing my first HBOT chamber, and after about 30 minutes, was able to relax in a way I had thought I'd never be able to again. It really was a transformative development, and was a major catalyst for me deciding to get my own chamber. I've not regretted for a moment that $7,000 investment I made to have daily access to it.
@R. David Case --
Thanks for all your posting and updating. Much appreciated!