Glossary
Hyperoxia
A state of higher-than-normal oxygen levels in tissue.
Hyperoxia is an elevated oxygen level in the blood and tissues, the therapeutic state HBOT creates. Controlled, intermittent hyperoxia drives healing signals; excessive, prolonged hyperoxia risks oxygen toxicity, which is why protocols are dose-limited.
More terms
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.
Marx protocol
The staged HBOT-and-surgery approach for osteoradionecrosis of the jaw.
Barotrauma
Injury from pressure changes, most commonly to the ears.