TREATMENTS COVERED BY OHIP
The air you’re currently inhaling consists of 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and various other gases. During HBOT, you’ll be breathing nearly 100% pure medical-grade oxygen. HBOT can be used to treat a variety of conditions, leading to improved health outcomes. Conditions covered by OHIP include:
✔ Non-healing wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds
✔ Delayed radiation injury such as injury to the bladder or gut after cancer therapy)
✔ Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (idiopathic)
✔ Exceptional blood loss
✔ Air or gas embolism
✔ Carbon monoxide poisoning and/or cyanide poisoning (from inhaling smoke or car exhaust)
✔ Gas gangrene (clostridial myositis and myonecrosis)
✔ Crush injury, compartment syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias (such as frostbite)
✔ Decompression sickness ("the bends")
✔ Intracranial abscess
✔ Necrotizing soft tissue infections (flesh eating disease)
✔ Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
✔ Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)
✔ Thermal burns