HBOT

[Guest guest]

I wanted to thank all that wrote to me regarding their experiences with the HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy). I had done 28 dives with both of my sons and never had a probelm. I had a terrible experience at a local HBOT clinic in Broward County. I have looked at other HBOT centers based on the recommendations from people on this list. When my son feels better, I will begin at one of these places. My son developed an ear infection but the people operating the Chamber did not check his ears thoroughly first and put him in the chamber. He was screaming from the pressure and pain but they continued to say they thought it was a "behavior". He came out after about 45 minutes. He was seen by his pediatrician and he developed a sore throat, fever, etc as well as an ear infection. He was put on antibiotics (amoxicillan) which made him very hyper and agitated. We then did some testing to learn he had a lot of yeast in his gastrointestinal tract. He became very sick from this.

I asked for a refund because this center asks you to prepay for a week of dives. The owner refused to refund me for the time we could not go into the chamber. She also charged me for the day my son was in the chamber for thirty minutes screaming. She owed us for three days and basically just gave us only one. We paid out of pocket because our insurance does not cover HBOT.