The ‘Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy’ method, which serves at Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, meets the demands of patients from various provinces of Turkey. Pressure is applied 14 meters below the sea to patients who receive treatment in groups of 12 in the dry diving environment created in the capsule. Patients are given 100 percent oxygen with the help of a mask simultaneously with the pressure. The 30-session treatment, each lasting 2 hours, applied to patients with chronic wounds, wounds on their bodies after radiotherapy, and sudden hearing and vision loss, has helped hundreds of people regain their health so far.
The treatment applied in Eskişehir is in high demand because it is not available in surrounding provinces. In order to more easily meet the demands coming from different provinces, studies have begun to make the treatment, which is carried out in 3 different sessions a day, be performed more frequently in the coming period. It was stated by Eskişehir Provincial Health Directorate and Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital Chief Physician that the number of sessions for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy will be increased and more patients will be served in the coming period.
“IT WAS VERY GOOD FOR THE PAIN IN MY groin AND HIPS”
46-year-old Lawyer Gürkan Çalışkan, who received Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy due to the ‘Avascular Necrosis’ disease in his hip joint, stated that his pain has decreased and said, “I have edema due to the capillaries not working in the joint of the hip bone, which is called avascular necrosis. I have problems with my muscles and bones. My pain has decreased. I had a lot of pain in my joints and groin. I saw the benefit of it.
I’ve been coming for 14 sessions, I have 16 more sessions to go. My movement restrictions have decreased. I use crutches. I shouldn’t step on the ground because of my illness. I had serious pain in my groin and hip. This was good for pain. My pain has decreased. “Our palms are red, our faces are red due to blood pressure, it’s like breathing oxygen in the Kaz Mountains,” he said.
“I STARTED TO HEAR IT AFTER THE TREATMENT, I NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE”
63-year-old Güler Saymaz, who suddenly lost her hearing while walking in the street, came to Eskişehir from Aydın to receive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Stating that she started hearing again with positive results shortly after the treatment started, Güler Saymaz said, “Suddenly, I started losing hearing in my ears. It happened while walking or standing. A day later, dizziness and nausea started.
Then they directed me here. We come from Aydın Nazilli. Our doctor referred us for hyperbaric treatment. I started hearing it after the treatment, I never heard it before. It should be everywhere, not just around here. If it was in Aydın, we would come and go. “We came to Eskişehir from Aydın,” he said.