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Skeptoid #702: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

These risky medical devices are increasingly being sold to treat conditions they don't treat.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The sad fact of our world is that anytime someone suffers from a difficult medical condition,

0:09.1

charlatans burst out of the woodwork selling miracle solutions.

0:13.2

One of those is hyperbark oxygen therapy, where you're put into a cell containing high

0:18.4

pressure oxygen.

0:19.4

Now it gets complicated because this is an actual medical treatment for 13 specific conditions,

0:27.3

but for all the rest, including virtually anything you might see it advertised for, it's

0:32.7

just another sham disguised as snake oil.

0:36.9

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0:40.8

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1:13.8

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1:40.8

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1:42.2

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1:45.8

Hyperbark oxygen therapy.

1:49.4

Next to the time when we see quack medical devices sold to the public, there are some

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