Hyperbaric chamber for treatment of fistulas... Hmmm, another one of those things that, at face value, seem completely non-sensical.. But if you ponder it for a while, it seems to have a grain of good old fashioned common sense behind it. OK, my understanding of fistulas and how they form & grow is very limited (I may be completely off the mark) but as I comprehend it.. they start at a weak point, and fueled directly/indirectly by bad bacteria, balloon out from there. creating a corridor that the bad bacteria flow into. thus growing & providing area for further bad bacteria growth.. becoming self sustaining.. Gas pressure from normal digestive process or the bacteria by product itself promotes the distension/extension of the growth.. So the lil buggers tunnel.. You think that's a fair analogy of the process? But, ask anyone who has kids,
or ever had a yeast infection, diaper rash or jock itch, and one thing is clear.
Bad bacteria don't thrive in oxygen... Keep any of those things dry and allow air to get at it, and the bad bacteria bite the dust, and the good ones revive.
Maybe that's why ASA works against inflamation? you'd think that it wouldn't because it thins the blood and can actually promote bleeding & ulceration.. If you doubt that, ask anyone with ulcers what they think of ASA products.. But if you promote blood flow, and thin the blood, one thing that does do is provide a means of getting more oxygen to area... hyperbaric chamber or not