This is also good news if your objective is to kill as many Bb organisms as possible because you are doing double duty therapy. It is believed that HBO therapy and antibiotic therapy work in a synergistic manner. Unfortunately, there is not enough space in this article to go into the technical aspects of how it is believed HBO therapy affects the Bb organism. However, if the above statement is true that HBO therapy and antibiotic therapy work in a synergistic manner it means that if you plan on combining these treatments, then you should be prepared to experience a strong Herxheimer reaction. It is also important to note that HBO therapy's exact mechanism of action is not known.
More research is needed.
Some people, including certain Hyperbaric Medicine specialists, believe that the more HBO treatments you undergo, the higher the probability of a positive outcome when treating Lyme disease. This rationale formed part of the reason why I did a total of 150 treatments. However, it is important to note that most of what is known about HBO therapy and its relationship to Lyme disease is speculative. This follows the fact that much of what we know about the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease is based on less than exact medical science. After all, the medical community is often perplexed by the highly individual and complex nature of Lyme disease.