He recommends proper nutrition and supplementation with vitamins and minerals. Nicolson reminds patients that there are many factors at play in these serious illnesses so it is not just a matter of suppressing the infection. Hyperbaric Medicine Professor Nicolson supports the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatments, also known as oxygen therapy. In this treatment, pressurized oxygen is used to suppress chronic infections like mycoplasmal infections, which he describes as 'borderline anerobic infections. During a mycoplasmal or similar infection, Nicolson believes that the mycoplasma affects the endothelium, the cell lining of the vascular systems, and causes changes in blood coagulation as well as changes in the exchange of oxygen into the tissues.
Some infections prefer a low oxygen environment.
Nicolson has found oxygen therapy to be effective for many but not all CFS patients, especially for patients with acute episodes or in patients with diagnosed chronic infections. He also warns that it does take a long time to work and must be used in conjunction with other treatments. High amounts of oxygen will suppress infections but will not eliminate them completely. The other benefits of the therapy include increasing the effectiveness of antibiotics and supporting the immune system. On this site you will find additional information about testing and disease.