NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Divers’ Chamber May Aid Migraines
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Some migraine sufferers may find relief in pressure chambers used to treat scuba divers with decompression sickness, researchers said. William Fife, a professor at Texas A&M; University at College Station, said his team has used high-pressure oxygen to treat more than 50 people with migraine headaches and all but three of them gained complete relief. Breathing hyperbaric oxygen may reduce swollen blood vessels.
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