Systemic treatment (through the vein) may be beneficial to those suffering from various pulmonary diseases such as asthma and pulmonary infections, and can sometimes make it possible to stop long-term treatment with steroids.
In asthma patients, treatment has reduced the attacks’ frequency and strength, with no deterioration after stopping the use of steroids. Treatment has also assisted patients suffering from complex pulmonary diseases (such as systemic scleroderma, pulmonary infections and chronic bronchitis) by clearing the infections, improving pulmonary function and relieving the symptoms caused by these diseases (rhonchi, difficulty breathing, coughing and mucus, low saturation and more). Improving blood flow to the lungs and clearing the infections have also helped in some cases to reduce the damage caused by smoking.
Just as treatments with the Oxypro method can improve lung function in patients with complex pulmonary diseases, they can also assist the healthy who wish to improve their quality of life.
However, inhaling high concentrations of ozone gas for prolonged periods can damage the lung tissue membrane, and therefore ozone treatment cannot be administered by inhalation. In some places in the world ozone is used for treating lung tuberculosis and lung cancer by inhaling minimal doses of ozone.
