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Carbon monoxide poisoning brain damageCarbon monoxide poisoning can cause brain damage. It deprives the brain and all cells in the body of oxygen. It also has more complex and toxic effects. All of which can traumatize and damage cells, affecting their [ongoing] ability to function properly. People respond differently to the same level of carbon monoxide exposure. Because of this, [ongoing] after effects of carbon monoxide poisoning can range from nothing to severe in people with the same level of exposure. Carbon monoxide poisoning is dangerous because it deprives all cells in the brain of oxygen and poisons them. It has the ability to damage and affect virtually any aspect of brain functioning. The brain is an astonishingly complex mix of cells, blood vessels, neurochemistry, neural networks, electromagnetic signals, and more. It is soft and has the consistency of pudding or tofu. The brain is extremely delicate and can be damaged and affected much more easily than most people realize. It does not take much to cause damage that leads to all kinds of subtle (and not-so- subtle) physical, mental, emotional and behavioral, and social problems. The health and functioning of a persons brain shapes their life - all day long, every day of their entire life. A persons external world is reflection of their internal world, that is, their brain and its ability to function in a healthy way. The way a persons external world is organized and functions is a reflection of the way their brain is organized and functions. When a brain is damaged, even subtlety, "the wiring" in the affected areas of the brain can change. When the wiring changes, thoughts, behavior, emotions, moods, responses, personality, coordination and a lot more can change - sometimes subtlety, sometimes significantly. "Changes to the wiring" caused by carbon monoxide poisoning alter the way the brain is organized and functions, making it more disorganized and more chaotic in its ability to function properly. Even with mild brain damage it is common for [varying degrees of] disorganization and chaos to begin to surface in a survivors life. This can be a reflection of brain disorganization caused by carbon monoxide injury, however minor the trauma may seem. A survivors life may seem to start falling apart without the survivor, their family, or their health care provider making the connection back to carbon monoxide poisoning as the turning point in their life. While a survivor may think they are fine, their brain may well have been damaged. People with mild brain damage are usually not aware that they are living with a brain injury and that it is affecting them. People with not-so-mild brain damage are usually aware that they are living with a brain injury and that it is affecting them however, they may not be aware of the true extent. Ironically, the absolute worst time to be learning about the effects of a brain injury is when a person has one yet that is the very time survivors are required to learn about it. Their carbon monoxide recovery depends on it. Also see:
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We feel it clears our head of the brain fog and gives us more energy.
This is the first time I have read something that actually helps me understand what happened and why it happened. The so called professionals were anything but. They did not know much at all.
As far as most doctors are concerned, the verdict still out for Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for after effects from poisoning.
As a survivor it can be very frustrating. We wish it were different.
-why are doctors so reluctant to give O2 treatment when it seems there are few side effects?