Chewing gum has little to no relation to anal fissures, except when hyperbaric oxygen therapy is concerned.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (or hyperbaric chamber treatment) is a novel but pricey procedure that introduces 100% oxygen in the human body by putting a human in a sealed chamber that contains five times more oxygen concentration that the actual atmosphere. The patient would go inside this chamber for a limited amount of time and breathe in oxygen.
Introducing pure, clean oxygen in a limited amount of time improves blood activity and the oxygen delivery in different parts of the body. This leads to quick healing of wounds and pain, like anal fissures. This treatment is recommended for patients who underwent carbon monoxide poisoning and those who suffer from decompression sickness (a condition that divers and miners experience whenever they go back to the surface too quickly than it is required).
The common problem patients encounter while they are inside the chamber is the “popping” sound in their ears brought by the introduction of increased pressure to them. The additional pressure is not in balance with the pressure felt by the ears, making them pop. This can also be typically experienced in an airplane flight.
This popping sound can be remedied by chewing gum during the whole time the patient is inside the chamber. Another option would be the Valsalva maneuver, where the patient pinches his or her nostrils and closes his or her mouth, then breathe as if they are filling up a balloon (which, in this case, is their head).
Celebrities use it as a form of health maintenance. Because of introduction of oxygen in the cells, they are able to heal quickly and generate a bit faster than normal. It also boosts the immune system by increasing oxygen concentrations in the tissues, making then resistant to infection. Furthermore, white blood cells have an improved ability to fight foreign substances and bacteria from entering and multiplying in the body. It also encourages the growth of new cells, making the person look younger.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is still a new and novel way to treat anal fissures. Yet, people are drawn to it because it is non-invasive (it means that patients would not experience being cut open by a scalpel) and the most natural treatment available for it. Aside from anal fissure healing, patients can experience a host of other benefits that lasts even beyond the treatment.
But despite its growing popularity because of its ability to heal and induce cell growth, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not recommended to anyone who had ear trauma or surgery in the past, nor is it okay to do it frequently. Too much oxygen in the body can lead to oxygen poisoning or hyperoxia. This can happen if the body is unable to keep up in expelling the excess oxygen inside the body. Side effects include seizures and muscle rigidity, then convulsions. After that, the person would experience unconsciousness.
Before undergoing any procedure related to anal fissures, the patient must talk it out with his or her doctor first to weigh all the options available to them.
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