PHYSIOLOGICAL PRECONDITIONS AND MECHANISM S OF NORMALIZING EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT NORMOBARIC HYPOXIA AND ORRHOTHERAPY

Pathogenetic and physiological aspects of hypoxia problems have been c onsidered. An opinion is stated that normalizing effect of intermitten t normobaric hypoxia (INH) with short-term respiration of gaseous mixt ure containing at least 10% of oxygen in nitrogen is based on biorhyth m inherent in all the living organisms with replacement of the high fu nctional activity periods by the periods of rest and restoration with temporary physiological hypoxia as their typical companion. It is show n that for numerous diseases the course of INH or sessions of staying in the chamber of artificial mountain climate normalize the state of c entral nervous system, blood circulation, respiration, hemopoiesis and immunological reactivity, activate natural protective mechanisms and increase functional reserves of the organism. Allowing for anthropogen ic pollution of the environment and its consequences for the health, i t is advisable to widely adopt hypoxytherapy and orrhotherapy.