According to the experts on cluster headache, oxygen therapy is the treatment of choice for attacks. This use is only supported by a single methodologically sound study including a small number of patients. Although pharmacotherapeutic options exist to treat attacks, they are not reliable and safe enough to replace oxygen therapy completely and to relieve the huge suffering related to this disorder.
In this context AETMIS believes that cluster headache should be included in the indications considered in the ministerial frame of reference for clients requiring home oxygen therapy.