Hard Or Soft Hyperbaric Chamber - Which Is Better?

When it comes to a hard or soft hyperbaric chamber, which is better?
What are the differences between a hard and soft chamber? Can a soft chamber do what a hard chamber can? Can you reap hyperbaric chamber benefits regardless of what kind of chamber you use?
It’s important to understand the differences between these pieces of equipment so that we can best understand how to apply hyperbaric oxygen therapy for whatever your health concern might be (or a patient's health concern, if you're in a clinic treating patients).
There's a huge misunderstanding between the different types of hyperbaric chambers that exist, and what we can hope to accomplish using the different chambers for different health-related concerns or goals.
Today we're going to talk about some of the differences and help guide you as you consider which type of chamber is right for you and your situation.
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0:00 Hard or Soft Hyperbaric Chamber?
1:17 Either way, we need an increase in pressure
2:43 Pressurized with regular air or 100% oxygen
3:07 Oxygen delivery
3:33 Replace this clip
4:17 Oxygen is NOT absorbed through the skin
5:44 What can hard chambers do that soft cannot?
6:44 Applying the mechanisms of action
7:18 Research on soft chambers is building
8:31 Complexity differences
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[@marcielynn4886]

As a hyperbaric technician, large metal chamders that connecred to each other was our go to.

[@lauriebezilla9190]

So, as I understand, having a soft camber without an oxygenator is not as effective as a soft chamber with an oxygenator. I have a Solaris soft chamber with an oxygenator for supplementation that I recently purchased. However, I have not used it yet pending gaining as much information as possible. Thank you..very interesting and informative 👍

[@TonyTreece911]

Thank you for all of your love for helping thousands of people.

[@HBOTUSA]

You're welcome! Thank you for the feedback!

[@paulofradiano4414]

Brilliant info! Thank you Doc

[@HBOTUSA]

Glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome!

[@manofsan]

*Liked and already subscribed - appreciate the specialized knowledge from this channel.*

[@HBOTUSA]

Thanks for saying so. Let us know if you ever have any specific topic requests~ Feel free to share our videos!

[@TheWildDoc]

Great explanation! Thank you for clarifying the facts!

[@HBOTUSA]

You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback!

[@hyperbaric]

Great video, thanks!

[@DrsSonners]

Thank you Dr Masha!

[@ifeadiodenigbo9230]

Thank you for being the pioneer for this information!!

[@HBOTUSA]

You're welcome!

[@dannyma000]

best video about this topic Thank you

[@HBOTUSA]

Thank you

[@erikrichardgregory]

Educational, thanks much

[@HBOTUSA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mysticquantumalchemist]

Really looking forward to the stem cell results for a soft chamber!! I currently am on session 6 of mild HBOt, 3 months post surgery, and I feel it’s definitely helping with the residual swelling I had been dealing with. But there’s a center near me that has hard chambers so I’m thinking I might do another 10 sessions there after these 10 sessions based off what you shared here 🙏🏽🤍

[@jasond7699]

Great info, currently treating lyme and mold illness at 2ATA, with good results :)

[@HBOTUSA]

That's great to hear! Glad you're seeing results!

[@shawnshawn7477]

Would love to speak with you

[@samimaaroufi4841]

Can you tell us if you healed through hyperbaric? If yes, how much sesions were necessary?

[@andrewsztymelski7169]

Thank you.

[@HBOTUSA]

You're welcome!

[@jerryware1970]

Integrating red light therapy within the chamber would be a nice feature…multitasking

[@stevekuehnmd252]

I need to know about mold, toxicity, since I haven’t systemic Bungo infection

[@lazmotron]

Great Video

[@HBOTUSA]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@scienceandspiritualquest]

At 7:45 you mention that HBOT USA will soon be releasing a study on the benefits of low pressure HBOT. Is this study available now?

[@heycatherineh]

Following

[@akwindows3782]

Have you completed research on soft chambers? The video stated a hope of completion by the end of 2022 so just checking. Thank you for the awesome information !

[@HBOTUSA]

Thanks for asking! The testing is complete, and now we're compiling and analyzing the data (it's a lot!!!). We expect to have some answers by this summer!

[@nupuruils]

​@@HBOTUSA more updates on this?

[@md82892]

@@HBOTUSAcan you give an update on this?

[@cakerus111]

Is there any issue if we do it with tracheostomy and peg tube

[@maraliske4544]

We are looking into a home hard chamber 2.0 ATA to treat Long COVID brain injury ADHD symptoms and puberty disruption. Can you provide information on the training with dates etc and recommended brand for a hard chamber 2.0ATA?

[@TR-ed5so]

is an oxygen concentrator necessary with mild hbot its my understanding saturation is increased from 24% to 93% with concentrator in soft chamber

[@RC-xh4hd]

Have you had any success treating CRPS with HBOT?

[@Victoria-nh9sp]

The eclipse elite...is it good brand please?

[@anandgaikwad1897]

Which concentrator is best for 3 ATA chembur

[@robbynuez4105]

If I buy a soft shell HBOT. can you get more benefits from a soft shell hyperbaric chamber if I bring in a pure oxygen tank with a mask to breath in purer oxygen?

[@eugeniahobbs41]

Insurance companies often deny HBOT except for life and death circumstances. Wound healing, like leg ulcers, might not be approved

[@HBOTUSA]

Yes that is true. Those are on label indications meaning you could at least bill insurance for them and they can be considered for reimbursement but of course each insurance company get to decide what criteria they deem to be medically necessary and reimbursable

[@KotlinBek]

doing intermittent hypoxia to training and at same time oxygen concentrator(not hbot) through nose. is it gonna help total oxygen consumption to brain/cells?

[@jrman413]

What would be best for brain damage from antidepressants?

[@Victoria-nh9sp]

Thank you..13 grand to complete how many they say i need..just foun a fantastic 1 year old one for 14 grand.. I wasn't sure about the soft top..but confident now to buy...😊😊thank you

[@u563rick6]

That is buying right? They rent them also.

[@jordanwhitehead7877]

In your experience and research, is separately Ozone IV therapy and HBOT safe with most young healthy adult patients with a very small intracranial aneurysm? As their is in the scientific literature extensive laboratory and clinical evidence supporting the role of Ozone in blood vessel protection and Endothelial Cell function: Ozone has been shown to improve: hemodynamic stress, hazardous NOS activity, endothelial cell function, oxidative stress, is vasoprotective, anti inflammatory, lowers blood pressure and has vasodilatory properties. Would love to please hear your scientific opinion. Thank you very much for your time!

[@TonyTreece911]

Doctor, is this your first choice of soft HBOT chambers? The VITAERIS 320 HBOT ?

[@HBOTUSA]

Great question! From a safety standpoint, an FDA approved chamber is critical. There are a few approved soft chambers that we like, and there are several factors to consider when selecting one. We'd love to chat and help you select the right one for you! Shoot us an email with your contact info to [e-mail] and we'll be in touch.

[@marytheresekiladah5185]

Thank you very much for this great informative video. My daughter is 26 years old and her SPECT scan showed many parts of her brain lack oxygen which affects here memory, thinking and causes many mental problems like ADD and thoughts disorder. She was born like that due to lake of oxygen while delivery. The Dr recommended the hyperbaric therapy but he said that the oxygen is between 20% and 35%. I ordered the soft chamber which by itself (as you mentioned 21%. My question is, is the chamber by itself could give my daughter a good effect to her conditions or I should add a concentrator to get good benifits for her?

[@HBOTUSA]

While we can't give medical advice over KZbin (you can always setup a consultation with us by emailing [e-mail]), generally speaking, air only soft chambers do have benefits. But using a concentrator should have even more benefits than air alone.

[@marytheresekiladah5185]

@@HBOTUSA Thank you very much for your reply. I will send an email for consultation

[@guyloughridge4628]

What are the benefits for mold toxicity? How is this treated, length and pressure?

[@anthonyman8008]

Geophagy

[@samimaaroufi4841]

Are there conditions were Hard chambers (2.0 pressions) and higher might have bad effects? In other words, are there conditions were soft chambers are more recommended than hard chambers?

[@Okota78]

Yes. People prone to epilepsy and sometimes small kids. Keeping it short brain likes up to 2 ATA....

[@pnoy15]

Why is supplementing the soft chamber with an extra percentage of oxygen not an option to increase it to around 50% instead of only 21% room air?

[@HBOTUSA]

Due to the fire risk. The proper (and most effective) way to increase your oxygen absorption while in the chamber is to breath supplemental oxygen through a mask.

[@chrism2794]

Doc, I love your content. But why do you always say soft = 1.3 ATA when they can go up to 1.5 ATA. Please sir. Help me .

[@HBOTUSA]

FDA approved soft chambers are limited to 1.3 ATA, and we don't recommend using chambers that are not FDA approved.

[@TexasSlamFishing]

My wife is getting a heart and kidney transplant, do you think hbot might help her? She will be taking many immunosuppressants and I'm wondering how hbot would react to that? Thank you for your videos

[@HBOTUSA]

There is no obvious reason someone getting transplants could not use HBOT. She can definitely pre-treat before her surgeries, and I'd expect that would help. Post surgery she would need to make sure she is completely stabilized and cleared for additional HBOT, but it should certainly help her recovery.

[@anthonyman8008]

Did she get it? The body can rejuvenate when you provide the necessary nutrients and eliminate toxins!

[@antonkranjec3575]

Did low preasure data came in about steam cells?

[@HBOTUSA]

Yes. A paper will be published in the next few months on stem cells @ 1.3 ata air only showing about 2.5-3.5x increase in stems cell mobilization

[@antonkranjec3575]

@@HBOTUSA thank you! We did over 600 mHBOT dives with the autistic child. I wonder if we the parents would find our telenomere length and biological age lower then apropriate for our age. I think I will test it for the fun of it.

[@drvalpartee9561]

Still don’t know the difference or best hard or soft???

[@xpertprinting]

So, what's the difference than using a cpap with oxygen concentrator with a full face mask?

[@HBOTUSA]

The difference is breathing oxygen under pressure (in a hyperbaric chamber). It's the pressure that drives more oxygen into the plasma of your blood, bypassing the red blood cells. This is only possible while breathing under more pressure than normal. This doesn't happen when breathing oxygen at regular pressure. At regular pressure, you rely on red blood cell carrying capacity, which can only be 100%. For more info about the science behind HBOT, check out our HBOT 101 series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goO3oHuAfciJpc0

[@caylaclanton6074]

Is there a way to increase ATA?

[@HBOTUSA]

In the U.S., soft chambers are only FDA approved up to 1.3 ATA. To go higher, you need to use a hard chamber, which can generally go up to 3 ATA.

[@caylaclanton6074]

@@HBOTUSA thank you for the reply!

[@edscott4729]

Would chambers help patients who suffer from fibromyalgia?

[@Nikki-ef9lr]

I think it would help. Also people have healed by going raw vegan. Good luck. 😊

[@HBOTUSA]

While we can't give medical advice through KZbin, generally speaking someone with fibromyalgia may see some relief in symptoms. We just released a video today about chronic illness that may shed a little light on how HBOT can help with those who suffer from chronic illness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoDNnWyVrb10ock We also have an older video that covers some research done on fibromyalgia: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3KwdWWYeMeCm5I

[@anthonyman8008]

There are number of factors to consider, mostly eliminating hazardous foods abs getting healthy structured Water. Hyperbaric will help with anything. But never a cure all

[@rrrrrrny]

Is 1.3ATM equivalent to 7metres

[@MrCees64]

1.3 ATA is equivalent to 3 meter water pressure. 2.4 ATA is the standard for multi chamber HBOT facilities in the Netherlands and equivalent with 14 meter water pressure

[@anandgaikwad1897]

O2 concentration results is good as compare O2 cylinder

[@mariamurray3959]

Where can I buy one

[@HBOTUSA]

Send us an email at [e-mail] and we'd be happy to discuss options with you!

[@joebobjenkins7837]

What about rabies and tetanus? Theoretically, both are anaerobic pathogens tha die quickly in an aerobic environment. The saturation of O2 could potentially treat rabies victims.

[@KN-yv4zu]

Can soft chamber help my autistic daughter or only hard chamber can help her?

[@HBOTUSA]

While we can't give medical advice through KZbin, we can look at some research that's been done (as well as patients we've treated), and there's evidence (and experience) to suggest that HBOT can help people with autism. Here's an older video where we reviewed some research on the topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXvaZpKHmJtpptU Shoot us an email at [e-mail] to set up a consultation!

[@HBOTUSA]

We just released a video about applying HBOT to children on the autism spectrum, which you may find helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn28eWaie6eAqbM

[@anandgaikwad1897]

I don't know about soft chembar results as compare hard chembar

[@MarcMERLIN]

what law actually states that soft chambers can only legally be 1.3 ATA in the US?

[@HBOTUSA]

Hyperbaric chambers are medical devices regulated by the fda. The fda is who has regulated soft chambers to 1.3 ata

[@MarcMERLIN]

​@@HBOTUSA I hear this claim often, but to this day no one has shown me clear regulation from the FDA that states 1.5 ATA and above soft chambers are illegal to own or operate , or even sell in the US. They are simply not approved for any FDA approved treatment. You also know that multiple companies currently sell 1.5 ATA chambers or above. If it were illegal, I do believe the FDA would stop them. So, until I have someone show me clear regulation they are illegal to buy/sell/use for off label treatments, I will continue to question this "1.3 ATA max" statement. I am happy to be told I'm wrong and properly educated, but I need to have a clear regulation that states so and then basically some understanding that sales of 1.5 ATA and above in the US are illegal but that the FDA doesn't have the resources to enforce it.

[@nerychristian]

You should reach out to the manufacturers. They would probably have the regulations for them

[@MarcMERLIN]

@@nerychristianall I found is that this limitation apparently applies to US manufacturers only, but you can buy from non US ones and use those in the US. Sucks for US companies. 😞

[@michellepalmer5283]

Do you have the results on the soft chambers yet?

[@HBOTUSA]

Thanks for asking! The testing is all done, but we're still waiting on number crunching & data processing from the results. We'll put something out when we have the results!

[@roustamakhmetov2926]

There is a video with 83 year old doctor claiming he increased his telomeres length by 100%: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX7XdGdmfaaYpbs What do you think about it? It lacks specific information about this test, like the exact model of the chamber, pressure, duration of the sessions, percentage of oxygen, etc. I am pretty sure you won't get the same results in inflatable chambers and perhaps some of the health clinic chamber models. It would be nice to know if this is repeatable, so let's say you your 60 sessions and get X % of telomere length increase. You wait couple of years and do another set of 60 sessions. Would you get the same result? Would it be a bit less? Would it be a lot less or is this just one off effect which is not repeatable? Also is there any research with younger people? I would assume you won't get 100% increase in length, but would it be the same in absolute increase or maybe even better? Is there a risk of getting cancer through this therapy?

[@anandgaikwad1897]

O2 concentration generate 93% oxygen and O2 cylinder have 99.9%oxygen so cylinder gives best results

[@jossib1446]

2 ATM is 10 times more efficient then 1.3 ATM

[@HBOTUSA]

Not necessarily. It depends on what you're applying HBOT for. There are instances (depending on that specific patient's issues, needs, or goals) where lower pressures are actually more effective or more tolerable.

[@brianwilless1589]

Why am I staring down your mouth?

[@braddockakalatis2]

I wasted $6000 and 250 hours of my life in/on the soft. After 5 sessions in the hard one I ended my need for caffeine and antidepressants. My opinion only.

[@dr.davidfeifel8553]

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