Hard vs Soft Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber Information

Learn everything you need to know about hard and soft hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers. This two-hour class on February 23, 2022, covers information on the differences between hard and soft hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers.
Class topics will include:
-What is the difference between soft vs hard chambers?
-Gas Laws
-How to calculate the arterial oxygen pressure inside a hyperbaric chamber
-Benefits, Cost, and Accessibility
-Risks
-Ventilation Rates of mono-place, multi-place, and soft-sided chamber

[@normankoo6159]

Why is there a limitation of oxygen concentration within the US and Canada? Is it again the AMA preventing the potential success of a non drug, non operation, competitive therapy?

[@georget678]

Yes. That said, I do ozone therapy which requires an oxygen tank. You can use the same oxygen as used for welding (it’s 99.2% compared to medical being 99.5%). No medical license needed.

[@rodrussell8834]

I've been using a 1.5aha at a sports rehabilitation centre for a long time, they definitely work, they are no way as good as yours but they work. In Australia, especially rural areas, we don't have the luxury of using yours type of machine. Slagging off at soft machine models is unfair.

[@arbiter3297]

Thank you for the excellent information for those of us investigating this therapeutic modality.

[@TheOxfordCenter]

Our pleasure!

[@patriciamctag]

there is no one providing Hard Chamber treatments in my area outside the hospital and hospitals will not do off label treatments. I am thinking of opening up my own clinic like you have!

[@dannypadilla6067]

Have you guys had any luck with people on dialysis? I can’t seem to find anything on end stage and hbot

[@TheOxfordCenter]

We've had patient's with advanced renal disease prior to needing dialysis that have done well. I have not heard of anyone being able to get off dialysis by doing HBOT.

[@arrowdurfee6603]

Thank you for this report. A doctor who bills himself as a Functional Medical doctor I went to in Idaho Falls recommended soft HBOT for me to help with radiation exposure post medical radiation therapy. I will not be going there for treatment and I am now Im considering that doctor is a fraud.... on the other hand I found your concerns for oxygen venting into a room a bit crazy! Lots of people wear a nasal cannula with oxygen delivery at 4 to 10 lpm.... all that oxygen leaks into the room for hours on end and it hurts no one.

[@missnickelbee7789]

Stop reading the screen. Just talk to us like people. Have a conversation.

[@maxernst21]

Exactly, so unnatural it is unwatchable, like getting info from a robot.

[@monicastrong8701]

Sorry to say for you but Mild Hyperbaric Chambers work!

[@nickdietrich3410]

I came here after reading what was basically a hit piece on mild hyperbaric chambers to see what the comments would be. Glad to see I'm not the only one who disagreed with them.

[@luketimber4679]

@@nickdietrich3410 It is a hit piece. They hate that there is competition.

[@shannonholmes5130]

CO2 we breathe out !! No wonder the world economic forum wants us bottom feeders dead, the Paris accord agreement, has ordered CO2 levels for all countries environment for lower CO2 levels, that's the reasoning to not eat beef and eat fake meat ! Or bugs; they want , desire for millions of humans to die , because of the CO2 levels we breathe out!

[@Anonymous-ne4rc]

The evidence presented against mild chambers is dishonest at best. Pressure of 1.3 or more to activate the immune system is stated. Ok but both types meet or exceed this pressure. So, it’s not indicative of a distinction in efficacy between the two types. Then, they quote from a document specifically discussing hyperbaric treatment of SCUBA related problems. Finally, the potential co2 and o2 problems with ventilation could exist with any poorly designed chamber. The discussion was informative. However, the obvious conclusion is to ensure adequate compressor flow to avoid gas buildup and to ventilate to the outdoors. Their use of these points to discredit the safety and efficacy of mild chambers does the opposite. My take away is that if this biased video had to resort to disinformation to guide the reader to their predetermined conclusion then there is little to no actual evidence against the safety and/or efficacy of mild chambers.

[@ROCKGUITAR932]

Can you use wax or other earplugs in both earsto prevent pressure on the eardrums?

[@TheOxfordCenter]

No, that would not be a good idea. Hyperbaric Technologists should be able to teach you how to clear your ears effectively.

[@violetasuarezcapri4258]

Previoously super healthy , Post covid , my BF has been fatigued wth a bunch of neurological symptomms for almost two-years. He tried a bt of HBO last week .... anyone happen to now why it ramped up his thirst and left him with a very tense jaw.,? its been a week now and it is still there. The thirst had originallly appeared post viral infection,,, and has been there all this time.. but had begun to wane after all this time. Until the visit to HBO . Any advice would be appreciated.

[@normankoo6159]

Did he get vaccinated? How many? Plus what is his age ?

[@tpkyterooluebeck9224]

Not an expert! HBO can cause pressure in the sinuses, middle ear and other areas, and I thought the lungs as well. Pressure in the lungs can cause thirst. I'm wondering if a good detox under the supervision and strict guidance of a good Functional Medicine doctor might be more helpful to get all of the systems working properly and get the after effects of Post-C gone? I also wonder if seeing a Holistic-Functional Dentist might net some answers? When treating "after effects of Post Covid", the official protocol uses Elderberry juice for up to 12 weeks, zinc and other supplements. D3 blood saturation levels should be between 60 - 80 according to my own functional medicine doctor. Also, its possible that pressure from the HBO caused a domino effect. I would think that slow and steady, starting out with small treatments and slowly over many weeks increasing the treatment time, would probably be better? I don't know of anyone doing this currently. Maybe it is medically necessary for the body to feel the pressure such that the middle ear feels it? I don't know. Has scientific studies ever did slow and steady instead of larger amounts of time at one go? I know this was mentioned in a news program I watched, but don't remember what was said. :P But, a famous Functional Medicine doctor, Dr. Tom O'Bryan said, "Slow and steady wins the race." I don't remember if he added or if this is just me, but I do add "Go to quick and meet your fate". The fate bit applies to overdosing on any functional medicine herb or vitamin, and so on. The infamous Uni of MN doctor thought that giving Vitamin C in 2 doses would be a good idea to a kidney patient in order to prove that Functional medicine doesn't know crap! No FMD would ever of given a kidney patient that much Vitamin C! Why? Kidneys can't handle that much Vitamin C. FYI! I don't recommend anyone who has any kidney problems, or is at high risk for kidney stones to go over 8,000mg of Vitamin C (especially if using a non-liposomal kind!) I used myself as a guinea pig, so hardly scientific! However, my mother had kidney stones and I could tell that my kidneys weren't detoxing properly. And yes, I do drink plenty of water! However, I also had Candida yeast overgrowth, which might play into those results. Not sure.

[@tpkyterooluebeck9224]

If vaccinated, 2 of the vaccines contains PEGs which can also be problematic depending on the individual and opinions. Nobody agrees here! However, trying to detox this, might be good - but only using a good functional medicine doctor and not OTC crap!

[@jobpreparation5714]

Hi. I am from Bangladesh. My mother is an oral cancer survivor. She got necrosis on her left jaw because of radio therapy. She has stainless steel on her operated area(mouth). Is it risky to take HBOT for her having stainless steel(scrue) on her mouth.? Urgent to know. Thanks

[@TheOxfordCenter]

It is NOT risky with steel implants. The condition you are explaining is regretfully very common for cancer survivor and HBO is approved by insurance for treatment of it.

[@petermathieson5692]

Interesting and informative...but also relentlessly self-serving... which corrupts the trustworthiness of the message