In Home Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used as a primary or adjunctive treatment to treat various medical and surgical conditions. It is also an effective anti-aging treatment and is also used in the treatment of sports injury. Nowadays with the availability of portable hyperbaric chambers, patients no longer need to travel long distances in order to find a hyperbaric treatment center. It is now possible to either rent or even purchase one for availing hyperbaric oxygen at home.

Benefits Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen is essential for life. At atmospheric pressure, it makes up about 21% of the air that we breathe in. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment in which a patient breathes in 100% pure oxygen under increased pressure in a specialized chamber. The pressure causes the extra oxygen to be taken up by the bloodstream and dissolved at a much faster rate. The extra oxygen helps rejuvenate damaged cells and helps combat effects of strokes, heart attacks and digestive disorders.

Oxygen under pressure has the capacity of infusing vital organs with energy which leads to faster healing. Many sportspersons use almost daily hyperbaric oxygen at home as it helps heal sports injuries faster. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy also boosts the immune system by increasing the number of white blood cells. More red blood cells are produced when muscles within the body are saturated with oxygen. As the increased oxygen is able to reach bones, tissues and other body parts faster, it helps fight infections effectively.

 

 

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat conditions such as air or gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, anemia, skin grafts and thermal burns. Regular treatment is also known to have benefited people with diabetic ulcers, stroke and cancer disease. Exposure to pure oxygen also stimulates brain cells and patients with brain damage due to accidents are known to show signs of speedy recovery when subjected to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

How Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Administered?

During hyperbaric oxygen treatment, pressure is increased up to 1.5 times that of normal so that the patient is able to breathe 100% pure oxygen. The combination of increased pressure and oxygen content causes oxygen to dissolve into the bloodstream and body tissues at up to 20 times the normal concentration.

Hyperbaric oxygen is administered to the patient in a closed chamber. The traditional types of chambers are hard shelled pressure vessels ranging from fixed size to portable ones. They have a pressure vessel, entry latches, airlock for allowing food, medicines and instruments to enter the chamber and a carbon dioxide scrubber. Pressure in the chamber can be increased by opening the valves to allow high pressure from storage cylinders.

Portable or mild chambers can be used for hyperbaric oxygen treatment at home. They have lower pressure of soft-sided chambers. In the US, commercially available chambers can even go up to 4 PSI. These chambers are operated either with oxygen concentrators or with 100% oxygen as the breathing gas. Soft chambers are approved by the FDA and are used primarily for the treatment of sports injuries, autism and neural conditions.

Why Avail In-Home Hyperbaric Oxygen?

Hard-sided chambers can only be used in clinic settings. They are more expensive and not available to everyone. The soft or mild chamber can be used at home after a course of high pressure treatment to increase the effectiveness of the treatment. A course with a soft-sided chamber can also be used to assess a person’s response to this therapy before proceeding with higher pressure and concentration. In-home hyperbaric oxygen chambers are safe and approved by the FDA. They offer the advantage of easy access to those living far away. With hectic schedules it may be even difficult to visit hyperbaric centers which are close by. By renting a chamber you can get the benefit of in-home hyperbaric oxygen without having to travel. You can also do more than one hour of treatment in a day, that too according to your convenience. You can get to do more sessions than at the center. This makes it affordable as the cost per treatment is reduced. Convenience of time is another benefit of renting or purchasing the chamber.

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Danielle White
28. February 2019
Danielle White
28. February 2019
I have found three companies that offer home HBOT units. I hope this helps. Good luck. https://www.oxyhealth.com/ This company has buy and rent options. https://www.healingdives.com/ https://www.rehabmart.com/product/portable-home-hyperbaric-chamber-46725.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_6qRi7ze4AIVNR6tBh0upAotEAQYAiABEgICa_D_BwE A physician?s prescription seems to be required for purchase at this time.

Sheryl Reinhart-Plumb
27. February 2019
Sheryl Reinhart-Plumb
27. February 2019
Hi, my mother 4 years ago they told her she had 3 months to live they Radiation to 4 Tumor?s in her head left her with short term memory i stoped chemo before it killed her started RSO cannibis helped to save her.. I had Lyme-meningitis brain inflammation, migraines and tinnitus so bad if it gets any worse have thought how would I end my life from this piercing nose in my head driving me crazy. This could absolutely save my life. Please let me know how I can buy one for home use... and know my mothers in nursing struggling to walk now in wheelchair. But has no cancer left disabled if portable I can do this treatment to her and myself daily. Please contact me ASAP!! Praying the cost is affordable enough? I need 2 of these HBOT units!!

padmini
16. May 2018
padmini
16. May 2018
my 5 month old son had TBI.can HBOT be useful for him.IF yes how can we buy??cost??

Jeanine
6. April 2018
Jeanine
6. April 2018
I am also interested . Would like to know how to get in home hyperbaric treatment or purchase unit.

Sharon Zamrzla
23. March 2018
Sharon Zamrzla
23. March 2018
Our son hit a concrete bridge with his motorcycle back in 1994, he had brain trauma, etc. and was in rehab for a month. Could this help him? HBOT . His thinking is not right and they told us he could have some problems in years to come. Where can I get one for in-home therapy if you think it could. Thank you. He is 45 yrs old.

Justin
2. February 2018
Justin
2. February 2018
I would like to know where can I get an in-home hyperbaric oxygen therapy system? Thanks

regina branin
18. July 2016
regina branin
18. July 2016
how do i find a home health agency to do in home hyperbaric wound therapy after the doctor orders it?

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