FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What are the Risks and Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy include:

Improved Immune Function
Antiviral/Antibacterial

Boosts white blood cell counts. White blood cells help fight and prevent disease by making antibodies that attack bacteria and toxins, helping to destroy infected or cancerous cells, and identifying and eliminating pathogens.

Accelerated Tissue Healing

Oxygen is our most essential nutrient, crucial for proper and efficient healing of most injuries. Hyperbaric therapy significantly increases oxygenation of the body’s tissues, helping your body to heal itself in profound ways.

Increased Stem Cell Production

Stem cells replace specialized cells in your body that are damaged or lost. By increasing stem cell production by over 800%, hyperbaric oxygen therapy can vastly accelerate healing.

Increased Blood Flow

Increase blood flow and circulation through new blood vessel growth via a process called angiogenesis. Blood flow is crucial for healing and for optimal organ function.

Reduce Inflammation

Inflammation has been shown to be at the root of most chronic disease. Oxygen under pressure activates genes that reduce inflammation and promote profound healing.

Reduce Pain

By increasing oxygenation of the body’s tissues, increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy can greatly reduce pain and support healing.

Conditions Treated by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Include:

FDA Approved Conditions

Diabetic wounds
Crush injury
Necrotizing soft tissue infection
Compromised skin grafts
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Nitrogen narcosis (decompression sickness)
Refractory osteomyelitis
Radiation injury
Thermal Burns
Intracranial abscess
Exceptional blood loss (anemia)
Gas gangrene
Refractory osteomyelitis
Gas embolism

Other Conditions Supported by the International Hyperbaric Association:

Antiviral/Antibacterial
Autism
Athletic injury
Cellular regeneration
Cerebral palsy
Crohn’s disease
Cancer
Concussion
Enhanced Immune Function
Irritable bowel disease
Lyme disease
Macular degeneration (wet)
Migraines
Multiple sclerosis
Neuropathies
Post traumatic stress (PTSD)
Rheumatism
Scleroderma
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Ulcerative colitis

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FDA Approved Conditions

Diabetic wounds
Crush injury
Necrotizing soft tissue infection
Compromised skin grafts
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Nitrogen narcosis (decompression sickness)
Refractory osteomyelitis
Radiation injury
Thermal Burns
Intracranial abscess
Exceptional blood loss (anemia)
Gas gangrene
Refractory osteomyelitis
Gas embolism

Other Conditions Supported by the International Hyperbaric Association:

Antiviral/Antibacterial
Autism
Athletic injury
Cellular regeneration
Cerebral palsy
Crohn’s disease
Cancer
Concussion
Enhanced Immune Function
Irritable bowel disease
Lyme disease
Macular degeneration (wet)
Migraines
Multiple sclerosis
Neuropathies
Post traumatic stress (PTSD)
Rheumatism
Scleroderma
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Ulcerative colitis

The Risks of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Adverse side effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are very rare, but there are certain inherent and potential side effects. Some of the potential side effects include, but are not limited to the following:

One of the most common side effects is barotrauma or pressure to the ears and sinuses caused by the change in pressure. Some people experience a mild discomfort to the ears when pressurizing the chamber (much like when taking off on an airplane). To minimize this risk and enhance comfort, patients learn techniques to promote adequate clearing of the ears during compression.
Patients may experience fatigue due to detoxification following the first few treatments This is normal and safe. (ie Herxheimer reaction is commonly experienced in individuals with Lyme).
Occasionally some patients may experience changes in their vision during their treatment period. These changes are usually minor and temporary.
Oxygen toxicity is rare and is associated with significantly longer sessions under much higher pressure than will be administered at CHB.
Dental barotrauma-also known as “tooth squeeze” is dental discomfort associated with changes in barometric pressure. The volume of air trapped under some dental fillings can change according to Boyle’s law.

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