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Preparing for your HBOT Session

At Lyfe Naturopathics Holistic Health Clinic, your safety is our number one priority.

During hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), you’re enclosed in a sealed chamber where the oxygen concentration and atmospheric pressure is increased.

To keep you safe throughout your healing journey and to make sure you get the greatest benefit from hyperbaric treatment, we ask that you adhere to certain safety measures.

Clothing and personal care

Wear loose fitting comfortable clothes and please try arrive for treatment as if you had just stepped out of the shower, free from any lotions, perfume, cosmetics, hair products or deodorant and wearing loose comfortable clothing.

  • Lotions
  • Perfume
  • Makeup
  • Deodorant
  • Hairspray, hair products
  • Fresh nail polish (applied less than 24 hours before treatment)
  • Fresh acrylic nails (applied less than 24 hours before treatment)

Food and drink

Eat a balanced, nutritious meal a few hours before treatment. Make sure you keep hydrated throughout the day.

Prior to treatment, avoid alcohol or carbonated drinks. It’s best to avoid smoking and any other tobacco products during your treatment period, as they interfere with the body’s ability to transport oxygen and can counteract the benefits of hyperbaric therapy.

Driving

HBOT should not impair any of your daily functions or activities. It’s safe for you to drive yourself to and from your hyperbaric appointments.

Illness

Notify us immediately if you’re feeling any cold or flu-like symptoms before treatment, as this may interfere with your ability to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Items allowed in the chamber

You will be be allowed to take some electronic devices into the chamber.

You will not be allowed to take items such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, sharp objects, lighters, shoes etc.

After your appointment

Keep hydrated after your hyperbaric oxygen therapy session and contact us immediately if you are feeling unwell after treatment.

In 2008 it was discovered that a single hyperbaric oxygen treatment turns on and turns off as many as 8,101 genes in the 24hrs following HBOT[1]. If the cells are given another treatment within 24hrs, evern more genes are activated. Essentially, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the oldest gene therapy known to man.

How Many Sessions?

The number of sessions is largly driven by the reason you are using the chamber, everyone has different needs an goals, all of which we will assess before your first session. HBOT is a cumulative therapy, so the benefits are seen over time, as the blood oxygen saturation builds. Most people using the chamber start with 10 or 20 sessions, the first 5 of which should ideally be completed over a 7 day period however this is not essential

What does HBOT feel like?

The below list is a work in progress, watch this space as it grows.

HBOT is a full body relaxing experience. You can lie back against the pillows and sleep, meditate, work, read, or watch videos. Battery-operated devices are allowed in the chamber so you can take your phone, tablet or laptop in with you.

The chamber contains a memory foam mattress and pillows for your comfort. You will also have the option to breathe oxygen from an oxygen concentrator through a mask  during your HBOT Healing sessions.

You will feel a slight build up of pressure in your ears during the few minutes the chamber takes to reach full pressure. This is a similar feeling to travelling down a mountain in a car. You may want to yawn or hold your nose and blow to release the pressure. This sensation will disappear once the chamber is at full pressure. You will be fully in control of the speed at which the pressure builds – all the controls are operable from both inside and outside the chamber, so you can let the pressure out at any time.

The soft-shell hyperbaric chamber is sealed with two zippers, both of which are accessible from inside. We will also be on hand to help you in and out of the chamber at all times during your sessions.