HBOT Insights & Wellness
Clinic rankings from patient reviews, plus guides on hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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EUBS 2026 Geneva: What Europe's HBOT Congress Means for Patients
EUBS 2026 met 14–18 September in Geneva and re-voted Europe's accepted HBOT indications. What was reviewed, when the final list is due, and what it means for patients.
Hyperbaric Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Who Needs It?
Carbon monoxide poisoning is treated with 100% oxygen first. When hospitals add hyperbaric oxygen, what the trials show and how referral criteria differ.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Decompression Sickness (The Bends)
What to do if you suspect the bends, how hyperbaric oxygen recompression treats decompression sickness, what US Navy Table 6 involves and where to get help.
HBOT Insurance Coverage: Does Insurance Cover Hyperbaric Oxygen?
When Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers pay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy: covered conditions, diabetic wound rules, prior authorization and billing codes.
What Is Hyperbaric Medicine Used For? HBOT Indications List
The conditions UHMS, Europe's ECHM and Medicare accept for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, compared in one table, plus the evidence on off-label uses.
Are Cell Phones and Lithium Batteries Safe in Hyperbaric Chambers?
Can you take a phone into a hyperbaric chamber? What NFPA 99, the UHMS and the FDA say about electronics, lithium batteries and chamber fire risk.
HBOT for Anti-Aging: What to Know Before You Pay for Sessions
Anti-aging HBOT is sold for skin, energy and 'biological age'. What small studies found, how mild chambers differ, safety, cost and red flags before you book.
Hyperbaric Chamber Therapy for Autism: What the Research Shows
Does hyperbaric oxygen help autism? What the Cochrane review, randomised trials and European guidelines found, the risks, and questions to ask a doctor.
Hyperbaric Oxygen for TBI, Concussion and Stroke: What Studies Show
Can hyperbaric oxygen help TBI, post-concussion syndrome or stroke? What Israeli trials, US military sham-controlled trials and Cochrane reviews found.
HBOT for Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia: What Studies Show
The evidence for hyperbaric oxygen in ME/CFS is thin: no randomised trial yet. Fibromyalgia has more studies, but few controls. What exists and what it means.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Long COVID: What the Trials Show
Does HBOT help long COVID? One sham-controlled trial found benefits; two later placebo trials found none. What the evidence shows and why it is investigational.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Wound Healing: What the Trials Show
Which wounds hyperbaric oxygen helps, what the Cochrane review and diabetic foot ulcer trials found, Medicare's Wagner grade 3 rule and a typical course.
Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Safe? Side Effects and Risks
HBOT side effects with real numbers: ear barotrauma, temporary short-sightedness, oxygen seizures, claustrophobia, fire risk and who should not use a chamber.
Mild Hyperbaric Therapy vs Medical HBOT: Key Differences
Mild hyperbaric chambers run at about 1.3 ATA on air. Medical HBOT uses 2.0 ATA or more with near-100% oxygen. How pressure, evidence and FDA clearance differ.
How to Choose a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Clinic: A Checklist
How to choose an HBOT clinic: check accreditation, physician supervision, certified chamber staff, chamber type, safety drills, questions to ask and pricing.
What to Expect at Your First Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Session
Your first HBOT session step by step: medical screening, what to wear, ear equalising, how long it lasts, side effects and how many sessions you may need.
What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? How HBOT Works and When It Helps
How HBOT works (Henry's law and dissolved oxygen), what a hyperbaric chamber does, how often sessions are given and which conditions it is proven to treat.
HBOT and Longevity: What the Telomere Study Did and Did Not Show
HBOT longevity claims rest on one 2020 study: 30 older adults, 60 sessions, longer telomeres in blood cells, no control group. What it shows and what it lacks.
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Sports Recovery: What Controlled Trials Found
Does HBOT speed recovery from muscle soreness or sprains? Most controlled trials say no. What athletes use, what studies found and when medical HBOT does help.
Soft Shell vs Hard Shell Hyperbaric Chamber: How to Choose
Soft shell or hard shell hyperbaric chamber? A patient and buyer guide to pressure limits, FDA clearance, oxygen rules, fire safety and when each makes sense.
Wellness Benefits of HBOT: What the Evidence Actually Supports
Energy, sleep, recovery, focus, skin, ageing: each wellness claim for hyperbaric oxygen therapy checked against the research, with an evidence rating for each.