Here's a few things you need to know about HBOT before your appointment.

How does HBOT work?

Oxygen is critical to the function of your body’s tissues. With tissue injury, there is an increased oxygen requirement for repair. HBOT increases the amount of oxygen your blood can carry.

With repeated scheduled treatments, the temporary extra high oxygen levels encourage normal tissue oxygen levels, even after the therapy is completed. Healing of the body cannot take place without appropriate oxygen levels in the tissue.

Is HBOT safe?

HBOT is very safe and well tolerated. Complications are rare. Patients can be referred by a physician or other care provider, or they can self refer. They will be evaluated by our team and treated based on their particular needs.

Patients can be referred by a physician or other care provider, or they can self refer. They will be evaluated by our team and treated based on their particular needs. To schedule an evaluation, please call us today, or have your health care provider fill out our referral form.

How do I prepare for my treatment?

You will be provided with scrubs or other suitable attire to wear during the treatment for your safety. The technician needs to know if you take any medications, including any non-prescription drugs. You should not drink alcohol or carbonated drinks for four hours prior to treatment.

Please do not wear any cosmetics, perfumes/colognes, hair preparations, deodorants, wigs or jewelry.

What should I expect with my treatment?

Therapy is noninvasive and performed at our clinic usually every weekday. The number of treatments you will require will be determined by your healthcare team. Most patients typically require between 10 to 40 sessions of therapy.

You will be closely monitored by our team throughout your session. Treatment is painless and generally well tolerated. To best treat your conditions, HBOT is usually part of a comprehensive treatment plan with other therapies specifically tailored to you.

Improve health, with Expedited Recovery

The air you are breathing right now is 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and other mixed gases. During HBOT, you are breathing near 100% pure medical grade oxygen. There are many conditions that can be treated with HBOT to improve health outcomes. The conditions covered by OHIP include:

  • Non-healing wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds

  • Delayed radiation injury (such as injury to the bladder or gut after cancer therapy)

  • Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (idiopathic)

  • Exceptional blood loss

  • Air or gas embolism

  • Carbon monoxide poisoning and/or cyanide poisoning (from inhaling smoke or car exhaust)

  • Gas gangrene (clostridial myositis and myonecrosis)

  • Crush injury, compartment syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias (such as frostbite)

  • Decompression sickness (“the bends”)

  • Intracranial abscess

  • Osteomyelitis (bone infection)

  • Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)

  • Thermal burns