Oxygen

You will be treated in our comfortable 6 seater barochamber.

The treatment session comprises of 3 phases.:

Compression – after the door is closed it gets noisy as the pressure increases. It gets warmer and you will feel a ‘fullness’ in your ears like descending in an aeroplane. You will have been taught how to equalize the pressure in your ears before your first session. If you experience any pain or discomfort then please let us know. You must never attend a session if suffering from a cold or blocked sinuses -it will be painful.

Treatment – when you reach pressure you will breathe pure Oxygen through a hood or mask for an hour. You can read or relax during this time.

The chamber can be decompressed at any time and whilst breathing oxygen you cannot suffer decompression sickness (the bends)

We are a member of the National M.S. Therapy centres and all our operators are trained according to their guidelines and the training is updated annually.

An initial course of 20 session 3-4 times a week is usually recommended. The sessions last just over an hour. If you find that Oxygen Treatment works for you then after the initial course most people need top up sessions once or twice a week.

At the pressure used in this treatment there are no side effects from the Oxygen. However the pressure changes may cause some ear or sinus discomfort.

More than 1.6 million sessions have been carried out without serious problems.

The easiest way is to swallow some water from a plastic cup or bottle.

Blowing into your cheeks, while holding your nose and swallowing is also effective.

Important Note -Sweets or food is not allowed in the chamber.

If you are interested in accessing Oxygen treatment at our centre then please give us a call on 01793 481700 and ask to speak to the Support Worker.

We will invite you in to visit the centre and fill out the membership forms. We will need to let your GP know that you will be attending the centre for Oxygen Treatment.