Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Tips & Warnings:
- You should keep records of all you sessions and review the notes with you favorite health professional.
- This is like a dive of about 12 feet deep
- Go in on an almost empty stomach
- Some places will let you rent these chambers.
- This video and how to is not intended to treat or encourage anyone not to follow advice of a Doctor. Check with your doctor first.
Step1
The first thing that I do is to make sure there is fresh bedding in the hyperbaric chamber. So change the bedding if need be.
Step2
Turn on the air compressor and Oxygen concentrator (prescription required) make sure they are connected. You can use an oxygen mask to get a greater concentration of oxygen.
Step3
Remove your shoes and step inside the chamber and lay down. If you are using a mask then connect it to the line in from the oxygen concentrator. .
Step4
Make sure the release valve is closed so you can fill up the chamber to its maximum pressure. In this case 1.3 ATA just over 4psi.
Step5
There are two zippers to close here. The outside one is the first zipper to close. Then make sure the rubber between the two zippers is flush against the chamber so no air can escape when you zip the second zipper.
Step6
Go ahead and zip the second zipper. Then get comfortable. This process is of course much easier when you have someone else to help you. But as you see in the video it can be done.
Step7
As pressure builds in the hyperbaric chamber you will need to clear you ears. Some people can yawn and clear. I prefer to pinch my nose and blow out my nose until my ears clear. You might hear a popping sound. If it should become even close to painful you can open the release valve to slow the pressurization of the chamber.
Step8
This could be said in any step .. just relax you are in the chamber to feel good. It usually takes about 4 to 5 minutes to achieve pressure.
Step9
When you have finished your session then open the release valve and let the air out. You can do this very slowly or open it all the way if you are comfortable with that.
Step10
Making sure that the chamber is fully decompressed then open the inside zipper and then open the outer zipper. Maybe you are in the Hyperbaric chamber because you hurt. You could ask someone to help you out of the chamber.
Authority 
Comments
Gracie1402 said
on 5/27/2008 I am interested in learning more about why you do this...my daughter had Guillain Barre Syndrome and it affected her breathing long term (very mild for what her body went through). I would be interested in knowing more about the benifits of this. Neat video! 5 stars!
Desula said
on 5/26/2008 This sounds relaxing.