Hyperbaric Chamber

Hyperbaric chambers deliver oxygen therapy by placing patients in pressurized environments, typically 2-3 atmospheres, forcing far more oxygen to dissolve in plasma beyond what hemoglobin carries, useful for decompression sickness where nitrogen bubbles form in divers’ tissues. The high pressure shrinks bubbles per Boyle’s law and supersaturates blood to heal hypoxic wounds like diabetic ulcers or radiation damage by promoting angiogenesis and fighting anaerobic infections. Carbon monoxide poisoning benefits as oxygen displaces CO from hemoglobin faster. Sessions last hours, with risks like barotrauma to ears or oxygen toxicity seizures if prolonged.