While in the chamber, the patient has full 360-degree vision through the transparent cylinder. The chamber is equipped with microphones and speakers. The patient can watch TV, listen to music, read, nap, or talk with the chamber operator, family or whoever is outside. At the end of treatment, the patient is gradually decompressed to normal pressure and leaves the chamber. HBOT is also used in conjunction with EDTA chelation therapy .
Preliminary results are exciting.
Patients with cerebral vascular disease recover from complications of strokes more readily when HBOT and EDTA chelation therapy are combined. The same holds true for potentially gangrenous legs and feet caused by blocked circulation, and for slow-healing diabetic ulcers. HBOT relieves pain, helps fight infection, and keeps threatened tissues alive while chelation therapy can gradually improve circulation on a more lasting basis. Dr. Cranton's book, Bypassing Bypass , describes this process in greater detail. Conditions Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy .