Safety
Contraindications
Although a session in the normobaric chamber is safe in itself, there are contraindications in certain cases. Most of them relate to passing through the airlock: the pressure is increased when you enter (compression) and lowered again when you leave (decompression).
The main contraindications are:
- Pneumothorax
- Ongoing chemotherapy
- Metastatic cancer
- Sinusitis
- Ear infection
- Eardrum injury
- History of optic neuritis
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Fever
- Viral infection
- Spherocytosis
- Pacemaker or other electrical stimulators
- Emphysema
- Lung diseases with carbon dioxide retention
- Cataract / recovery period after cataract surgery
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Pregnancy
- Claustrophobia
- Epilepsy
- Bleeding
- Certain previous operations
- Taking certain medications
- Being under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants
If you are unsure whether a session in the normobaric chamber is suitable for you, ask your GP whether any contraindications apply in your case.
If any contraindication applies to you, you must inform the chamber staff.