Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Can you give some more info on your tank. Brand, age, price? Thank you, Conner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 The chamber is a Performance Hyperbaric Chamber, Flexi-Lite v2.1. It is less than 6 months old, in mint condition, and used less than 40 hours. It is 95" length and 30" diameter, plenty of room for adult and child. We would take the DVD player in there for Owen and he liked going in there. Medical grade mattress, double zipper construction, heavy duty, cover bag for chamber body, easy to operate, compressor & hoses, input valve if you want to add an oxygen concentrator. Retail price was $11900. I can email a picture to anyone who is interested. We are willing to negotiate on price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Our son is a 100% disabled vet of the?ongoing Iraq conflict , 3 years post an anoxic/hypoxic injury and has had 177 hours of HBOT -- all in a hard chamber wearing a hood except for the first?66 hours that were in the small chamber with the clear top (not sure what to call it).? He has made significant gains compared to what the medical community led us to expect.? He breathes on his own without trache or oxygen, participates in PT and feeding therapy (ate 10 bites of oatmeal on Wed. )?and responds routinely to commands with multiple parts.? That said he has a long way to go.? The clinic we use in Fresno is great but even with a fee which is a bargain in my opinion, still?the drive, an hour each way, ?plus the cost is draining both physically and financially for all concerned.? That said we are now taking a long break from treatments.? This is the longest break we have taken and he still continues to improve slowly. As I read the posts here I become more and more confused about what the treatment protocols should be and whether or not the soft chamber would be a good choice for us.? At first we were doing 1.7 and then on a recommendation from some official source that was raised to 2.0 and the 60 minutes in the chamber increased to 90 minutes. We have local doctors who are tremendously supportive of the idea but have no experience with HBOT?and in spite of the fact that the VA is doing research, Cameron will never qualify for that because his injury is anoxic and the VA is ONLY interested in helping people with TBI.? That is the fight we have been waging for 3 years.? As far as they are concerned Cam isn't worth their time or effort so unless and until he can either roll or walk into one of their hospitals and effectively communicate with them they will do nothing beyond offer supplies meds?and equipment.? They are spending millions and billions of dollars on TBI but their therapists wouldn't give Cameron one minute of their time while he was inpatient in their facilities for over a year.? Two therapists spent an entire day each week in the facility where he was living and they would rather drink coffee all afternoon if they didn't have patients that day than walk 500 feet down the hallway and stretch Cam or offer suggestions of things we might do for him.? They waved their fingers in front of his face and if he didn't follow them with his eyes --- oh well.? Hmmm....what if the person were brain injured AND blind???? Don't get me wrong, I think what they are doing with brain injured vets is great but if there are vets with anoxic injuries they deserve help too. Now that my rant is over who some of you be willing to comment on protocols for an injury like my sons?? Also literature that we might share with our doctors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hi , Dr Stoller's clinic in New Mexico has had success in getting VA paying for one Vet, and now he has official support to treat others (which means they are now ready to seriously fight for it, and should get it). I would contact him. If he can get reimbursement for you, then he could treat you in his clinic in NM or Sacramento. Sacto is a lot further than Fresno, but if the treatments are free (Paid for by the VA), take them. RE: protocol: Look, despite the nit-picking battles here, everyone pretty much agrees that as long as you are treating between 1.25 Room Air (RA) to 1.75 ATA 100% O2, your son will benefit. STAY WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES! What clinics have found is the vast majority of patients do very well at 1.5 ATA 100% O2. HOwever, even there, it is an " art " . Sometimes the docs increase the pressure to 1.55 ATA, or decrease to 1.45 ATA to improve results. Dr Stollers number is: 505-955-8560 PS You can even try a collapsible chamber and use it at home, or at the center (possibly they would let you). Plan on spending roughly $12-18K for a good chamber from a reputable manufacturer. But, in the long run it will save money. If your son was seriously injured, think in larger numbers of HBOT sessions. My daughter has had 600 and still benefits. Blessings, Ed At 04:23 PM 10/11/2008, you wrote: >Our son is a 100% disabled vet of the?ongoing Iraq conflict , 3 >years post an anoxic/hypoxic injury and has had 177 hours of HBOT -- >all in a hard chamber wearing a hood except for the first?66 hours >that were in the small chamber with the clear top (not sure what to >call it).? He has made significant gains compared to what the >medical community led us to expect.? He breathes on his own without >trache or oxygen, participates in PT and feeding therapy (ate 10 >bites of oatmeal on Wed. )?and responds routinely to commands >with multiple parts.? That said he has a long way to go.? The clinic >we use in Fresno is great but even with a fee which is a bargain in >my opinion, still?the drive, an hour each way, ?plus the cost is >draining both physically and financially for all concerned.? That >said we are now taking a long break from treatments.? This is the >longest break we have taken and he still continues to improve slowly. > >As I read the posts here I become more and more confused about what >the treatment protocols should be and whether or not the soft >chamber would be a good choice for us.? At first we were doing 1.7 >and then on a recommendation from some official source that was >raised to 2.0 and the 60 minutes in the chamber increased to 90 minutes. > >We have local doctors who are tremendously supportive of the idea >but have no experience with HBOT?and in spite of the fact that the >VA is doing research, Cameron will never qualify for that because >his injury is anoxic and the VA is ONLY interested in helping people >with TBI.? That is the fight we have been waging for 3 years.? As >far as they are concerned Cam isn't worth their time or effort so >unless and until he can either roll or walk into one of their >hospitals and effectively communicate with them they will do nothing >beyond offer supplies meds?and equipment.? They are spending >millions and billions of dollars on TBI but their therapists >wouldn't give Cameron one minute of their time while he was >inpatient in their facilities for over a year.? Two therapists spent >an entire day each week in the facility where he was living and they >would rather drink coffee all afternoon if they didn't have patients >that day than walk 500 feet down the hallway and stretch Cam or >offer suggestions of things we might do for him.? They waved their >fingers in front of his face and if he didn't follow them with his >eyes --- oh well.? Hmmm....what if the person were brain injured AND >blind???? Don't get me wrong, I think what they are doing with brain >injured vets is great but if there are vets with anoxic injuries >they deserve help too. > >Now that my rant is over who some of you be willing to comment on >protocols for an injury like my sons?? Also literature that we might >share with our doctors? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Any of you do this in your home? We are considering buying one and want to know the pros and cons of this therapy. We've done hard, and saw great success. Please tell me if you saw any improvements or none at all? Thanks!!!!! Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 According to the a study published in the March issue of BMC Pediatric, children with autism who utilized hyperbaric chamber showed significant improvements in overall functioning, receptive language, social interaction, eye contact, and sensory/cognitive awareness. The hyperbaric treatments were safe and well tolerated by the children. The children were rated on the ATEC (Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist) developed by Bernard Rimland and Edelson of the Autism Research Institute in San Diego California. Post treatment follow-up indicated that children over age 5 and those with lower initial autism severity had the greatest improvement. The treatments occurred at 1.3 atm and 24% oxygen. From: http://www.bluedominoes.com/content/hyperbaric-treatment-children-autism-shows-p\ romise > > Any of you do this in your home? We are considering buying one and want to know the pros and cons of this therapy. We've done hard, and saw great success. Please tell me if you saw any improvements or none at all? > > Thanks!!!!! > Rose > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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