GET YOUR CLARITY AND ENERGY BACK FROM THOSE LONG TRIPS WITH MILD OXYGEN THERAPY, A QUICK WAY TO GET YOU BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR THAT NEXT BIG EVENT.
MAXIMUM 2 SESSIONS PER DAY WITH ONE 6-HOUR INTERMISSION.
We love all our patients, but we especially love it when people just back from trips visit us for a reboot in one of our hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers. Not only do we get to help them reduce their jet lag symptoms and recovery time, we also get to hear the exciting stories of their travels.
Airplane cabins are usually pressured to the equivalent of 6,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. That air pressure is significantly less than what most people are used to, and it also means that the amount of oxygen in your blood is reduced. That reduced oxygen causes symptoms like fatigue, headaches, and even insomnia.
So if you’ve been travelling, not only are you dealing with adjusting between time zones, but your body is also feeling the effects of the reduced oxygen that comes with flying. And that’s where the power of HBOT comes in. Since the air pressure inside an HBOT chamber is two to three times higher, your blood is able to deliver more oxygen, helping your body attain balance more quickly after travel. Generally, we suggest one to two 90-minute sessions within the first few days of returning from a trip.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a tool to help speed jet lag recovery time is especially popular among pro athletes who travel for games. It’s also increasingly used by frequent travellers who want to reduce their post-trip downtime and feel better quickly.
One of our patients who comes to us for help alleviating jet lag, says, “I often travel for work. I often travel for a week at a time and, in that time, I’ll be on six different planes and in three different cities. When I come back, I go into the chamber on East Coast time, feeling tired and sluggish. And when I come out and particularly when I wake up the next day I feel like I’m in the right time zone again and wake up reset. It really puts me back in my body.” She compares this experience to when she doesn’t do HBOT after returning from her travels: “If I don’t do the chamber, it usually takes me about a week to recover and to start feeling normal again.”
We’d love to talk more to you about your travels and how mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help with the symptoms of jet lag.