Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Explained: Soft vs. Hard Chambers, Protocols & Home Safety with Dr. Jason Sonners

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy explained: soft vs. hard chambers, protocols, and how to use HBOT safely at home. Dr. Jason Sonners, DC, clinical director of HBOT USA, joins Freddie Kimmel to break down how pressure, not percentage, drives more oxygen into your plasma, tissues and cells.

Jason shares how a 30-minute session in a Las Vegas vendor hall brought feeling back to his foot after 18 months of nerve damage, then breaks down how hyperbaric works, why he chases the minimum effective dose instead of the highest pressure, and what to vet before you buy a chamber or book a clinic.

In this episode:- Pressure vs. percentage: why oxygen saturation isn't the whole story- The four mechanisms: mechanical, immune, metabolic and regenerative- Soft vs. hard chambers, session counts, cost, and home safety- Lyme, long COVID stories, and building a protocol you can sustain

Connect with Dr. Jason Sonners:

WebsiteInstagram: @hbotusaBook: Oxygen Under Pressure

Timestamps:0:00 — Welcome Dr. Jason Sonners1:00 — Drop foot, a herniated disc and a chamber in Vegas4:02 — How hyperbaric works: pressure, not percentage7:22 — If oxygen oxidizes, why would more help?10:52 — Blood flow shunting and the limits of "saturated"14:47 — The four mechanisms of hyperbaric18:10 — The brain, neurological and autoimmune cases19:51 — COVID, cytokine storms and ventilators vs. pressure24:22 — Soft vs. hard chambers: atmospheres explained25:08 — Minimum effective dose27:19 — Hyperbaric and Lyme disease33:41 — What sessions cost and how many you need38:12 — Long COVID stories from Austin39:58 — Should you put a hard chamber in your home?40:53 — A medical device, not a sauna43:03 — What a safe soft chamber costs46:44 — Where the extra oxygen actually goes49:01 — Jason's personal hyperbaric routine50:16 — Chamber companies Jason trusts52:33 — Financing, rentals and family use55:46 — "Life maxing" and quarterly health goals57:20 — Foundational vs. targeted tools1:03:04 — Why healing plans fall apart1:07:40 — How to vet a hyperbaric clinic

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