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Title: HBOT Contraindications and Screening Questions: New Guide Released

The Woodlands, Texas, United States, 12th Nov 2026 - Profusion Wellness Center, an integrative wellness and recovery center in The Woodlands, Texas, has released a general guide covering hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) contraindications and the screening questions used before treatment. The guide addresses common safety questions for individuals in the region who are weighing whether HBOT fits their health needs.More information is available at https://profusioncenter.com/hyperbaric-chamber-houston-the-woodlands/During HBOT, a person is placed inside a pressurized chamber where air pressure reaches roughly two and a half times normal atmospheric levels, increasing the amount of oxygen carried in the blood.Research points to one absolute contraindication for HBOT: an untreated collapsed lung, known as pneumothorax, which carries a risk of tension pneumothorax as chamber pressure shifts. Other conditions fall into a relative category, meaning treatment may still be possible with medical clearance, including COPD, asthma, pulmonary blebs or bullae, certain implanted devices, recent chest, ear, or sinus surgery, uncontrolled high blood pressure, and pregnancy.Screening also extends to severe respiratory disease, uncontrolled high fever above 102 degrees Fahrenheit, claustrophobia, and certain eye and ear disorders.Certain medications are treated as serious contraindications for HBOT, research indicates. Doxorubicin and bleomycin fall into this category, generally requiring specific timing restrictions or explicit oncology clearance before a session can be scheduled. The new guide walks through each of these factors so prospective patients understand what evaluators are asking and why.At Profusion Wellness Center, the HBOT program begins with medical screening followed by p...

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