Glossary
Barotrauma
Injury from pressure changes, most commonly to the ears.
Barotrauma is tissue injury caused by pressure differences — most often middle-ear barotrauma during compression. Learning to equalize the ears (like on a plane) prevents it; it is the most common minor side effect of HBOT.
More terms
Fibroblast
The cell that builds collagen and rebuilds wounds — and needs oxygen to work.
Boyle's Law
Gas volume shrinks as pressure rises — why bubbles shrink under recompression.
Henry's Law
The physical law explaining why pressure forces more oxygen into blood plasma.
Osteoradionecrosis
Bone death caused by prior radiation therapy.