Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Chamber in Manchester
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in our private hyperbaric chamber at Deansgate Square, Manchester, from £125 a session or £85 a session on a course of 10. Every course starts with a consultation with our clinical team to check HBOT is safe and suitable for you.
- HBOT from £125
- Consultation with our clinical team first
- Part of the CLNQ longevity programme
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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, also known as HbOT, involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment such as a chamber. We now offer this at our flagship clinic at Deansgate Square in Manchester. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Manchester is a medical treatment that enhances the bodies’ natural healing processes by saturating bodily fluids, tissues and cells with oxygen under pressure hence the name ‘Hyper’ meaning increased and ‘Baric’ meaning pressure.
The hyperbaric oxygen chambers are pressurised with 100 percent oxygen, the equivalent of diving 33 to 45 feet below sea level. The increase in pressure allows more oxygen to be dissolved into the plasma which is upto 10 to 20 times more than normal. The normal air we breathe contains approximately 21% oxygen whereas the air breathed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber contains around 200 to 240%.
What are the Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
- Post-Surgery Recovery – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy helps reduce swelling, fights infection, builds new blood vessels which produces healthy tissue.
- Healthy ageing – HbOT can help diminish the appearance of lines and wrinkles by promoting fast repair of damaged cells.
- A healthy brain – The therapy increases stem cell migration to injury sites and accelerates blood vessel growth in the brain.
- Injury Recovery and Endurance – It allows athletes to recover faster from injury. Performance is improved and endurance enhanced.
- Relieves Pain and Inflammation – Treatment can provide quick and strong pain relief whilst also dramatically reducing inflammation.
What happens during a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy session?
The treatment consists of three phases. The first phase is compression, which involves the air within the chamber increasing in pressure. During this phase of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Manchester patients will feel fullness in the ears similar to the feeling of being on an airplane. Once the pressure has reached the desired level, the second phase, treatment, will commence. The client then wears a mask and begins to breathe in the pure oxygen. After the treatment, the final decompression stage occurs, during which the pressure is lowered at a comfortable level. The rate of pressure is monitored by our trained staff to ensure your comfort and safety.
What can hyperbaric oxygen therapy be used for?
At CLNQ in Manchester Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been used for many indications and there are numerous studies that show the potential benefits of treatment. The areas where HbOT has been used range from medicine to sports including:
Sports Recovery
Health
Ageing
Well Being
Beauty
Neurological Conditions
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy safe?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is generally a safe procedure and complications are rare. Treatment does however carry some risk such as:
- Middle ear injuries, including leaking fluid and eardrum rupture, due to changes in air pressure
- Temporary near-sightedness (myopia) caused by temporary eye lens changes
- Lung collapse caused by air pressure changes (barotrauma)
- Seizures as a result of too much oxygen (oxygen toxicity) in your central nervous system
- Lowered blood sugar in people who have diabetes treated with insulin
- In certain circumstances, fire — due to the oxygen-rich environment of the treatment chamber.
- For your safety, items such as lighters or battery-powered devices that generate heat are not allowed into the chamber. In addition, you may need to remove hair and skin care products that are petroleum based, as they are a potential fire hazard.
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Where can I get Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy near me?
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy used for?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is used for many different conditions and reasons, which include:
- Decompression sickness in scuba divers
- Treatment of air or gas bubbles in the blood (air embolus)
- Burns
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Infections
- Post surgery healing
- Diabetic ulcers
- Bone infections
- Trauma or fractures
- Sports injury or recovery
The above are medical indications for the use of HBOT. There are good scientific studies to show evidence that hyperbaric oxygen is useful in these cases. There are some other novel or alternative uses of HBOT where there is less evidence such as:
- Wellbeing
- Anti-ageing
- Depression
- Hair loss
- Covid-19 or long Covid
- Cancer
Do you offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Manchester?
How often should you do Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy prices
Prices are per person and include the pre-treatment assessment. Courses are the usual way this is used — single sessions are available but rarely change much on their own.
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Single session | £125 |
| Course of 10 sessions | £850 (£85 a session) |
| Course of 20 sessions | £1,400 (£70 a session) |
No membership or joining fee. If a medical assessment rules you out before your first session, you are not charged.
What the evidence supports, and what it does not
Hyperbaric oxygen is an established hospital treatment with a short list of conditions where the evidence is strong: decompression illness, carbon monoxide poisoning, certain non-healing diabetic foot ulcers, osteoradionecrosis and soft-tissue radiation injury, and some refractory infections. For those, it is given in hospital at higher pressures than a wellness clinic operates at.
What we offer sits outside that list. It is mild hyperbaric therapy used for recovery, sleep quality, cognitive clarity and post-procedure healing. The honest position is that the research here is early — small trials, promising mechanisms, not the kind of evidence base that would put it in a NICE guideline. There is reasonable mechanistic logic: raising dissolved oxygen in plasma increases what reaches tissue with poor blood supply, and repeated exposure appears to influence markers of inflammation and cell turnover.
We would rather say that plainly than sell you certainty we do not have. Patients who get the most from it tend to be using it as one input alongside training load, sleep and nutrition, not as a standalone fix.
Who it suits, and who should not have it
It tends to suit people recovering from surgery or hard training blocks, those with stubborn wound healing, and patients already engaged in a longevity programme who want to add a recovery input.
It is not suitable if you have untreated pneumothorax, certain types of lung disease with air trapping, or an ear or sinus problem that prevents you equalising pressure. Recent ear surgery, uncontrolled seizures, claustrophobia severe enough that you cannot tolerate an enclosed chamber, and some chemotherapy agents are also reasons to wait or to look at something else. Pregnancy is assessed case by case.
Every patient is screened by a doctor before the first session. If you have a chronic condition or take regular medication, bring the details to that assessment.
What a course looks like at CLNQ
Your first appointment is an assessment rather than a session: medical history, ear and chest check, and a conversation about what you are actually trying to achieve. If you are cleared, you can usually start the same day.
A session runs around 60 to 90 minutes. You lie in the chamber, the pressure is raised gradually, and you equalise your ears the way you would on a descending flight. Most people read, listen to something, or sleep. The descent at the end is equally gradual. There is no recovery time afterwards and you can drive straight away.
Most protocols run two to five sessions a week. Twenty sessions over four to six weeks is the pattern most of the published work uses, which is why the 20-session course exists. Mild ear discomfort during pressure changes is the most common side effect and usually settles once you learn to clear properly.
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Medically reviewed by
Dr Kajal Babamiri
GP with Specialist Interest in Dermatology — GMC No. 6132231
Dr Babamiri is a co-founder of CLNQ and leads the clinic’s non-surgical, skin and longevity practice. She is a key opinion leader in aesthetic medicine, appears as a doctor on Olivia Attwood’s Price of Perfection and Channel 4’s Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich, and has been featured in Glamour, the Daily Mail and Gulf News. She consults in Manchester, Knutsford and Wilmslow.
Last medically reviewed: 27 September 2026. This page is for information only and does not replace an individual consultation.
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