Would you do hyperbaric oxygen treatments for anti-aging?

Cryogenic chambers, isolation tanks — I have a natural curiosity about extreme experiences that are supposedly good for the body or mind. (Especially if they require me to simply lay around.)

What about hyperbaric oxygen treatment? Typically available to patients who actually need medical care, it’s becoming a bit of a fad for those with money to burn who aren’t specifically treating any condition other than wanting to be a bit better.

I’d be inclined to say, “Sure, I’ll try that!” But after reading this account from Brandy L Schillace, who got to try it as a treatment for inflammation, I’m not so sure.

Much to my relief, I was loaned a pair of cotton scrubs before being led to a dimly lit treatment room. Inside were a pair of large glass tubes fitted with gurneys. They had a bit more headroom than an MRI, and being transparent, seemed less likely to induce immediate claustrophobia. But before being wheeled inside, the technician attached a tight band to one arm, making sure a small metal plate sat snug against my skin. “To ground you,” she said rather blithely. They didn’t want me causing a static shock and catching myself on fire. How comforting.

Check it out and tell me: would you do a course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy just for the sake of trying it to observe its effects on you? And how would you self-measure those effects?