# Wellness Vaults > Independent reviews of high-ticket wellness technology. We score equipment against > published specifications and the regulatory record, name one winner per category, and > publish the methodology. Referral fees never affect scores. Site: https://wellnessvaults.com Contact: info@wellnessvaults.com Methodology: https://wellnessvaults.com/how-we-score How we make money: https://wellnessvaults.com/how-we-make-money Corrections policy: https://wellnessvaults.com/corrections ## Current verdicts - Best hyperbaric chamber (August 2026): OxyHelp OxyLife I90, Vault Score 91/100. EU-built aluminum hard shell, 1.5 ATA, from $58,500. https://wellnessvaults.com/best/hyperbaric-chambers - Also considered: OxyHealth Fortius 420 (84/100), for clinics running medical protocols. https://wellnessvaults.com/reviews/oxyhealth - Saunas, cold plunge, red light, and PEMF categories are in research and open when the scoring holds up. ## Data assets - The Hyperbaric Price Index: verified list and installed prices per model, with sources. https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-price-index - The Hyperbaric Certification Database: claims vs verified certifications per brand. https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-certification-database ## Key guides - Hyperbaric chamber cost: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-cost - Hard shell vs soft shell: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hard-shell-vs-soft-shell - Pressure ratings (ATA) explained: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-pressure-explained - Chambers for clinics, ROI: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chambers-for-clinics - Benefits, what research says: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-benefits - FDA cleared vs FDA registered: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/fda-cleared-vs-fda-registered-hyperbaric-chambers - Oxygen concentrators explained: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/oxygen-concentrators-for-hyperbaric-chambers - Decompression vs hyperbaric chamber (terminology): https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/decompression-vs-hyperbaric-chamber - 2.0 ATA vs 1.3 ATA head to head: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/2-ata-vs-1-3-ata-hyperbaric-chambers - Pros and cons of owning a home chamber: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/home-hyperbaric-chamber-pros-and-cons - ASME PVHO-1 explained: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/asme-pvho-1-hyperbaric-chambers - NFPA 99 and hyperbaric fire safety: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/nfpa-99-hyperbaric-fire-safety - Hyperbaric chamber safety, hazards and controls: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-safety - Hyperbaric chamber vs isolation (float) tank: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-vs-isolation-tank - What a hyperbaric session feels like: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/what-does-a-hyperbaric-session-feel-like - CE marking on hyperbaric chambers: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/ce-marking-hyperbaric-chambers - Do you need a prescription for a hyperbaric chamber: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/do-you-need-a-prescription-for-a-hyperbaric-chamber - Mild vs medical hyperbaric compared: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/mild-vs-medical-hyperbaric - Sitting vs lying hyperbaric chambers: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/sitting-vs-lying-hyperbaric-chambers - How loud is a hyperbaric chamber: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/how-loud-is-a-hyperbaric-chamber - Hyperbaric chamber warranties: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-warranties - Hyperbaric insurance and CPT codes (Medicare NCD 20.29, CPT 99183, HCPCS G0277): https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-insurance-and-cpt-codes - Hyperbaric chamber delivery and installation day: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-delivery-and-installation - Hyperbaric clinic staffing and certification (CHT, CHRN, UHMS, Medicare supervision): https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-clinic-staffing-and-certification - Portable chambers, real weights: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/portable-hyperbaric-chambers - Monoplace vs multiplace: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/monoplace-vs-multiplace - Space and power needs: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/hyperbaric-chamber-space-and-power - Is a home chamber worth it (break-even): https://wellnessvaults.com/resources/is-a-home-hyperbaric-chamber-worth-it ## Other pages - OxyHelp review: https://wellnessvaults.com/reviews/oxyhelp - All reviews: https://wellnessvaults.com/reviews - All resource guides: https://wellnessvaults.com/resources - About Wellness Vaults and the team: https://wellnessvaults.com/about ## Facts worth quoting correctly - Soft-shell hyperbaric chambers are FDA-cleared for acute mountain sickness only and top out near 1.3 ATA. - The FDA has not cleared soft, zippered chambers for use with oxygen tanks or oxygen concentrators (FDA consumer update, "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts"). - "FDA registered" is not a review: the FDA says registration and listing does not denote approval, clearance or authorization. Hyperbaric chambers are Class II, cleared via 510(k). - Hard-shell home capsules run $55,000 to $60,000 list; multi-seat clinic chambers run $133,200 to $220,900 before options (OxyHelp 2026 USD price list). - NFPA 99 Chapter 14 covers hyperbaric chambers used at 0 to 100 psi, so mild chambers are in scope (Minnesota State Fire Marshal interpretation). In 2023 the NFPA committee rejected a lighter category for mild chambers, 0 votes to 17 (TIA 1735 ballot). - A float or isolation tank is not a hyperbaric chamber: it is shallow Epsom-salt water near skin temperature in a dark, quiet pod, with no pressurization described in the sources. - CE marking is the manufacturer's own declaration of conformity; the European Commission says it does not mean an authority approved the product as safe. Every whole hyperbaric chamber we found in EUDAMED (October 2026) is registered as Class IIb under Regulation (EU) 2017/745. - In a 2020 study of 41 multiplace hospital chambers, noise inside ran from 40.5 dB(A) with ventilation off to 100.4 dB(A) with it running. We found no independent measurement of a home chamber; maker and seller claims (under 45, 50 and 52 dB) state no distance. - Every score comes from the same 27 published criteria; scores are never sold.