I don't know much about this. But my nonmedical practitioner mentioned that the classic type of trance suit (dual layer latex inflatable) was therapeutically used already in the beginning of 1970th, but (like many other inventions) became almost forgotten later. Despite surf drysuits were not particularly designed for inflation, they often inflate better and feel more pleasant than dive suits, because their thin and supple smooth neoprene is softer and stretchier. Diving drysuits of neoprene soon turn almost too rigid when inflated only a little larger, and because the seals are never perfectly airtight, it is desirable to be capable to keep a large enough air volume inside the suit without going through too extreme pressure changes. The most damaging factor to trance hoods is the natural fat of fatty hairs and scalp. To avoid preliminary decomposition, it is thus recommended for the wearer to get a hair wash with oil-free shampoo before wearing the hood. These suits can reach the autist on a much deeper level than where words can go. The response of the latex is complex and ethereal, but also very direct. It is immediate - nonverbal; it is vibration, touch and energy, and it just seems to touch their soul.

However my hyperactive autistic son was like exchanged once he wore the suit; it calmed him very much and he obviously felt safe and loved it. Especially he enjoyed to indulge himself totally into the low purring sound of slowly rubbing his fingers against it. My practitioner said that for an autist this experience appears to be sensually similar like a dolphin therapy - regarding how expensive such therapies are, the suit price is certainly not too high. Before buying one, also myself tried out such a suit for 10 minutes in his surgery. There is definitely something special with the way it feels. I didn't find it that spectacular, but I did not meditate, and he explained that an autist realizes all this 100 times more intense, and the many small and subtle sensory effects of the suit are exactly what the autist needs. Inflatable trance suit of rubber can be an effective remedy for autism. They function similar like Temple Grandin's hug machine, but on a more subtle level with additional complex sensory interactions. My nonmedical practitioner recommended one for my autistic son and had great success. (Unfortunately my son later got a phobia from a TV show in that such a suit was burst. See here.) As SiiGii told Dezeen, incorporating this element allowed them to still be themselves while wearing the unconventional blow-up suit. Although these suits are not inflatable by design, they are quite stretchable. My practitioner told me that some people even like to put things like garbage bags or large latex weather balloons inside as air chambers to inflate them. Although this is rather a temporary test setup for sensual exploration, the relation to inflatable therapy suit is obvious.To inflate a drysuits on the body, the seals have to be inverted. With neoprene seals always the smooth side has to touch the skin. Surf drysuits of neoprene often have no dedicated wrist and leg cuffs, but they inflate well when about 8cm of the smooth neoprene at the sleeve end and about 5cm of the leg end are inverted to form a seal with the skin. News about our Dezeen Awards China programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. Plus occasional updates.

Before closing the zipper, watch out that the hair guard strip of the suit is correctly aligned to prevent it from catching and getting damaged in the zipper. When the patient needs to close the zipper by himself and has trouble to reach or move it, pull a long shoe lace with a knot at one end through the zipper's eye. When necessary, also a drop of silicone oil (never other oil!) on the runner can make it move easier. Weekly updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Plus occasional news. Dezeen Awards

People those meditate in trance suits report about energies and an intense feeling of becoming one with the universe. They often describe it as life force, flow, healing spirit or cosmic love. I am no expert for this, but it obviously can be deeply moving. News about our Dezeen Awards programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. Plus occasional updates. Dezeen Events Guide Because the material gets destroyed by oils, the patient must avoid oily skin care lotion or ointments before donning the suit. The wearer anyway sweats like in a sauna suit, thus textile underwear can be unpleasant, and too much cloth also disturbs the perception of vibrations and gentle skin touch sensations. But he at least should wear underpants, because urine and genital secrete harms the rubber much more than sweat. People often recommend to use powder to get easier into the suit, but I can not recommend this (reason see above); when the suit is sufficiently loose fitting, it is easy to put on anyway - else a water based lube gel or silicone oil can be used.

The main effect of the pressure is to squeeze the inner membrane snugly against the body. It also presses on your chest, which can slow down and modify your breathe rhythm, but this only helps to relax and is not remotely strong enough to prevent breathing or risky things like this. Only when a rigid cloth overall is worn over a trance suit to prevent its outer membrane from expanding, it may be possible to inflate it tightly enough that breathing becomes difficult. But this is no condition in that a trance suit should be operated. No, the pressure inside a trance suit is very equally distributed and only some 10 mbar. (When you e.g. stand upright in a swimming pool with only the head out of the water, the lower parts of your body will be exposed to much higher pressure than what the suit can do!) Thus the direct effect on blood pressure is marginal.There are also wetsuits made with additional zippers at the ends of sleeves and legs to ease getting out. Wetsuits without long arms and legs (so-called shorties) are even easier to doff and are also much cheaper when new, but also the safe feeling of getting squeezed on the whole body is less present here. Generally it is not harmful to wear a loose fitting rubber suit for a long time (several hours to a day). The old claim that the skin needs to "breathe" to stay alive and thus must not be completely covered is a false urban legend. But no patient should ever be urged by force to wear latex rubber in a situation in that he has a strong aversion against it; this may even trigger a latex allergy. Also regard that the rubber will wear through and decompose the faster, the longer it is worn (and the more sweat and friction is present); thus an expensive device like a trance suit should not be worn without reason. It e.g. should not be abused as regular sleepwear even when the autist yearns to do so. (Sleeping in inflated state may also cause sore spots by local squeeze and friction at protruding body parts.) Daily updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Plus occasional news. Dezeen Jobs Weekly