Posted by John Graham on March 29, 1999 at 05:53:40:
In Reply to: Anyone used APS for CH? posted by John Graham on March 24, 1999 at 10:01:12:
ACTION POTENTIAL STIMULATION Therapy results
My History: Had CH for over 25 years.
Frequency: every 1.5 to 2 years
Episode duration: 1.5 to three months.
Location: Left side, starts behind and below my left ear before stomping over every nook and crany of the left side of my head.
I do not use medication or Co2. Was only diagnosed as CH the previous episode (long story)
5th week of current episode, Constant tinnitus, shadow most of time
APS Treatment: recomendations for headache:
Electrode pad placement: Neg. at back of neck, Positive on Left or right temple or centre of forehead.
Turn up voltage till one feels a comfortable tingle.
Treatment lasts for 8 min. Should not have more than 24min/day
Logg explanation: CH{7}0600(2.5Hrs)= Headache started at 06h00 with a pain leval of 7, on my scale of 1 to 10. It lasted for 2 and a half hours.
: APS0800 = had a APS treatment at 08h00
LOGG:________________________________________
[TUE 23/3/99 CH{7}0600(2.5hrs); CH{6}1000(1hr)]
[WED CH{8}0015(2hrs); CH{6}07h00(1.5hrs); CH{7}21h00(3hrs)]
[THU 1st day with treatment
CH{6}0900(3hrs); APS1700; CH{7}2100(3hrs); APS2100; The APS had no effect on the 2100 CH]
[FRI APS0700; APS1100; CH{5}2100(20 min); APS2100
'Shadow' has gone ]
[SAT APS0900; CH{4}1500(15min); APS2100
Experimented with positioning if electrodes. Tried above and below Left ear.]
[SUN CH{3}0400(6hrs) Woke at 4am with low level CH but slept through till 8 with the CH invading my dreams;
APS0900; Screwed up the voltage till things realy buzzed!
Felt a bit shaky for most of the day. Decided to have no further treatments today.
CH{2}1600(10 min) ]
[MON APS0730; ..........
OBSERVATIONS THUS FAR (Mon 12h42 29/3/99):
To soon to draw any serious conclusions, but:
Occurance patterns have changed.
CH pain levels have decreased.
CH duration has decreased in most case.
No shadow.
I only have use of the machine for another day or two. I will continue to logg the results.
John
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