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Excerpt from:
FOCUS on ALCOHOL and DRUG ISSUES, Jan/Feb 1983
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES)
Help for ANXIETY
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation has been used as a treatment for anxiety in several parts of the world for over a quarter of a century.
American medicine has only recently begun to realize its use as a safe and effective treatment.
Studies show that CES treatment yields highly significant reductions in anxiety, whether the patients were in a psychiatric setting, a scholastic
setting, an outpatient setting, or an in-patient general hospital setting. Further, while many different kinds of anxiety have been studied, as
measured by the six different psychological measuring instruments found in these studies, they all responded significantly to CES treatment. Less
intense or less permanent forms of anxiety - the so-called "situational anxiety" in which a person habitually responds to personally threatening
events in his environment with an anxiety reaction - respond to CES treatments within a week or less. The more permanent forms of anxiety the so-called trait anxiety, or that underlying level of anxiety that a person typically carries with him at all times - require a longer period of CES
treatment. This kind of anxiety typically is not reduced significantly in fewer than 2 or 3 weeks of daily treatments.
restful stage of sleep than they did prior to CES treatment. It should be noted that some patients who have deprived themselves of REM
sleep - the stage during which dreaming occurs - by taking drugs or alcohol as a sleeping aid, sometimes spend the first two or three nights
in unusually vivid dream states when first starting CES treatments. This is considered another indication of the therapeutic effectiveness of
CES in that persons are known to become increasingly disorganized mentally, some even to the point of psychotic-like symptoms, when
they do not engage in the normal amount of dreaming.
4. Finally, it was discovered that many patients receiving CES treatments report feeling more rested when they awaken in the morning
following CES treatments.
Treatment parameters: While some patients begin to respond after the second or third day of treatment, others do not have their best response
with fewer than 24 days of treatments lasting from 15 minutes to 1 hour. The beneficial effects have been measured in some experimental
groups for as long as two years. Some people with insomnia have a habitual pattern of responding to situational stress with an interruption in their
sleep patterns. The best results are obtained when CES is used each time unusual stressors occur in their life situations that would ordinarily
cause poor sleep. The CES device user is thereby trained over time to expect a good night's sleep no matter what stressful interruptions occurred
in the normal flow of daily life.
Excerpt from:
SPECTRUM THE WHOLISTIC NEWS MAGAZINE, Jan/Feb 1995
Shocking treatment for TROUBLED MINDS
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) has been proved to be an effective, non pharmacological, non toxic therapy for anxiety, depression and
insomnia. It works by delivering a soothing, low voltage electrical stimulation to the brain 45 minutes a day via a Sony Walkman type headset
resting on both ears. Patients can use CES at home while engaging in other activities, except, of course, for driving or other possibly dangerous
activities.
Side effects are negligible - users might experience an occasional transitory feeling of light headedness or a mild headache if the unit is turned up
too high.
Several scientific studies support the effectiveness and safety of CES. In six separate placebo controlled studies of anxiety, 220 hospitalized
psychiatric inpatients receiving the treatment for at least 30 minutes per day for three weeks showed a significant lessening of anxiety;
compared to controls. Similar studies with depressed patients revealed an average reduction in depression scores of 50%.
CES is thought to act by correcting neurotransmitter imbalances. Scientists discovered that severely depressed patients receiving CES had
increased serotonin and norepinephrine blood levels, and normalized serotonin/betaendorphin and norepinephrine/cholinesterase ratios.
Because CES duplicates the biochemical changes of drugs like antidepressants, it usually takes one to four weeks for the therapeutic effect to
take hold. Potential applications for CES treatment include addictions, phobias, panic disorder, attention deficit disorder, and cognitive
dysfunction. It has also been found quite effective for tension headaches.
(Based on facts presented in: Bridges ISSSEEM Newsmagazine, Winter 1993)
Frequency of Usage
For severe problems use it 40 minutes twice daily. For less than severe problems use it 30-40 minutes once daily, then after a month you can use
it 2 or 3 times a week. (It has cumulative effects.) More than 40 minutes usage in one sitting can have less productive results.
Selecting 6 hz Option
6 hz (cycles per second) enhances Theta brain waves which are normally experienced between sleep and full alertness. If you are stressed,
anxious, hyper, or are preparing for bed then flip the switch upwards towards the 6 hz sticker. If you just woke up or want to be more alert then flip
the switch down away from the 6 hz sticker.
Using AC Adapter
This unit is powered by an internal rechargeable battery that will need recharging when you can't feel any tingling with the control fully clockwise.
To recharge the battery just turn the unit off and plug the AC adapter into the AC wall socket and into the power jack on the unit. It will
automatically recharge like that. Let it recharge overnight or 14 hours for a maximum charge. Too much charging may shorten the batteries life
span. Next morning it is ready to use for at least another 4 hours total. Don't connect the AC adapter to the unit except when recharging. If the unit
ever gets to where it won't last long between charges then you can replace the internal 9v battery with Radio Shack's 9 volt rechargeable #23-299.
Recharge after replacing battery.
Making Saltwater
Mix 3 tsp non-iodized sea salt or rock salt with 2 ounce distilled water. Stir and let sit for 3 hours. Store in a dark eyedropper bottle. Stir 1 drop of
this salt solution into 4 oz distilled water and use to fill an eyedropper bottle for use on the electrodes.
Parts List
Qty
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1.5"
Mouser
project box
9v rechargeable battery
9v battery clip
output transformer
C555 timer IC
C556 timer IC
8 pin IC socket
14 pin IC socket
100K pot
pot knob
25K mini pot
3.5mm female jack
3.5mm male plug
12v 200ma Adaptor
470uf capacitor
1uf capacitor
.22uf capacitor
.0047uf capacitor
120K resistor
22K resistor
4.7K resistor
1K resistor
1.3K resistor
680 ohm resistor 1/2W
1/16" shrink tubing, 4'
#
400-1542
573-15F8K
12BC160
42TM006
511-TS555CN
511-TS556CN
571-26404633
571-26403573
31VA501
450-2070
569-72PM-25K
16PJ137
17PP103
412-1101
140-XRL10V470
540-1.0M35
540-0.22M35
581-UEC472J1
30B-J250-120K
30B-J250-22K
30B-J250-4.7K
30B-J250-1K
30B-J250-1.3K
30B-J500-680
5174-11162
cost
Backup
3.70
RS: 270-231
7.99
.54
2.41
.46
.62
.11
.13
1.25
.99
.99
.52
.86
4.90
.18
.33
.33
.62
.22
.44
.44
.44
.44
.22
4'/.78
Qty
2
1
3.5'
Radio Shack #
2ma LED
PC board
24ga speaker wire
276-044
276-150
278-1301
cost
2.12
.64
.27
Qty
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
JDR
SPDT switch
SPDT-CO switch
1.5M resistor
18K resistor
10K resistor
2.2K resistor
50K mini pot
10K mini pot
1K mini pot
#
SP/DT
SW22
R1.5M
R18K
R10K
R2.2K
72PR50K
72PR10K
72PR1.0K
cost
1.25
1.29
.05
.05
.10
.10
.79
.79
.79
2.32
2
2
4
1
4
3.5'
2907 transistor
3904 transistor
1N4148 diode
1N4001 diode
rubber feet
24ga single wire
2N2907A
2N3904
1N4148
1N4001
3M5012-BL
WIRE-24YSR100
.29
.10
.04
.06
100/6.95
100'/3.95
Spectrum Analysis
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of the original BT5
Bio-Tuner BT7
SOTA Instruments Inc. has completely re-designed the BT6Pro model of Bio-Tuner, which is now called the BT7 (professional edition of the BT6).
The Bio-Tuner BT7 offers 6 user-selectable output modes that research shows have varying effects. In all modes the base frequency of 1,000
Hz pulse-modulated by 111.11 Hz is present. This is the "magic frequency" that was found to work where others failed.
MODE 1-3 (550uS pulse width)
Mode 1
1kHz modulated by 111.11 Hz, 550us Pulse Width
Output=Continuous
Mode 2
1kHz modulated by 111.11 Hz, 550us Pulse Width
Output=1 Second ON, 1 Second OFF
Mode 3
1kHz modulated by 111.11 Hz, 550us Pulse Width
Output=Ampl. Modulated by 7.83Hz Sine Wave
Other Functions
20 Minute Timer: After 20 minutes have elapsed, the output is disabled, and the unit goes into standby mode.
LOW Battery Warning: Red Light will come ON to indicate battery will soon need replacing.
Earclip and Output Signal Electrical Circuit Verification Indicator: Yellow Light will only come ON when the electrical path through the
Earclips is complete and functioning correctly.
Electrical Specs
Minimum <~10 microamperes, 10 Volt Peak-Peak at lowest setting. Maximum <1.5mA Peak ~40 Volts Peak-Peak into typical 4k ohm load.
Output impedance ~20k ohm.
Modified rectilinear wave with rapid rise time (under 1uS). There are over 500 harmonic frequencies delivered in each pulse as observed on
a frequency domain (not time domain) spectrum analyzer.
Base waveform (Mode 1) 1,000 Hz Square wave (+/- 1%) pulse-modulated by 111.11 Hz (+/- 1%) Square wave. Waveforms are Microchip
Quartz Crystal-Controlled for precise frequency output. There are 6 user-selectable output Modes.
9-Volt DC Alkaline Battery operation, useful to end voltage ~6.2 Volts. Battery drain: minimum ~9mA @ 9 Volts to maximum of 30mA with
output fully loaded.
Auto-shutoff time of 20 minutes. Controlled digitally.
Pulses are Bi-Phasic (AC) with no DC or offset bias. Output is transformer coupled so that no direct current can appear at electrodes. The
algebraic sum of positive and negative-going pulses is zero. This obviates any possibility of electrolysis, ion migration, or polarization.
Low battery indicator. Low battery circuitry illuminates Red LED light when battery voltage falls below 5.2 Volts.
Waveform
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