Method for control of obesity, overweight and eating disorders
First Claim
1. A method for the treatment of obesity, overweight, compulsive overeating, emotional overeating, binge eating, bulimia, anorexia and hypertension associated with weight loss, said method comprisingmeasuring gastrointestinal sound in a person under treatment while the person is eating or drinking;
- transmitting the measured sound to a data processor which produces an auditory analog signal;
amplifying the auditory analog signal; and
reproducing the auditory analog signal for the person under treatment to hear, thus giving the person under treatment a clear, audible feedback of gastrointestinal sound.
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Abstract
Methods for the treatment of obesity, overweight, compulsive overeating, emotional overeating, binge eating, bulimia and anorexia comprises the steps of monitoring physiological parameters in the esophageal and/or gastrointestinal tract which are associated with gastric relaxation, gastric filling, gastric contractions, gastric secretions, and gastric emptying. The measurement are transmitted either directly to a receiver or via radiotelemetry to a receiver. The receiver has a data processor associated therewith, and the data processor produces audio and/or visual feedback for the person under treatment to hear and/or see. This feedback is used for purposes of teaching behavior modification and other psychotherapeutic purposes. In the most simple form of the invention, a warning sound is generated by the data processor indicating when sufficient food has been ingested. This warning can be generated by the monitoring apparatus much sooner than the biological signal of fullness transmitted by the stomach to the brain of the person. The person can thereby discontinue eating before otherwise becoming unconsciously too full.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for the treatment of obesity, overweight, compulsive overeating, emotional overeating, binge eating, bulimia, anorexia and hypertension associated with weight loss, said method comprising
measuring gastrointestinal sound in a person under treatment while the person is eating or drinking; -
transmitting the measured sound to a data processor which produces an auditory analog signal; amplifying the auditory analog signal; and reproducing the auditory analog signal for the person under treatment to hear, thus giving the person under treatment a clear, audible feedback of gastrointestinal sound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for the treatment of obesity, overweight, compulsive overeating, emotional overeating, binge eating, bulimia, anorexia and hypertension comprising
measuring gastrointestinal pressure in a person under treatment while eating or drinking; -
transmitting the measured pressure to a data processor which produces an auditory analog signal; and amplifying the auditory analog signal and reproducing the auditory analog signal for the person under treatment to hear giving the person under treatment a clear audible feedback of gastrointestinal pressure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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