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Method for neurostimulation for pain alleviation

  • US 5,593,432 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1993
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of alleviating pain and the symptoms of withdrawal of a patient during detoxification, comprising sequentially applying a multiplicity of electrical pulses to the patient'"'"'s mastoid processes at a pulse repetition rate of between about 10 Hertz and about 300 Hertz, said electrical pulses being current controlled and being comprised of generally square waves having a pulse width of between approximately 100 and 300 microseconds, said electrical pulses being applied intermittently for about four days as follows:

  • (a) for two days and 23 hours at a frequency of 90 Hertz;

    (b) for about 1 hour at a frequency of 300 Hertz;

    (c) for about 22 hours at a frequency of 90 Hertz; and

    (d) for about 2 hours at a frequency of 300 Hertz.

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