Neurophysiological activation by vestibular or cranial nerve stimulation
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1. A method of treating a subject, comprising:
- positioning a thermoelectric device in the ear canal of a subject; and
activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject,wherein activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject comprises cyclically activating the thermoelectric device.
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Abstract
A method of treating a disorder may include positioning a thermoelectric device in the ear canal of a subject and activating the thermoelectric device to deliver caloric vestibular stimulation and/or cranial nerve stimulation effective to treat the disorder. In some embodiments, the ear canal may be cooled sufficiently to treat the disorder. In alternative embodiments, the ear canal may be warmed sufficiently to treat the disorder.
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1. A method of treating a subject, comprising:
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positioning a thermoelectric device in the ear canal of a subject; and activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject, wherein activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject comprises cyclically activating the thermoelectric device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of treating a subject, comprising:
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positioning a thermoelectric device in the ear canal of a subject; and activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject, wherein activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject comprises delivering thermal pulses to the ear canal of said subject. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method of treating a subject, comprising:
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positioning a thermoelectric device in the ear canal of a subject; and activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject, wherein activating the thermoelectric device sufficient to treat said subject comprises cyclically altering the temperature profile of the ear canal of said subject. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109)
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