A lot has been said about misophonia treatment but seems none of what is suggested meets the 'hack'.Well,i was seated on my recliner and a thought crossed me ,no,actually 2 ideas crossed my mind.
Remember thync ?A technology that tweaks and torques your mood on demand.Could this be a treatment to misophonia? Well,here is how the technology works.The module sticks to your temple, a shaped,rounded triangle of plastic with a replaceable strip of flat printed-circuitry plastic that navigates the side of your head down to the base of your skull. The forehead and the neck piece generate impulses,controlled by the program you’ve loaded via a companion smartphone app, that actively jolt the neurons in
those two sensitive areas; these
programs generate mood shifts that
Thync calls “Vibes.” At present, there
are two sets of Vibes available: One
designed to produce relaxation, and
another designed to produce
alertness.Now could this be used in combating the triggers involved?Well to me I think provides the solution to the thync
However,seems like the method may not be effective as a misophonia patient tried a similar method which she detailed on her blog " I found someone in my area with a Neuroptimal machine and met her for a consultation. She administered neuro in an office-like setting; it felt like I was going to see a therapist and there was even a reception desk. My practitioner told me she had treated one other person with Misophonia, and that Neuroptimal reduced that person’s Misophonia triggers. I was asked to commit up-front to 24 sessions at $75 each – an $1,800 investment. I agreed.
I started weekly sessions and hoped for an improvement, but ultimately I saw none.
My practitioner, who does not have Misophonia, seemed to truly believe in the power of neuro, almost to the point that it seemed to cloud her judgement when I told her that I wasn’t seeing any improvements. She would ask me questions such as, “Is there anything at all that you’re noticing that’s different? Are you sleeping better? Are you able to focus better at work? Are your relationships better?”
Was she actually encouraging me to seek out a placebo effect? It seemed unscientific and unprofessional. She also told me that it was OK if I fell asleep during my neuro sessions and that it would be just as effective either way.
“Wow… It’s working,” she’d say after pointing to the analytics spit out by the neuro program following a session. “Stuff’s moving.” That was her way of telling me my brain was creating new pathways; it was being rewired to find a different response to triggers. Despite her take on what was happening to my brain, my Misophonia remained the same. I declined further neuro sessions.
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A woman using thync to tweak her mood.
You can choose an option;
1)For calmness
2)For energy
This really comes in handy when anxiety trickles in a misophonia patient .You can use the wearable to calm you down.Thanks to the 'relax' button'.
But this method or rather theraphy can be easily downplayed as it only helps calm the anxiety.We are concerned with what can not bring the triggers?Which brings me to my next thought
Another thought was the use of special earplugs that block sounds and are commonly used to block out the sound of the wind under motorbike rider's helmet when the motorcycle is rode at high speeds.
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How about we combine both the technology and the special earplugs?I think that will provide a short term solution because the patient does not hear the sounds and also can always tweak his mood with the touch of a button when he or she is not wearing the special plugs
