When Katie was just a child, her tics were so relentless they left her bedridden with a sore throat for two weeks. > > The now 15-year-old says living with Tourette's affected her ability to sleep, eat, and caused her to miss school. > > But a wrist device developed by researchers in Nottingham helped her calm down in an "instant". > > Katie recalled trying it on for the first time, and said: "It was absolutely life-changing. It was like the best day of my life."

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[–] 87 points 1 day ago

I remember this homeless guy in Seattle that had severe Tourettes. Like he had to stay walking most of the time or else he couldnt control his arms or his verbal ticks. One day I asked him if he need something to eat and I could tell it was a special thing for someone to talk to him. He would shout and scream and yell obscenities. I got him a sandwich and some things for later in his day and he thanked me and told me that he couldn't control his voice or his words sometimes. So if I saw him again and he called me horrible things he wanted me to know he didn't mean it and he lived in a hell he couldnt escape. I never forget that dude. I worked in the medical system and would see him in the free clinic sometimes after and he always seemed to remember me. I hope he was able to get some relief somehow.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 day ago

    Neupulse device.

    It works by delivering electrical pulses to the median nerve at the wrist, which trials have shown can change the activity in the parts of the brain involved in movement control.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    it was also tested by the singer Lewis Capaldi, who has Tourette's, prior to a gig in the city

    For anyone else that looked at the headline and went "huh?"

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Is Trying Tourettes the name of the company, because.... motherfucker.

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