In their recent patent application, “Devices And Methods For Vestibular And/Or Cranial Nerve Stimulation, inventors Lanty L. Smith & Lesco L. Rogers of Raleigh NC stated that patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) may benefit from treatment with this new “In-Ear” neurostimulation device.

The array of conditions that it is said to be beneficial in treating is quite diverse and very interesting.  Many of which are developed by CRPS/RSD patients whose conditions have progressed to the point where they’ve began to experience autonomic dysregulation features.

Abstract:
An in-ear stimulator for administering thermal stimulation to the ear canal of a subject includes (a) an earpiece configured to be insertable into the ear canal of said subject, the earpiece having an outer surface and an internal cavity formed therein, the internal cavity having an inner surface; and (b) at least one thermoelectric device thermally coupled to the earpiece internal cavity inner surface.

Sensory disorders that may be treated by the methods and apparatuses of the present invention include, but are not limited to, vertigo, dizziness, seasickness, travel sickness cybersickness, sensory processing disorder, hyperacusis, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain (including, but not limited to, complex regional pain syndrome, phantom limb pain, thalamic pain syndrome, craniofacial pain, cranial neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and peripheral neuropathy (including, but not limited to, entrapment-, heredity-, acute inflammatory-, diabetes-, alcoholism-, industrial toxin-, Leprosy-, Epstein Barr Virus-, liver disease-, ischemia-, and drug-induced neuropathy)), numbness, hemianesthesia, and nerve/root plexus disorders (including, but not limited to, traumatic radiculopathies, neoplastic radiculopathies, vaculitis, and radiation plexopathy)

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Smith, Lanty L. (Raleigh, NC, US), Rogers, Lesco L. (Raleigh, NC, US) 2014 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VESTIBULAR AND/OR CRANIAL NERVE STIMULATION United States Scion NeuroStim, LLC (Raleigh, NC, US) 20140309718 http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0309718.html

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