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Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience

Biofeedback was reported as an effective concept for bruxism treatment, through increasing patient’s awareness of the habit. During bruxing both ear canals become tighter, therefore, an in-ear device can provide biofeedback. The in-ear device is fitted to the ear canal in physiological status, durin...

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Autores principales: Pfeiffer, Kira, El Khassawna, Thaqif, Malhan, Deeksha, Langer, Christine, Sommer, Barbara, Mekhemar, Mohamed, Howaldt, Hans-Peter, Attia, Sameh
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7793495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33374709
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010051
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author Pfeiffer, Kira
El Khassawna, Thaqif
Malhan, Deeksha
Langer, Christine
Sommer, Barbara
Mekhemar, Mohamed
Howaldt, Hans-Peter
Attia, Sameh
author_facet Pfeiffer, Kira
El Khassawna, Thaqif
Malhan, Deeksha
Langer, Christine
Sommer, Barbara
Mekhemar, Mohamed
Howaldt, Hans-Peter
Attia, Sameh
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description Biofeedback was reported as an effective concept for bruxism treatment, through increasing patient’s awareness of the habit. During bruxing both ear canals become tighter, therefore, an in-ear device can provide biofeedback. The in-ear device is fitted to the ear canal in physiological status, during bruxing the ear-canal tightens resulting in stress on the canal walls and unpleasant feeling. Subsequently, patients stop their bruxing habit. The aim of this study is to provide first clinical evidence that in-ear devices have a positive impact on relieving bruxism in patients. Despite the low number of patients, this early study was designed as a controlled prospective study. The trial included seven female patients with a median age of 47.3 years (23–64 years). Only two patients implemented their devices for eight and seven months, respectively. One patient reported a relief in her symptoms, like headaches and pain intensity during the night, by 50% after three month and 80% after six months. Despite the limited number of participants, the study reflects a potential of Intra-aural devices as effective biofeedback devices in treating bruxism.
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spelling pubmed-77934952021-01-09 Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience Pfeiffer, Kira El Khassawna, Thaqif Malhan, Deeksha Langer, Christine Sommer, Barbara Mekhemar, Mohamed Howaldt, Hans-Peter Attia, Sameh Int J Environ Res Public Health Case Report Biofeedback was reported as an effective concept for bruxism treatment, through increasing patient’s awareness of the habit. During bruxing both ear canals become tighter, therefore, an in-ear device can provide biofeedback. The in-ear device is fitted to the ear canal in physiological status, during bruxing the ear-canal tightens resulting in stress on the canal walls and unpleasant feeling. Subsequently, patients stop their bruxing habit. The aim of this study is to provide first clinical evidence that in-ear devices have a positive impact on relieving bruxism in patients. Despite the low number of patients, this early study was designed as a controlled prospective study. The trial included seven female patients with a median age of 47.3 years (23–64 years). Only two patients implemented their devices for eight and seven months, respectively. One patient reported a relief in her symptoms, like headaches and pain intensity during the night, by 50% after three month and 80% after six months. Despite the limited number of participants, the study reflects a potential of Intra-aural devices as effective biofeedback devices in treating bruxism. MDPI 2020-12-23 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7793495/ /pubmed/33374709 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010051 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pfeiffer, Kira
El Khassawna, Thaqif
Malhan, Deeksha
Langer, Christine
Sommer, Barbara
Mekhemar, Mohamed
Howaldt, Hans-Peter
Attia, Sameh
Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience
title Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience
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title_fullStr Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience
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title_short Is Biofeedback through an Intra-Aural Device an Effective Method to Treat Bruxism? Case Series and Initial Experience
title_sort is biofeedback through an intra-aural device an effective method to treat bruxism? case series and initial experience
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7793495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33374709
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010051
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