This isn't FDA approved at all, it might as well be a supplement. Which is to say it likely doesn't help at all.
ADHD headband treats symptoms in 20 minutes per day
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#22One word comes to mind - "Juicero" [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicero
I'm imagining the elevator pitch: "Like Juicero, but for your brain."
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#23For those thinking any technology might be a "cure" for a specific disability, I highly recommend checking out the book Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew [1]. It really helps articulate the reasoning behind "nothing about us without us" in the context of "life changing" technology - including snakeoil bullshit like this.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Against-Technoableism-Rethinking-Impr...
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#24I know that there is a lot of research going into transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
For some diseases it has been shown to be effective. However, for ADHD - as far as i can see - the studies don't agree and it is preliminary for any conclusions [1].
From [1]: Finally, a PubMed search (keywords: tDCS AND attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) identified 24 papers, including 2 original clinical studies (single-session studies) and 80 patients. One study (60 patients) did not find significant differences between active and sham tDCS regarding the effect of bihemispheric tDCS of the DLFPC (left anode + right cathode) on behavioral performance in go/no-go tasks (Cosmo et al., 2015). Conversely, the other study (20 patients) showed that anodal tDCS of the left DLPFC (with right supraorbital cathode) increased the proportion of correct responses in go/no-go tasks, whereas cathodal tDCS of the left DLPFC increased the inhibition accuracy (Soltaninejad et al., 2016). Obviously, reported results are too preliminary to make any recommendation for the use of tDCS in all these psychiatric conditions.
[1] Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138824571...)
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#25As someone with severe ADHD who has been repeatedly told they need to try everything that's not medication (so much CBT), I am now deeply sceptical of every new supposed cure. A presumably extremely expensive headband that claims to be a "MRI in your pocket" and has an AI assistant to help you use it correctly seems like yet another scam preying on the disabled. I'll stick to the meds thanks.
Coincidently, I was just reading Bad Blood
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#26While there isn't ... clinical studies Wouldn't one do studies with a prototype before building a polished product, a website, YouTube videos etc?
When you are pretty sure some investors will shower you in startup money because AI, why bother with the complications of the real world? You're building a money sink, not a product.
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#27This kind of snake oil stuff should be illegal as it only enables abuse of people with such condition. I can easily picture this: "concerned relative / partner"> You could be much better if only you tried this person with condition> I have researched this, these things don't work, it is a waste of time and money. "concerned relative / partner"> No, you just don't want to get better! I am really losing patience with y…
> No, you just don't want to get better! I am really losing patience with you. Why don't you want to get help!?
I do not understand why people choose someone who says stuff like this as their partner.
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#28As someone with severe ADHD who has been repeatedly told they need to try everything that's not medication (so much CBT), I am now deeply sceptical of every new supposed cure. A presumably extremely expensive headband that claims to be a "MRI in your pocket" and has an AI assistant to help you use it correctly seems like yet another scam preying on the disabled. I'll stick to the meds thanks.
I think your instincts are good here. It's very telling that they secured funding to take product to market before completing comprehensive trials of the device. That's ass backwards from how legit medical devices are developed.
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#29The meds are basically speed. Epilepsy patients are told never to use speed, but then another doctor can diagnose AD(H)D and prescribe ritalin. I hope these new treatments work well, reduce side effects, and have less chance of interacting with other treatments.
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#30While there isn't ... clinical studies Wouldn't one do studies with a prototype before building a polished product, a website, YouTube videos etc?
> The device delivers light electrical stimulation to the prefrontal cortex
Literally means tDCS or tACS, there are too many funded researches on this actually, like way too many:
https://reporter.nih.gov/search/IpqXmwaGiEebldke_6C2hw/proje...
https://reporter.nih.gov/search/QS9jFRFJuEWcukEIfuJ_Yg/proje...
I remember when I was in the field, it was one of the hotter topics in the neurosciences quite some time ago (~2010).