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Eileen Jones, RN, MPH, is an experienced registered nurse from Anchorage, Alaska. She holds a Master in Public Health with specialty in health promotion and education. Over the years, she researched and written over 40 hospital policies, as well as student modules, school papers, and a public information brochure.

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Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation: A Non-Drug Neuromedical Treatment

December 25, 2006 | By Eileen Jones, RN, MPH | 19 Comments

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES), (also known as "electrosleep", "transcranial electrotherapy" and by many other names), involves a form of treatment that sends low intensity microcurrent (under 1 milliampere) to the brain. [1] CES devices function differently from other biomedical electronics, such as deep brain stimulating electrodes (which prevent seizures and hand tremors) [2] and heart pacemakers. While those instruments require surgical implantation, CES operates non-invasively. Designed for home use, the devices deliver current to the brain via a hand held machine to electrodes attached on or behind the ears.

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