I find myself strangely tempted to hit up Ebay for one of the el-cheapo electrical-acupuncture “tens massager” (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines; or even just a 6-volt 4xAA battery case, some alligator clips, and whatever fiddlery is required to attach the latter to some electrodes stuck on at the mastoid.
Anyone want to try to talk me into and/or out-of wasting $5 on such silliness?
I’m going to try to do this myself. It involves a battery, an inverter (to convert it to AC), and electrodes. I’ve been warned that you need gel to avoid pain. I’ll also caution that we don’t know about the effects of prolonged galvanic stimulation on humans, so if you’re doing it for more than an hour at a time, you’re in unexplored waters.
6-volt, low-amp inverters don’t seem to be the sorts of electronics that show up on Ebay. Feel free to let us know what you use for that piece of hardware. :)
I find myself strangely tempted to hit up Ebay for one of the el-cheapo electrical-acupuncture “tens massager” (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines; or even just a 6-volt 4xAA battery case, some alligator clips, and whatever fiddlery is required to attach the latter to some electrodes stuck on at the mastoid.
Anyone want to try to talk me into and/or out-of wasting $5 on such silliness?
I’m going to try to do this myself. It involves a battery, an inverter (to convert it to AC), and electrodes. I’ve been warned that you need gel to avoid pain. I’ll also caution that we don’t know about the effects of prolonged galvanic stimulation on humans, so if you’re doing it for more than an hour at a time, you’re in unexplored waters.
6-volt, low-amp inverters don’t seem to be the sorts of electronics that show up on Ebay. Feel free to let us know what you use for that piece of hardware. :)
$1: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1Pcs-4-X-AA-Battery-Holder-6V-DC-Power-Case-W-9V-Clip-Black-Plastic-HM-/201384028360
$1: http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-Double-ended-Test-Leads-Alligator-Crocodile-Roach-Clip-Jumper-Wire-2016-/331949160689
$1.50: http://www.ebay.com/itm/45x45MM-Tens-Machine-Replacement-Electrode-Pads-Massagers-Reusable-Adhesion-New-/371515038247
$1.50: local AA batteries