[The use of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in the combined treatment of glossalgia].
34 patients with glossalgia were examined. Tongue's pain zones electrostimulation was performed with the aid of "Elektronika - 2M" device. The current of 45 mkA was applied during 10-20 min (current's power was regulated by patients themselves which had being tried to get the slight pricking sensation). The treatment session consisted of 10-12 exposures. The treatment results were compared with generally accepted methods (novocaine blockade, analgetic, etc.) which were used in control group (30 cases). The high TCES efficiency was demonstrated, exactly the improvement was observed just after the first exposure, the significance decrease of pain syndrome was observed after treatment in all patients, (100% cases as compared with 74% in control group) with remissions more than year in 20 observations and from 3 months to 1 year in 14 individuals.
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005926:Glossalgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D013997:Time Factors; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data