Singer Lewis Capaldi was among the 121 people who trialled the device, developed at the University of Nottingham, after recently sharing his own Tourette's diagnosis
The Neupulse aims to reduce the symptoms by delivering electrical stimulation directly into nerves in the wrist.
Singer Lewis Capaldi was among the 121 people who trialled the device, developed at the University of Nottingham, afterResearchers said it helped Capaldi"feel calmer and the device clearly suppressed the head and shoulder tics which can be quite painful for him". The team said 59% of those who used it saw a reduction in the frequency and severity of their tics after wearing it for just 10 minutes a day for a month.
The results, which have not been peer-reviewed, state there was a"clinically meaningful reduction in tic severity" in the vast majority of those who took part. Speaking to the BBC, 13-year-old Milo said when using the device:"I would not tic... nowhere near as much.
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