Flushing Ears with Cold Water Can Treat Somatoparaphrenia

Somatoparaphrenia is a condition whereby a person denies that a limb or an entire side of the body belongs to them, even if provided with irrefutable proof. This condition usually is accompanied by left-sided paralysis and anosognosia (denial or lack of awareness) of the paralysis often due to a parietal stroke. What is interesting is that flushing the left ear with cold water (caloric vestibular stimulation) can temporarily treat/resolve somatoparaphrenia. Specifically, the protocol is fl…

3/03/2014 0

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Aspirin Allergy and Desensitization Protocols

For patients who suffer from terrible allergies , asthma, nasal polyps , and also suffer an allergy to aspirin , desensitization to aspirin can profoundly improve overall allergies and airway hyper-reactivity through an as yet unknown mechanism. It is hypothesized that aspirin desensitization works by decreasing leukotriene production and downregulating cystienyl leukotriene receptors resulting in a decrease in histamine and tryptase release from mast cells which causes allergy symptoms. H…

10/03/2013 0

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Problem with Medical Protocols (and Lawsuits Because of Them)

Over the past decade working in hospitals, I've seen the proliferation of "established procedures and protocols" for literally everything under the sun... • Chest Pain Protocol • Discharge Protocol • Pneumonia Protocol • Stroke Protocol etc, etc, etc Protocols are essentially standing orders that are supposed to be implemented whenever a given medical situation occurs. It is supposed to follow best evidence-based practices and make it easy for healthcare personnel know w…

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