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24 hr eeg what is this like?

Wed, 11/28/2007 - 16:03
what is this 24 hr eeg thing where you walk around with it attached to your head? can someone explain what it was like to wear one. how would it work since the other eeg they always told me to stay still and not move my hands or things like that. how can this get an accurate reading. what if you touch something and it sends an electric shock. would that mess up the test? sometimes that happens to me when I touch a doornob and I get a shock on my hand.

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Several years ago I had a 24

Submitted by EarthMonkey on Wed, 2007-11-28 - 23:26
Several years ago I had a 24 hour EEG. It was not very comfortable and a lot of the attached peices became detached. Enough became detached so that there was basically no acurate reading from it. If the pieces stay on, my understanding is, it should have a decent reading. In VEEGs they don't expect you to stay still so I don't think you have to get information.

I just had one a couple

Submitted by xgi on Thu, 2007-11-29 - 08:46
I just had one a couple weeks ago . Not too bad. I stayed home so I was alone and it went pretty easy. Had to cut back a few things normally I do like working out was a no-no not bad but those stupid wires kept getting tangeled up. After all I pop off two wires and they were late in the test. The glue they use on my hair was pretty nasty getting out though LOL Sleeping went better than I figured as well but I was on pills that night for sleep. Not bad really just don't think you want to go sno-skiing or anything like that while you have it on LOL GOOD LUCK.......x

get one in jan.????

Submitted by wichitarick1 on Fri, 2007-11-30 - 16:40
peace R.C. Thanks I was looking for imfo. to I get one in jan. But I will be in the hosp. ? and I think it is 48hrs???? . What about caffeine?? nicotine?? and what happens if I,m "normal" for 2 days.. If i,m medicated to the hilt I may be relaxed enough to change a lot BUT if I take that much sleep meds, plus the tegretol, plus an antidepressent WHEW I am and will be VERY disabled and whats the use I all ready know I can not have surgery and I am now on my ?? 6/7 th med . good luck Rick

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