Helpmyson78 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) I stumbled across this as a possible trigger for my son ..tics and rages Someone on this board planted the seed in my head for me We have ADT Dimmer switches Wireless router box is always on Laptops Playstation Cordless phones Cell phones microwave In my sons room where he tics as soon as his little head hits the pillow ! 1 foot away from his bed ...air purifier, humidifier plugged in, and 4 feet on the other side of the room, a light and baby monitor plugged in! In the car! Satellite Sirius radio ! He only tics at the dinner table, car, and bedroom ! The dinner table is 3 feet from the chord less phone and wireless router! Could I have stumbled across something huge here? I turned the radio off in the car all day and no tics...In the car Unplugged everything in his room ...no tics Technology could be hurting my son, I would have never guessed it Would love to hear more I'm slowly educating myself.. His tics are sooo bad in the winter and I thought dust, vitamin d deficiency, winter....inside more ! He is outside all the time in spring, summer and fall and his tics are come and go.... But if he is inside all the time around all this stuff it makes sense ! http://www.emfsensitivity.org/DriveCar.html We have a newer car and after reading the link above, I want to get rid of it now Edited March 11, 2012 by Helpmyson78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hi I don't have references for you but the electromagnetic link to possible tic triggers has been discussed here before and as mentioned on your other thread, our holistic doctor suggested it as a possible problem when my son was younger, and his tics were at their most severe It's very interesting that you are seeing a tic reduction by removing those fields. Supports what we found and what others have reported as well. Obviously, this is not a trigger for everyone who tics, but or those who are susceptible, it does seem very relevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I don't know how I forgot this but we have an archived forum section here dealing with electromagnetism http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=10 lots of helpful info there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensOfSweden Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Nah, seriously though that is just mumbo jumbo. Tics aren't because of electromagnetic fields, let's keep this scientific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Jens, perhaps if you made the effort to actually READ the information, you would see it IS "scientific" Simply discounting something very relevant because you personally don't see how it could apply is not very "scientific" either.....if scientists took that attitude, some of the world's greatest discoveries would have remained undiscovered! JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensOfSweden Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) How is electromagnetic fields causing tics, scientific? Show me some actual studies on this, please. Surely it could be a mistake, but I like the principle of occams razor and electromagnetic fields are by all means new-age stuff. It's not constructive and I think you are fooling yourselves tbh. Just to be clear, I'm not here to ruin anything I just think we need to shift our attention to what's important and start making some real effort to actually reduce tics alot. That's why I proposed a sort-of hardcore diet a la Paleo/ketogenic. If that works well for poeople, all the other random tic triggers don't matter anymore. See my point? I'm tired of this lack of direction in the community. Everyone are just trying to find new tic triggers outside, when the answers are in inside us; neurotransmitters, hormones etc. Edited March 16, 2012 by JensOfSweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj60 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Jens, please, there is ample evidence on this forum, as well as in other places, that show that what is outside the body, i.e., in the environment that surrounds us, can and often does indeed affect what goes on inside the body. There is also ample scientific documentation regarding the relationship between electromagnetic fields and epileptic seizures, a disorder directly related to the function of neurotransmitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensOfSweden Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Yeah but epileptic seizures and Tourette's syndrom isn't the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Jens you may want to find another community then, as ACN is here for the very purpose of COMPREHENSIVE neurotherapy and alternative ideas, not just conventional and "scientific" studies. I studied and worked in medical research for years and sorry but I don't have quite the "infallible" view of "scientific" that you seem to have I linked the discussion above re MM Glaser on electro-magnetic effects on neurology so I suggest you read it for yourself There is plenty of other info if you start Googling it too I know the very clear effect that changing my son's bed and other electro-magnetic effects in his room had on his night time peace and even now, where he is an adult, entering into strong electro-magnetic fields can set off tics so...as "unscientific" as it may be...the proof is in the personal results and, in case you have never read the link in my signature...I have been talking about how diet and supplements helped my son since 2003........and diet features prominently in Sheila's book too and other posts here........ so you aren't proposing anything new....you obviously have not read the info that many of us have posted re diet! again, I think you need to consider the mission of ACN and if you do not feel you can accept it, perhaps another community is better suited. But coming on here and "flaming" people is not acceptible. Here is our homepage in case you have not seen it http://www.latitudes.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy123 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Hej Jens, Normally I would agree with you, but this isn't really one of those hippie new age health forums. Electromagnetic fields do have influence on the body and may affect tics in some people. IIRC there has been at least some scientific research done on this. It's not like that's on the same level as those magnetic bracelets that are supposed to make you stronger or whatever by "realigining your electromagnetic field." Now that is nonsense. Edited March 16, 2012 by guy123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Mom Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 There is quite a lot published on EMFs -- here is one of my old favorites from the New Yorker, and Jens I post it for you as it has a Swedish connection! http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1989/06/12/1989_06_12_051_TNY_CARDS_000355634 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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