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Perhaps they are... perhaps not. Interesting to see how this plays out. It will all come out in the wash.deltadave wrote:Roles?Sleep2Die4 wrote:I am beginning to like the roles played by Corky and debtheveg.
Perhaps they are one in the same...
Once again, we shall turn to "The Most Interesting Man in the World" to seek advice:ems wrote:Perhaps they are... perhaps not. Interesting to see how this plays out. It will all come out in the wash.deltadave wrote:Roles?Sleep2Die4 wrote:I am beginning to like the roles played by Corky and debtheveg.
Perhaps they are one in the same...
Both, or will either do. Looks like the thread died, as long as there's no info on Corky's previous treatment and other info. Jimdebtheveg wrote:Determined to have the last word, aren't you! Well, I shan't be posting again until Corky gives an update or there is something intelligent written.
Moi?debtheveg wrote:Determined to have the last word, aren't you!
deltadave wrote:Moi?debtheveg wrote:Determined to have the last word, aren't you!
OK, I got one for you...Lizistired wrote:This thread should fall off the page until something relevant is posted.
While it may be tempting to conclude that females exhibit a more favorable response to HGNS than men, of additional interest are the non-responders.Drowsy Dancer wrote:Can you spell this one out a little bit more for me? I think I get where you're going with this, but I'm not entirely sure I'm following along. Fascinating thread though.
deltadave wrote:Hey, this is that thread!!
In a very small, but interesting study in Laryngoscope 112 February 2002, response to HGNS was measured in 14 subjects. The first 3 are females:
Optimal placement of the stimulating electrode is essential to achieve anterior tongue displacement because stimulation of immediately adjacent muscles, including the hyoglossus and styloglossus muscles, can produce retrusion of the tongue into the hypopharyngeal airway. Three of our subjects demonstrated modest decreases in the hypopharyngeal airway during stimulation. These findings may represent displacement of the electrode during the study into the mylohyoid or geniohyoid muscle, which lie superficial to the genioglossus muscle, using our percutaneous approach (see Fig. 1). Electrical stimulation of the mylohyoid, which forms the floor of the oral cavity, could elevate and posteriorly displace the tongue. While the geniohyoid muscle exerts an anterior vector of force on the hyoid bone and caudal tongue base,in a few subjects we have noted posterior tilting of the epiglottis during stimulation. Thus, displacement of the electrode into either of these muscles could have resulted in reduction of the hypopharyngeal airway measurement.
Fortunately, there was a photograph taken when the the HGNS device was "powered up":chunkyfrog wrote:This just in:
Corky was a lab rat; and after the experiment, he met the fate many test animals do.
Brave little corky.
He will be remembered.
Careful. I understand Corky's agent also supplies high school biology labs.chunkyfrog wrote:
This just in: Corky was a lab rat; and after the experiment, he met the fate many test animals do.
Brave little corky.
He will be remembered.
