Sep 24, 20081
BrainPort’s benefits: the placebo effect?
I had my appointment with the neurotologist today, and much to my surprise, neither of the doctors in neurotology had ever heard of the BrainPort, nor did they know what it did. If this is the latest advance in vestibular treatments, how come neither of these doctors has even heard of it?
This would me to one of two conclusions: either the BrainPort is not as great as its makers would have us believe, or both of these doctors aren’t keeping up on their reading about advances in treatments. But how am I, the patient, supposed to determine which is the case?
I’ve been using the BrainPort for about two weeks, and I haven’t really noticed any difference at all in my symptoms — does that mean the BrainPort doesn’t work?