Hi John,

I use it when it's cold, always stop when it gets hot.

That is different, maybe you are on to something with this heating up the demag thing. But I read the instructions that came with the demagger and it said to not run the thing for long, just minutes. I use mine for 7 or 8 minutes tops then unplug it. I wonder if the heat and electrical activity has had a better affect on your T. Interesting....Still I am not going to let mine warm up though. I am always kinda paranoid of getting shocked with that darn thing in my ear anyway!!

I'm impressed to know your knowing any results. John.

At three minutes the demag should be warm, at 10 minutes it gets hot. One of the problems some have is knowing if it's working at all because it's so quiet.

When I first used mine I thought I actually got a dud it was so quiet. Then I felt the warmth and heard the slight buzz --but I only heard the slight buzz once the demag was fully inserted in my ear.

I got mine from some spare ebayer named lazer-ware, or lazer-something as I told a1a earlier. It arrived in a flimsy gray sack. The demag was in a white box with bubble wrap taped around it. It works fine, it just took me a minute to figure out that it's really just that quiet.

These ebayers like to charge 10 bucks for 1.50 shipping and pocket the rest. Some of these wingnuts on ebay practically make their living by shipping overcharges.

There may be something to letting it "warm up" but I'd never use it when hot to the touch.

The warmth/heat is from the circuitry on PCB board inside the unit. The metal bar and wand conduct that heat obviously. I plug mine in, wait 30 seconds then stick 'er in. As long as its warm, not hot, it seems to be ok.

You never know, it may generate a more appreciable affect after 5 mintues but if so, I'd think the difference would be very slight.

Mine heats up the same way and I use it within a few minutes of plugging it in.
I think the warming of the ear canal may bring some therapeutic relief in itself. Maybe it relaxes the muscles and nerves?
I wouldn't want to try it when it's more than comfortably warm.

Mine had a warning not to leave it on over five minutes and instructions to use it right after plugging it in. I also use mine cold. I can feel a slight thrum when I hold it between my thumb and finger. I usually only it use if for a few seconds. I guess with all the experimentation and differences, we will work together and see what works. I get some relief, but I did not use it today, some said not to use it daily, and my T was awful today.

Gregg, thats kind of the thing. There really is no instruction, as you suggested all we can really do is ask one another

The point is experimentation. I do think, however, that the demag -like the studied mainstream therapies- requires regular use.

I don't expect the demag to have an appreciable affect on anyone using the device a few times. TRT takes more than a year, Neuromonics takes up to 6 months, and I read one womans journal who had the demag 4 days and said "this damned demag isn't working".

All therapies are going to require consistency and patients in my opinion. I'm using it twice a day, 4 minutes in morning and evening going on 3 weeks now and knowing some very minor benefit. Very minor, but softer

Snowrider, sonme others have suggested using it for a few minutes every few days, and reported success this way. That is what I am thinking, only I keep not allowing time in the mornings, and since mine is louder right after use, I have not used it at night, but I have not used it since Saturday, so I am going to use it tonight since my T has gotten really loud again.