Re: Finished Son's Assessment, Need a Valium

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Jill,

I use the cups and I do get that little bit of paste through the hole.

I actually have no trouble cleaning them. I soak them immediately in a

bowl of very hot water and all the paste miraculously dissolves.

I'm wondering how saline would work as an alternative, since I seem to

be so messy. I guess you need a headband then to keep the electrodes on?

LIz

> >

> > Hi Liz,

> > Hope you had some good wine :-). Or Valium.

> > I find it effective to get little snap hair clips to hold hair

> out of the way. They look like little elongated triangles. Your son

> might have a problem with using them if you let him know that they're

> a 'girl thing' but if you approach from the back, he won't know what

> they are - I've never had a problem with either boys or girls using

> them. They don't always stay in place very well, depending upon the

> length of the hair. But all you need is few seconds to prep and get

> your paste on. Then scoop up a little more paste on your electrode

> and slap it right on there. Cover it with a cotton ball and you're

> good to go. Also, you can use an elastic headband to hold the

> electrodes or the wires in place while training. It's OK to smoosh

> the paste around if necessary, and as you practice doing it, you'll

> find that you require less and less paste to get a good 'stick'.

> > Do you know how to check impedance with the Infiniti so you know

> that you've got a good contact? Also, if your son uses hair gel or

> pomade or something it can interfere with both contact and the paste

> 'staying put'.

> > When you're ready to clean up, use a wet washcloth which has

> been in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Cool it off a little if

> necessary, and it should not be wringing wet. I find that cleaning up

> the paste is a snap with the washcloth, plus you can fold it over and

> rub again with another spot if you need to. The paste seems to melt

> pretty well into the warm moist cloth. Other alternatives: diaper

> wipes, alcohol on a cotton ball, or wait until you're done and let him

> do it himself.

> >

> > Jill

> >

> > Finished Son's Assessment, Need a Valium

> >

> >

> > hello there,

> >

> > Just " finished " 14-year-old son w/ADHD's assessment.

> >

> > Had a horrible time getting decent signals (he has decided to

grow his

> > hair long, and it's thick!). After much work (in between

recordings he

> > decided to be " as distractible and fidgety as possible to get it all

> > out of me!! " (this included growling, stomping, fuming, etc., as I

> > begged him not to disturb the electrodes on his head) we got it

> done, BUT

> >

> > (1) there is some STRANGE stuff going on during the last two

> > recordings in the assessment, although the impedances were okay.

Very

> > spiky.

> >

> > (2) could anybody walk me through (AGAIN) how to get the recordings

> > into folders that can be mailed to Pete? This is from the Infiniti.

> >

> > [(3) I simply don't get the idea of not putting electrodes on the

> > hair, since the spaces between hairs are MUCH tinier than the

diameter

> > of the electodes. Just doesn't make sense to me. You have to stick

> > them on SOME hair]

> >

> > (4) I just don't understand how you (generic) do these hookups

without

> > getting goop everywhere!

> >

> > I am trying, simultaneously, to:

> >

> > find site; hold hair aside to make as much space as possible; while

> > holding hair aside, use free hand to grab some prep stuff(if person

> > happens to move head while this is going on , my finger slips

and the

> > proper site is ---gone --- and I have to find it all over

again); rub

> > prep on site; turn to get electrode that I have put paste on

already;

> > hope that in this process the site that I've prepped doesn't

disappear

> > into the rest of the hair AGAIN; put electrode on, in the process

> > smooshing some paste outside of the electrode, more likely than

not on

> > hair around the site; ETC.; hope to god the thing stays on and

doesn't

> > start SLIDING AROUND (because it is on hair; because there is a

LOT of

> > hair); repeat 10 times!!!

> >

> > What am I doing wrong here, or is it time to spring for the Activ

> > Electrodes?

> >

> > (And is it possible to use snap-on electrodes for EEG? How do they

> work?)

> >

> > thank you, very frustrated, need some wine (at least)

> >

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