Beechband - Good or adverse effects?

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Hi

I’ve had my Beechband a few days now and was wondering, if you have one, what good effects did you get from it.
Contrary to that, anyone had any adverse effects?
The constant buzzing noise is doing my head in :rofl:
Cheers
D

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Thanks for posting, Dusty68! We’d love to hear your thoughts on the Beechband and what other members of the community think about it so thank you so much for starting this thread.

Best wishes
Parkinson’s UK Moderation Team

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Hi @fkendall. Well it’s early days but I do feel as though it has a slight calming effect when I’m feeling a little anxious. The anxiety I get is nothing major but enough to make me feel ‘uncomfortable’, usually when meds are starting to wear off.
I wear it on my non dominant arm (wrist). It appears to calm things down. :blush:.
The only downside I’ve found is the buzzing noise it makes. Everyone in the room can hear it :joy:.
Oh, I’ve also found the strap a little tricky to fasten occasionally, otherwise it looks promising.
Cheers
D

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I have a Beechband on at the moment. It does buzz, almost a deep resonating sound, but I do not focus on it. Like many things, it requires management. It is a hungry creature, requiring a recharge every 3 hours, which takes 45 minutes. So I have a pair. The gadget, as I call it, has only recently been designed, so there is scope to improve it. I was diagnosed in 2016, I am 65, and the gadget had an immediate impact on me. Whether mentally or physically (right word?) I need more time to evaluate it. Go checkout the website for more information, they do not hide the issues. I hope to give a further update, in a few days.

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A quick update. I noticed last night I was calm and relaxed when I had the BB on but, when I had to recharge, I felt the slight dyskinesia on my left side that I occasionally get. However, once I got the BB back on, the dyskinesia stopped within a few minutes! Coincidence? Who knows, but I’m remaining positive about this. In fact, my wife suggested a second one as a standby for recharging times :blush:.
Cheers
D

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I received my Beechband today! Charged it and put it on. Felt it improved my tremor so I could butter sandwiches for lunch but not completely gone. It’s intermittent anyway. The buzzing is a bit annoying.

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@fionaa

It may take a little while to make a bigger difference. I’ve had mine a week now. It’s definitely helping anxiety brought on by meds wear off. :+1:t2::blush:
Cheers
D

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I have got a beech band now. I was very surprised that it is almost exactly the same as a metronome watch I bought a few weeks ago for £20 from Amazon. It is the same level of noise and same size. Is there a difference? I shall test both watches and see how they effect me. I do like the idea of a vibrating watch to help with freezing and anxiety and would like to see if it makes any difference to dystonia. I did try the Cue 1 but that made no difference that i could feel. Interesting to see if anyone has used a metronome watch or similar device and felt a difference between the two devices.

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@forest.
I’ve not heard of a metronome watch but I’m interested to see if you find any difference between that and the Beechband.
Cheers
D