APPLICATION OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTROSTIM ULATION IN COMPLEX TREATMENT OF GLOSSALGIA

34 patients with glossalgia were examined. Tongue's pain zones electro stimulation was performed with the aid of ''Elektronika - 2M'' device. The current of 45 mkA was applied during 10 - 20 min (current's power was regulated by patients themselves which had being tried to get the slight pricking sensation). The treatment session consisted of 10 - 1 2 exposures. The treatment results were compared with generally accept ed methods (novocaine blockade, analgetic, exc.) which were used in co ntrol group (30 cases). The high TOES efficiency was demonstrated, exa ctly the improvement was observed just after the first exposure, the s ignificance decrease of pain syndrome was observed after treatment in all patients, (100% cases as compared with 74% in control group) with remissions more than year in 20 observations and from 3 months to 1 ye ar in 14 individuals.