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About Dr. Bryan L. Frank Bryan L. Frank, M.D. is an Anesthesiology/Pain Management/Medical Acupuncture specialist who emphasizes the integration of Medical Acupuncture into conventional biomedicine. Dr. Frank has served as President of the International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART) (2004-2006) and as President of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) (1999-2001). Dr. Frank is highly regarded for his teaching throughout much of the Americas, Europe, and Asia at medical acupuncture Congresses and Symposia. He enjoys teaching Auricular Therapy and Auricular Medicine, medical acupuncture for the treatment of pain, sport injuries and functional illnesses, as well as Anesthesia Pain Management, Neural Therapy, Prolotherapy. His previous or current affiliations include teaching for the medical acupuncture programs for the UCLA Medical School, the University of Miami School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the McMaster University School of Medicine. He has authored or co-authored and published several books, charts and numerous medical journal articles and several medical text chapters. |
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If this is a type of acupuncture, why don't you use needles? While the Auricular Therapy is a micro-system or a sub-set of acupuncture when we go to treat the patient we can use needles or we can use magnets and we can use other devices that will send the stimulation from the ear to the brain and then on to the rest of the body. So fortunately we don't have to use needles to give good Auricular Therapy. |
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Should I quit cold turkey when using Zerosmoke™? A great aspect of Zerosmoke™ is that people can quit based on their own personal needs. Some people will in fact prefer to quit Cold Turkey all at once. And others will prefer to gradually diminish their smoking, and as the cravings and withdrawal symptoms are decreased and eliminated, they can accomplish their goal in either of those fashions. |
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Can I smoke while wearing Zerosmoke™? Well certainly you can smoke while using Zerosmoke™, and in fact many times with Auricular Therapy if you do smoke while the device is in place you may in fact notice that the cigarette tastes less appealing than it did previously. |
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How long should I wear the Zerosmoke™ magnets? The Zerosmoke™ Magnet should be worn three or four hours a day, typically for a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the late afternoon or evening. |
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| How are the Zerosmoke™ magnets different from any other magnet? Well the Zerosmoke™ magnets have been designed with a very specific strength and a very specific size; and additionally they are encapsulated in 24 carat gold which decreases the allergic response on the tissues of the ear. Additionally the Zerosmoke™ system has a very useful manual which gives people suggestions to help them become more successful in their goals to become smoke free. |
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| What should I do if the magnets hurt my ear? For most people the magnets do not become tender on the ear until after a couple of hours of use. However if they do, you can change the position from one ear to the other ear and back and forth even every thirty minutes if that's required. |
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| Can I use Zerosmoke™ to quit chewing tobacco, cigars or a pipe? Zerosmoke™ can be used to help decrease and eliminate the cravings and withdrawal symptoms as people eliminate cigarette smoking, cigar smoking, or other forms of tobacco use as well. |
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| Who should avoid using Zerosmoke™? Zerosmoke™ is not recommended for patients who are either pregnant or who have pace-makers for their hearts. |