I remember this homeless guy in Seattle that had severe Tourettes. Like he had to stay walking most of the time or else he couldnt control his arms or his verbal ticks. One day I asked him if he need something to eat and I could tell it was a special thing for someone to talk to him. He would shout and scream and yell obscenities. I got him a sandwich and some things for later in his day and he thanked me and told me that he couldn’t control his voice or his words sometimes. So if I saw him again and he called me horrible things he wanted me to know he didn’t mean it and he lived in a hell he couldnt escape. I never forget that dude. I worked in the medical system and would see him in the free clinic sometimes after and he always seemed to remember me. I hope he was able to get some relief somehow.

Neupulse device.

It works by delivering electrical pulses to the median nerve at the wrist, which trials have shown can change the activity in the parts of the brain involved in movement control.

it was also tested by the singer Lewis Capaldi, who has Tourette’s, prior to a gig in the city

For anyone else that looked at the headline and went “huh?”

Anyone interested in life with Tourette’s there is a fantastic biopic out called I swear. The movie actually also shows such a device at the end, which makes me wonder if its the same or something else.

Is Trying Tourettes the name of the company, because… motherfucker.