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(NaturalNews) A study published in The Journal of Norwegian Medical
Association found that hypnotherapy has a positive affect on children who
experience problems with Nocturnal Enuresis. Nocturnal Enuresis is another name
for bedwetting, which most frequently occurs in children. Hypnotherapy has been
tested on subjects to show that, with the help of hypnotherapy, they were able
to almost completely stop wetting their beds.
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis is diagnosed when bedwetting occurs on a regular
basis past the age when control is expected. Most children have the ability to
stay dry by the age of 6 or 7. The cause of enuresis in children is often due to
a developmental delay. Also, many children with bedwetting problems have a
reported family history of enuresis. A very small percentage of enuresis is
caused by a medical condition.
Common treatments for bedwetting include therapy such as cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy. Many patients diagnosed with nocturnal enuresis
use a bedwetting alarm that sounds when they urinate. This method is supposed to
teach the child to be aware of when they have a full bladder and to use get to a
bathroom before they start urinating. Medications such as Desmopressin and
Imipramin are also a form of treatment.
In 2004, a study appeared in The Journal of Norwegian Medical Association
about using hypnotherapy to treat patients with chronic nocturnal enuresis. The
study consisted of 12 boys ranging in age from 8 to 16. All of the boys had been
diagnosed with primary nocturnal enuresis and four were also diagnosed with
diurnal enuresis (daytime accidental urination). All 12 reported an average of 0
dry nights per week. The 12 participants also had a family history of
bedwetting. The participants also had tried other forms of treatments such as
the bedwetting alarm and medication.
The 12 patients underwent a medical exam prior to participating in the research
study. The boys had between 2 and 8 hypnotherapy sessions as part of the study.
They also practiced self-hypnosis on their own for about one month after their
hypnosis sessions.
Two follow-ups were performed at 3 months and one year intervals after the
hypnotherapy sessions. During both follow-ups, 9 out of the 12 participants
reported 7 out of 7 dry nights per week. The researchers referred the 3 patients
who continued to experience bedwetting to seek additional medical or behavioral
treatment.
The researchers concluded that hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for boys
experiencing chronic bedwetting. They also recommend that hypnotherapy be part
of the treatment for boys diagnosed with nocturnal enuresis.
Source:
Diseth, T. H. & Vandick, I.H. (2004). Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of
Refractory Nocturnal Enuresis. The Journal of Norwegian Medical Association,
124(4). 488-91.