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Learn about the various ways to play string instruments with alternative techniques, such as bowing the body, bridge, fingerboard, tailpiece, and more. Sul tasto (bowing on the fingerboard) is one of the methods that produces a soft and flute-like sound.
Dermatophagia is a type of pica and a body-focused repetitive behavior that involves gnawing or biting one's own skin, usually at the fingers. It can be conscious or unconscious, and it may be related to other disorders such as OCD or autism.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It can have harmful physical and psychological consequences, and various methods have been proposed to treat it, such as bitter nail polish, behavioral therapy, and dental deterrent devices.
Autophagia is the practice of biting or consuming one's own body, such as nails, hair or fingers. It is a sub category of self-injurious behavior and may be related to mental disorders, impulse control or pain seeking.
Thumb sucking is a behavior found in humans and other primates that involves placing the thumb or other objects in the mouth and sucking for comfort or pleasure. It can affect the shape of the mouth, teeth, and jaws, and may cause social or psychological problems. Learn how to stop thumb sucking with various methods and appliances.
Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of tongue thrust, a type of orofacial myofunctional disorder that affects swallowing and speech. Tongue thrust is a habitual resting or thrusting of the tongue forward or sideways against or between the teeth.
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Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, which supplies sensation and motor functions to the face. It causes severe, shock-like or burning pain in one or both sides of the face, often triggered by touch or movement.