Methods for attaching and wearing a neurostimulator

A method of attaching an electrical stimulator to a user's head using an electrode apparatus formed of a flat substrate extending in a plane having a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, a first active region on a back of the substrate in the first electrode portion, and a second active region on the back of the substrate in the second electrode portion, wherein the first and second electrode portions are spaced apart and connected by a connecting region of the substrate that extends in a path that is 2 inches or longer, the method comprising:

• adhesively securing the first active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head in a first location;
• bending the connecting region out of the plane;
• adhesively securing the second active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head in a second location;
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• coupling a back surface of a wearable electrical stimulator to a first connector and to a second connector that both extend proud from the first electrode portion, so that the wearable electrical stimulator cantilevers from the first electrode portion and is secured to the first electrode portion at a first back surface region of the wearable electrical device while a second back surface region of the wearable electrical device is not secured and is free to move relative to the first electrode portion, wherein the wearable electrical stimulator is coupled either before or after adhesively securing the first active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head.

A method of attaching an electrical stimulator to a user's head using an electrode apparatus formed of a flat substrate extending in a plane having a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, a first active region on a back of the substrate in the first electrode portion, and a second active region on the back of the substrate in the second electrode portion, wherein the first and second electrode portions are connected by a connecting region of the substrate that extends in a path that is 2 inches or longer, the method comprising:

• adhesively securing the first active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head in a first location;
• bending the connecting region out of the plane;
• adhesively securing the second active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head in a second location;
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• coupling a wearable electrical stimulator to an electrical and mechanical connector extending proud from the first electrode portion so that the wearable electrical stimulator cantilevers from the first electrode portion and is secured to the first electrode portion at a first back surface region of the wearable electrical device while a second back surface region of the wearable electrical device is not secured and is free to move relative to the first electrode portion, wherein the wearable electrical stimulator is coupled either before or after adhesively securing the first active region of the electrode apparatus to the user's head.