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Katie (right) and her mum Julia travelled to Nottingham from Hertfordshire to try out the device, which would help calm Tourette's symptoms

ByNavtej JohalNottingham
  • Published56 minutes ago

When Katie was just a child, her tics were so relentless they left her bedridden with a sore throat for two weeks.

The now 15-year-old says living with Tourette's, external affected her ability to sleep, eat, and caused her to miss school.

But a wrist device developed by researchers in Nottingham helped her calm down in an "instant".