Trepanning

__Trepanning. __ Trepanning is a type of remedy used in the middle ages. "Trepanning is still used in modern times for crainiologies."(Brain Goo) This is a type of procedure where a doctor will drill a hole in your head to relieve pressure in the head or a headache. The headaches were thought to be caused by demons or evil spirits inside you. If you had a demon inside you it was believed to have been caused by not going to church enough, not religious enogh or did not give enough tithes to the church. This procedure was first adopted by the ancient Greeks and moved west as time went on. Trepanning is the oldest surgery known to man. It was traced back as early as 10000 b.c. in Europe, South America and northern Africa. "The term trepanning comes from the Greek word trupanon meaning borer(hole in the head)."(Brain Goo) Scientists have researched and have proved that people have survived the surgeries and often times came back for more. People would use this procedure to treat insanity during the Middle Ages. This procedure was done WITHOUT anesthesia(going to sleep or numbing). Pieces of bone from the skull would've been used as a good luck charm for the doctors.One doctor in the 1960's wrote down the procedure for medical reasons. Every session took about 30-60 minutes. Researchers blieve that 70% of the people lived from the procedure. It was not the procedure that killed people. It was the gross infection afterward. Trepanning is still used today for patients with blood leaking in the brain.

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