“…Normally, perioral electrical stimulation during voluntary jaw occlusion elicits two successive suppression periods (ES I & ES2). Although a series of studies have confirmed an attenuated or absent ES2 in chronic tension headache subjects relative to headache-free controls (Nakashima & Takahashi, 1991;Paulus, Raubiichl, Straube, & Schoenen, 1991;Schoenen, Jamart, Gerard, Lenarduzzi, & Delwaide, 1987), there have also been negative findings (Bendtsen, Jensen, Brennum, Arendt-Nielsen, & Olesen, 1996;Lipchik et al, 1996;Lipchik, Holroyd, Talbot, & Greer, 1997;Zwart & Support for this research was provided by an Academic Challenge Award from the State of Ohio. Please note that a new stand-alone version of the program has been recently developed using visual basic.…”