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Self-hypnosis might help some women with hot flashes

Hot flashes declined by more than 50% among women who listened to daily audio hypnosis sessions

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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Self-hypnosis might help some women in menopause find relief from hot flashes.

Hot flash frequency and intensity decreased by more than 50% among women who listened to a daily audio hypnosis session, researchers reported Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open .

“All sessions were self-administered hypnosis, which demonstrated that women could learn how to use hypnosis for hot flashes on their own with support and guidance,” said lead researcher Gary Elkins , director of Baylor University’s Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory in Waco, Texa

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