PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric stimulus applying device and an electric stimulus applying method which are less likely to cause discomfort to a user when applying a weak electric stimulus and heat to a living body or a living body tissue. An electrical stimulus application device is an electrical stimulus application device that applies a weak electrical stimulus to a living body or a biological tissue, and has an electrode portion that outputs the electrical stimulus to the living body or the biological tissue, and the electrical stimulus. The control unit includes a control unit that controls the output, and when the control unit determines that the electrode unit is not in contact with the living body or living tissue, the output of the electrical stimulation is stopped, and the electrode unit is the living body. Alternatively, when it is determined that the electrical stimulation is in contact with the living tissue, the electrical stimulation is output while gradually increasing the output intensity of the electrical stimulation. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5【課題】微弱な電気刺激と温熱とを生体又は生体組織に印加するに際して、ユーザに不快感を与えにくい電気刺激印加装置及び電気刺激印加方法を提供する。【解決手段】電気刺激印加装置は、微弱な電気刺激を生体又は生体組織に印加する電気刺激印加装置であって、前記電気刺激を前記生体又は生体組織に出力する電極部と、前記電気刺激の出力を制御する制御部と、を備え、前記制御部は、前記電極部が前記生体又は生体組織に接触していないと判定した場合、前記電気刺激の出力を停止し、前記電極部が前記生体又は生体組織に接触した状態になったと判定した場合、前記電気刺激の出力強度を漸増させながら前記電気刺激を出力する。【選択図】図５
