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0 pointsfao_1y ago0 comments

The vagus nerve sits inside the collarbone right next to the carotid artery. As a doctor told me once, if you're able to physically stimulate your vagus nerve, you need to get to A&E posthaste, lol

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jdadj1y ago

Look up vagal maneuvers. Used by a subset of tachycardia patients to reset to a typical heartbeat.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver

xtracto1y ago

IIRC there's a stage 2 Test device that uses vagus nerve stimulation through the tongue to attenuate tinnitus:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8120162/

I think it's called the Susan Shore device, and nowadays is the main hope for curing tinnitus to some degree.

hanniabu1y ago

What's A&E? Googling only shows the cable network

JohnVideogames1y ago

"Accident & Emergency" - you may know it as the Emergency Room, but it's commonly called A&E in the UK

firejake3081y ago

Accidents & Emergency is what the Brits call the Emergency Room

astura1y ago

British for "emergency room."

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