VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION

bread.

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Hi,

has anyone experience with non invasive vagus nerve stimulation?

What is your hunch on this product?
(forget the price for a moment)

https://www.parasym.co/order-page.html

Is there anything that could be problematic about this treatment for (very) severe patients?

One thing that bugs me is that there was quite a big study with a negative outcome (people got worse) for Clonidine in me/cfs patients, this medication should indirectly activate the parasympathetic nervous system, similar to such a device?

Thank you.
 
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junkcrap50

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There are several threads about Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation. I would recommend searching and reading them. This device is nothing special and way over priced. It's a TENS machine with an ear clip, which you can buy other places for <~$25. Several studies showing positive results with tVNS mention use of TENS units (even specific models) and show images of how they used the ear clips.

Not sure about possible negative effects. But one study showed using the device on the right ear can cause heart problems.