Phil Herbert was working on his computer at home in November 2021 when his right arm suddenly stopped responding. He called ...

The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that provides sensation to several regions on the side of your head, including the area around the jaw, ear, and scalp. For much of its ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is another neurostimulation technique that uses electrical impulses to stimulate the left vagus nerve. It is FDA-approved to treat depression and some forms of epilepsy.

The Shokz OpenFit earbuds stand out with their innovative design, using stable ear clips to keep the audio transducers outside your ear canals. This clever setup lets you stay fully aware of your ...

(CNN) — Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental ...

Louis. The findings are published in a pair of papers in the journal Brain Stimulation. Each participant was implanted with a device that stimulates the left vagus nerve—a major conduit between ...

A vagus nerve stimulation device was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nearly two decades ago for treatment-resistant depression, but it has not become widely available.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (TVNS) improved sleep quality significantly in a small, sham-controlled trial, substantially expanding a growing body of evidence supporting its ...

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Certain nerves in the hip region can get stuck or pinched. This includes the sciatic nerve, which can get trapped under certain muscles and bones in the back of your hip or the hamstrings.