Vagus Nerve Stimulation Results VNS isn’t a cure. It’s rare for seizures to go away completely, and most people still need to take epilepsy medication after the procedure.

Make a second incision in your chest to implant a pacemaker called a pulse generator or vagus nerve stimulator. There are no incisions on your head. Step 2: ... The pulse generator won’t detect ...

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress and improve sleep.

Thank u, necks! Pressing a $269 electrical device against the vagus nerve in your neck may be the secret to good vibes and ...

Sous chef Kate Faulkner is one of the 3.4 million people in the U.S. living with epilepsy. But a recent electrical implant is allowing her to work, drive and live a fulfilling life.

A 10-month-old baby boy weighing only 5.5 kilos who suffers from epilepsy has undergone the implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. The vagus ...

I Tried This Vagus-Nerve Stimulator For a Week and It Leveled Up My Sleep For Good. By Kathleen Ferraro. Published on March 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM. Kathleen Ferraro Kathleen Ferraro.

ROCKAWAY, N.J., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine and wellness company, today announced the United States Patent and ...

There are different ways to stimulate the vagus nerve—directly by implanting a stimulator or noninvasively with external devices that stimulate the vagus nerve via the neck or the ear, says Abell.