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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,
by fao_ 3y ago
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
- jdadj 3y agoLook up vagal maneuvers. Used by a subset of tachycardia patients to reset to a typical heartbeat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver
- hanniabu 3y agoWhat's A&E? Googling only shows the cable network
- firejake308 3y agoAccidents & Emergency is what the Brits call the Emergency Room
- JohnVideogames 3y ago"Accident & Emergency" - you may know it as the Emergency Room, but it's commonly called A&E in the UK
- astura 3y agoBritish for "emergency room."
- xtracto 3y agoIIRC 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/ 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.