#tVNS

Funkatron (Ed Finkler)funkatron@indieweb.social
2025-12-11

@pmjones So far it has been helpful.

It seems to be modulating my emotional response a lot. Overall anxiety seems significantly lower after usage, and lasts for several hours.

I had a terrible meltdown for two hours this morning. Normally I would be unable to work or use cognition effectively.

This time, I am doing some work. I am not too excited, and feel tired and kind of sad. That's a pretty big diff -- it's manageable.

#tVNS #mentalhealth

Court Cantrell does not complycourtcan
2025-11-02

As someone who has struggled with issues for nearly 40 years, I find this fascinating:

"The balance in the autonomic nervous system is vital because can trigger a patient’s immune system to overshoot its response resulting in tissue damage (lungs, kidneys, heart, nervous system), increased blood clotting, septic shock, and even death.   [ ] is an anti-inflammatory approach that improves patient survival...

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2025-05-27

Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review. - Abstract - Europe PMC
#POTS #tVNS

europepmc.org/article/MED/4040

2025-05-21

Zwischenstand nach einer Woche täglicher Nutzung (1h): Ich bilde mir ein, dass es gut tut, und Dinge bewegt. Kann es aber nicht mit Sicherheit sagen. Könnte alles Placebo sein. Aber, wenn's "hilft", wieso nicht!

Studien sind da ja jedenfalls recht vielversprechend.

Werde es weiter testen und beizeiten mal wieder berichten.

#TVNS

2025-05-20
A rectangular product box labeled “Vagus.net STIMULATOR” with a stylized ear icon next to the brand name. On the left side of the box, there’s a circular icon indicating “15 min.” Below it, the text reads “TVNS STIMULATOR.” The right side of the box features a stylized human figure with internal organs illustrated, set against a background with a pattern of concentric circles.A close-up of a person’s hand holding a small black electronic device with a blue-lit button. Attached to the device are white wires leading to a small white clip, resembling a medical or stimulation electrode. The background is a soft, purple-pink fabric surface.
2025-05-08

StudienteilnehmerInnen in #Bonn & #Tübingen gesucht: Nicht-invasive Vagusnerv-Stimulation zur Modulation der Magen-Hirn-Kopplung bei Depression

"Für die Studie suchen wir nach Personen, die unter Depressionen leiden, sowie gesunde Teilnehmende. Die Studie beinhaltet sechs Termine im Labor."

neuromadlab.com/de/forschung/f

#notJustSad #tVNS

2025-04-28

I think I have enough data now to say that my #tVNS machine helps quite a lot with nausea, just in case anyone was looking for something new to try.
Disclaimer: my nausea is triggered by hormonal fluctuations, dunno how well it works work for nausea triggered by other things.
Extra disclaimer: I use a generic TENS/EMS machine rather than a specific tVNS machine, because it was cheaper 🤷🏼‍♀️

Jo at Medical News BulletinMedicalNewsBulletin
2025-02-21

Psst! Heard about TVNS via a clip on ear gadget? Turns out it might be good for more than just POTS! buff.ly/3EMlq0x

2024-07-04

I've had to find a different way to fit my #tVNS in during the school holidays, so instead of doing it during my first big morning rest, I'm doing it during my first coffee of the day. Working well so far 🤞🏻
I really wish someone would do some research looking at tVNS for #POTS patients, comparing doing it at rest vs doing it while active. Would love to know if one option is better than the other 🤔

2024-04-25

New preprint! We observed a nonlinear relationship between pupil dilation and the intensity of transcutaneous auricular #vagus nerve stimulation (#taVNS) in adult humans. We discuss the potential role of stimulation parameterization in using #pupillometry as biomarker of taVNS’s neuromodulatory effects.

#tVNS #neuromodulation #brainstimulation #gamms

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

2022-11-23

Since most of us are #newhere, I want to talk a bit about what we are working on.

We recently showed that non-invasive #stimulation of vagal afferents using #tvns increases stomach-brain coupling (led by @revivaciously).

brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193

Next, we will test whether this also works in patients with #depression. Our hope is that we can improve somatic symptoms, which are not very responsive to conventional treatments.

#neuroscience #gut #mentalhealth

2022-11-21

#introduction Hi all. I’m a PI in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Views are my own.)
I use a variety of methods to study the auditory, linguistic, and cognitive factors that contribute to effortful listening in diverse populations.
#auditory #hearing #linguistics #language #cognition #aging #ListeningEffort #speech #SpeechInNoise #pupillometry #fMRI #EEG #MEG #tVNS #neuroscience #neuro

2022-11-13

#introduction
I'm an #earlycareer #sleep #neuroscientist aiming to understand why everything looks so much better in the morning.

Currently a #postdoc with Matt Walker at #UC #berkeley working on the intersection of sleep with #aging & #mentalhealth.

Finished my #phd a year ago in #Faculty of #Medicine, #Tel-Aviv #university with Yuval Nir.
Worked on #sensory #perception during sleep, sleep & #memory and how it goes wrong in #Alzheimer.
#tau #amyloid #tvns #EEG, #psg #fMRI, #python #MNE

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