This can lead to pneumothorax or collapsed lung. However, this is uncommon. It is also possible to experience blood vessel and nerve injury, complications from the needle breaking during treatment, ...

New research published in the journal Psychophysiology suggests that stimulating a nerve in the ear can make people less ...

Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage that develops gradually and is caused by long-term high blood sugar levels. While there’s no cure, managing blood sugar levels can slow its progression ...

A recent study published in Psychophysiology provides new insights into how stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear might influence brain function. Researchers found that a single 30-minute ...

Ear seeds are used as a part of auricular acupressure, a form of traditional Chinese medicine. This type of acupressure targets ear pressure points without using needles. People may use ear seeds to ...

“Trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is one of the less invasive approaches to modulate brain function in neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorder.” Daniel Dautan posted on ...

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In a previous article by our group (Maharjan et al., 2018), non-invasive and high frequency auricular VN electrostimulation improved olfactory performance in the supra-threshold test. However, to date ...