Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

VNS uses a pulse generator, almost the size of a stopwatch, placed in the upper left side of the chest to restore the vagus nerve, which carries messages to parts of the brain that control sleep and mood, with electrical impulses. VNS can be used to treat sadness, as well as other medical conditions including epilepsy.

The FDA has accepted VNS for treating hard-to-treat depression, sadness that hasn’t improved after trying four different medications or ECT.

  • Voice changes or hoarseness
  • Cough or sore throat
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Neck pain
  • Discomfort in the area where the generator is located
  • Breathing problems when exercising

Related Associations:

Neuropathy Association and Nevus Outreach, Inc, Brain Injury Resource Center and Brain Trauma FoundationEpilepsy Therapy Project and Exceptional Parent Magazine Huntington's Disease Society of America Hydrocephalus AssociationMultiple Sclerosis Association of America and Multiple Sclerosis FoundationMultiple System Atrophy CoalitionAcoustic Neuroma Association and ADA Disability and Business Technical Assistance ProgramAicardi Syndrome Foundation and Alliance for Aging ResearchALS Association and ALS Therapy Development InstituteAlternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation and Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation.

  • Voice changes or hoarseness
  • Cough or sore throat
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Neck pain

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