Search Results 51-60 of 17449 for vagus nerve

  1. The emerging option of upper airway stimulation therapy - Mayo Clinic

    Activation of the genioglossus muscle via stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve is a new approach for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

  2. Benign peripheral nerve tumor - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Benign peripheral nerve tumors are tumors that form on peripheral nerves. The peripheral nerves link the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. These ...

  3. Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    Vagal maneuvers. Simple but specific actions such as coughing, bearing down as ... These actions affect the vagus nerve, which helps control the heartbeat.

  4. Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Vagal maneuvers. Simple but specific actions such as coughing, bearing down as ... These actions affect the vagus nerve, which helps control the heartbeat.

  5. Atrial tachycardia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Vagal maneuvers. Simple but specific actions such as coughing, putting an ice ... These actions affect the vagus nerve, which helps control the heartbeat.

  6. New technology for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy - Mayo Clinic

    Vagus nerve stimulation. This treatment sends regular, mild pulses of electrical energy to the brain via the vagus nerve in order to prevent seizures. A ...

  7. Long COVID: Lasting effects of COVID-19 - Mayo Clinic

    The virus damages communication in the brain stem or a nerve that controls automatic functions in the body, called the vagus nerve. ... nerves involved in those ...

  8. Treatment-resistant depression - Mayo Clinic

    Electrical signals from the implant travel along the vagus nerve to the mood centers of the brain, which may improve depression symptoms. Be sure to find out ...

  9. Post COVID Syndrome Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of vagal nerve stimulation on symptom burden, neuroinflammatory change, and blood markers of inflammation in ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Q and A: What's the benefit of yoga?

    One area affected when the vagal nerve is stimulated is the parasympathic nervous system, which controls the body's rest and digestion functions. The mindful ...