Research shows stimulating the vagus nerve can relieve a host of health problems and create feelings of calm. Could a new device ease Chloe Gray's tummy troubles?
Research shows stimulating the vagus nerve can relieve a host of health problems and create feelings of calm. Could a new device ease Chloe Gray's tummy troubles?and inflammatory bowel disease. Characterised by stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and/or constipation, it’s a condition the NHS describes as ‘frustrating’ for the one in five adults in the UK who suffer – and as one of them, I have to agree.
It’s a fine balance: too low and you won’t feel any sensation, too high and it can be pretty painful . The sweet spot is a small vibration, which felt almost like a pin scratching against my ear. That makes it sound incredibly unsoothing, yet within minutes of plugging myself in,I found myself in an almost dream-like trance of relaxation. It’s the effect I usually get after an hour’s slow yoga class or expensive massage, except delivered in almost no time – and while I’m tapping on my laptop.
Research shows that Nurosym can work in the short term like this, with a clinical trial by Parasym, published in, suggesting an hour’s use of the device increased parasympathetic nervous system activity by 61 per cent, calming body and mind to quite an extreme extent. She’s also quick to remind me that one quick bit of stimulation won’t sort everything out: for that you need long-term relaxation and stress relief. Oneby researchers in Texas found that a year of vagus nerve stimulation therapy increased mental, physical, social and emotional health in people with depression, with “most individuals largely maintaining or, in some instances, gaining further clinical benefit over time with longer-term VNS treatment.
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