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  1. Varicose veins - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    But varicose veins can cause aching pain and discomfort. Sometimes they lead to more-serious health problems. Treatment involves exercising, raising legs when ...

  2. MEG enhances precision of focal epilepsy localization - Mayo Clinic

    Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), which uses a device implanted under the skin in the chest to send regular, mild pulses of electrical energy to the vagus ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. A Long Journey to a Seizure-Free Life - Mayo Clinic News Network

    The vagus nerve stimulator and medications reduced certain types of seizure, but the complex partial seizures became more frequent. She tried not to let them ...

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

    Practicing slow, controlled breathing stimulates the body's vagus nerve ... One area affected when the vagal nerve is stimulated is the parasympathic ...

  7. Advancements in epilepsy diagnostics and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Van Gompel: Vagal stimulators are a stimulator that's placed in the neck on the vagus nerve, always on the left side. It has a role in treating patients in ...

  8. 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 ...

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

    Learn more about the different types of tumors that grow on or around the nerves that link to the brain and spinal cord.

  10. Cluster headache - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Noninvasive VNS uses a hand-held controller to send electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve through the skin.