New nerve cell connections on sensory cells in mice could be at fault Conventional wisdom has long blamed age-related hearing loss almost entirely on the death of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, ...

A study from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine at OU Health Sciences shows that stimulating the body's longest nerve through a clip on the ear significantly lessens the woozy symptoms of ...

Could our ‘internal communication superhighway’ hold the key to mental and physical wellbeing?

The vagus nerve is called the "wandering nerve" because it's the longest nerve in the human body and travels from the base of the brain up into the ears and down into the lower intestines. In recent ...

A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be safe and effective in reducing osteoarthritis-related knee pain. It opens the door to ...

An in-ear device that stimulates a major nerve leading to the brain can help people learn unfamiliar sounds in a new language. Vagus nerve stimulation has been used for more than 20 years to treat ...

Vagus nerve stimulation may treat many diseases by changing brain signals, inflammation, and organ communication.

Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Research suggests that 12% or more of the world population is at risk ...

The parasympathetic nervous system has the opposite effect. It slows the heart, supports digestion and promotes a calmer ...