How tiny bioelectronic implants may someday replace pharmaceutical drugs

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Mij

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  • Bioelectronic medicine is an emerging field that focuses on manipulating the nervous system to treat diseases.
  • Clinical studies show that using electronic devices to stimulate the vagus nerve is effective at treating inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Although it's not yet approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, vagus nerve stimulation may also prove effective at treating other diseases like cancer, diabetes and depression.
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https://bigthink.com/Northwell-Health/vagus-nerve-stimulation?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
 
Kitty said:
Can't wait for the conspiracy theories!
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As an aside, but uncomfortably related matter: My wife just got a new pacemaker defibrillator. It comes with a wifi monitoring device that somewhat resembles Amazon's Alexa. She was told to leave it on 24/7 so they could always have her monitored. She protested on invasion of privacy grounds.

I suggested she do as the hospital requested for the first month to ensure everything was in working order, then return to monthly telemetry monitoring sessions. :)
 
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strategist said:
I would lik to try a vagus nerve stimulator. Nothing implanted, one of those ear clip ones, if they are any good.
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I tried it with my TENs machine and one of those special ear clips.

I find sensory stimuli much more tiring than physical activity, so it ran my energy down quite quickly. It was a bit annoying, as well. And if you accidentally turn the knob the wrong way so the intensity goes up too high, it's pretty bitey!

I assumed I was doing it wrong, or the timing was wrong, or something, so I looked at several articles and tried at different times over a week or so. They all said broadly the same thing, though, and I wasn't doing it wrong.

So yes – tiring, annoying, and a bit bitey. Couldn't honestly find any positives, so I stopped after that.

That was the best bit, actually.

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