Talk:Vagus nerve

Questionable Claims

There are questionable claims in this article about vasotomy and Parkinson's disease. This research is too limited and too recent to be presented in the way it is. I recommend that the claim that vasotomy "prevents" Parkinson's disease be toned down or the paragraph in question be removed altogether.

The article should probably also contain a preemptive mention of the pseudoscientific theory called polyvagal theory in clinical psychology and counseling, labeling it as such and cautioning readers against the theory. 68.189.135.150 (talk)

Effects of cutting vagus nerve

What symtoms would someone expect if the Vagus nerve was cut during a hiatal hernia operation? Will this nerve grow back together without surgery over time? -- unsigned comment by 70.255.180.205, 5/3/2006

Wow, that might really mess you up. But I don't know that much about the nerve so could someone else answer that question? I would like to know as well. -- Anonymous

Outrunning the Vagus Nerve

I was chatting to a friend about vagus nerve, and apparently it tells you when you are full (have eaten enough). There is nothing in this article about that sensation, or 'outrunning the vagus nerve' (eating as much as you can in the 20 minutes before the nerve recognises that you are full). Is this all correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.166.4.130 (talk) 04:01, August 25, 2006 (UTC)

"Full-time fetus"?

The vagus nerve is a pathway not an interpreter. It carrys the message to a part of the brain that then interprets the message that you are full. get a decent medical book and its quite simple. ( tutoria)

Vagus nerve pop references

In the sci-fi novel Relfex - Stephen Gould's sequel to novel-turned-movie Jumper - the main character, David Rice, receives an implant that stimulates the vagus nerve. The implant - when triggered - causes intense nausea, loss of muscle control, and temporary paralysis. It is used to enslave the teleporter to do the antagonist's bidding.

Adding a section on stimulating the Vagus nerve to stop an anxiety attack.

After learning cognitive behavioral therapy from a psychologist, he went in to detail about how to stimulate the Vagus nerve through breathing exercises in order to slow down heart rate and calm down during an anxiety attack. I had never heard of this nerve before and I consider myself to be somewhat educated so I came home to do some further research on Wikipedia. I did not see any information with regards to "triggering" it, in the event you are trying to stop a panic attack from escalating. As a suggestion, I believe it would be within the scope of this article to add a section on basically how the nerve works in conjunction with the heart and lungs through breathing techniques that can be used to calm someone down, as an alternative to using anti-anxiety medication. Having personally battled opioid addiction, I like the idea of sharing information of this nature to other sufferers of anxiety so they don't become dependent on drugs such as Xanax.

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This might be a bit far-fetched, but:

• Activities to stimulate the vagus nerve are called Vagal maneuvers
• One vagal maneauver is called the Valsalva maneuver
• This maneuver is performed by trying to exhale while the glottis are closed
• A breathing technique that sort of does the same thing, is called Ujjayi, whereby you try to breathe whilst constricting the glottis

--lcporschen

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