One such option is called Inspire therapy. This outpatient surgery involves an implant that stimulates the hypoglossal nerve, a nerve that controls your tongue and airway muscles, to keep them open ...

A hypoglossal nerve stimulation implant is a new treatment for sleep apnea. It replaces the traditional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine therapy in people who have not had success ...

Background: To evaluate the face-specific quality of life after hypoglossal-facial jump nerve suture for patients with long-term facial paralysis. Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort study ...

You may relieve diabetic nerve pain with medications and some forms of exercise. Managing diabetes helps with long-term relief and slows down the progression of nerve damage. Diabetes may cause ...

For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain. Few studies have looked at CBD and nerve pain specifically. With neuropathy, CBD research is even more ...

The key to axillary dissection is obtaining and maintaining proper orientation with respect to the axillary vein, the thoracodorsal bundle, and the long thoracic nerve. After the incision has been ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare nerve disorder. It is not a communicable disease. Why is it spreading like a viral outbreak? After a raft of viruses that sent waves of fear in the last few years, ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must ...

Summary: Synchronizing vagus nerve stimulation with natural body rhythms, such as the heartbeat and breathing, significantly improves its effectiveness. This “electric pill” technique uses ear-mounted ...