Comment Re:I predict nothing will come of this (Score 3, Interesting) 82
Everything that can be treated by "stimulating" the vagus nerve indicates that there is a problem with the vagus nerve. And that is in 99% of all cases a blockade/pressure by a muscle or sinew pressing on the nerve somewhere along the path that nerve is running.
And that can be treated easily with:
o heat
o massage
o simple herbal medicals like Camphor/Arnika
o Tai Chi
o Chi Gong
o Osteopathy
o Chiropractics
o Shiatsu/Accu pressure massage
Depending on where the blockade is and how difficult to treat it is.
Main reasons are: very bad body posture and lack of sports and physical activity.
I doubt an implant can long term fight against those two main reasons for illness/malfunction.
Heck, even a simple dance class where people learn to relax the hips and stay erected with relaxed shoulders would likely solve more than 50% of the cases suffering from vagus nerve blockades.