Talk:Vagus nerve
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Where exactly is the vagus nerve? (asked 70.57.70.99).
- Well, like the article says: "starts in the brainstem (somewhere in the medulla oblongata) and extends way down past the head, all the way down to the abdomen." Don't know that I'd phrase it exactly like that, but it gets the idea across. -- Dcfleck 19:44, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)
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[edit] Pranayama Reference
Please reference research backing: "Mild degree of intermittent VNS by daily performance of certain breathing exercises (Pranayama) over a period of several weeks lowers blood pressure and the heart rate in persons with elevated blood pressure and/or elevated heart rate."
[edit] Vagus nerve problems
I have a good friend who was about to undergo a vasectomy, when the doctor inserted a needle to numb the area my friend went into a seizure. The procedure was stopped and he was told to see a cardiologist. Before the appointment he was having trouble breathing, his heart would start to race and he was very tired. He went to the hospital but all cardiac tests showed nothing wrong. The symptoms still persist 3 weeks after their onset. Any information would be appreciated.
- Sorry, but this is the wrong place to ask for medical advice. I hope your friend recovers. -Will Beback 21:25, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
This nerve supplies motor and sensory parasympathetic fibers to virtually everything from the neck down to the first third of the transverse colon can i change that? cause like this one could think it gies motor innervation to everything til the transverse colon, and if i remember right its down to the two thirds of the transverse colon. And is it ok to say sensory parasympathetic? why not simply parasympathetic, without sensory. Someone explain me please user:gaboo
[edit] 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
[edit] Vagolytic v. vagotonia
I suppose vagotonia would be the opposite of what is mentioned in the article as vagolytic innervation. Maybe that could be mentioned, as I am working on an article which references this term (vagotonia). __meco 16:33, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Backwards Explanation
I believe these statements are incorrect: "Symptoms of nervousness, especially in a social context, such as increased heart rate/palpitation, impediment or inability to speak, stomach irritation, and excessive perspiration are caused in part by the vagus nerve.
An effective method of curbing these symptoms is by taking a deep breath, and forcefully blowing out through a small hole in your mouth, letting your cheeks puff out. This puts pressure on the nerve, and tells it to reset."
The symptoms mentioned are mostly due to increased sympathetic activity rather than withdrawal of resting vagal tone, and the maneuver described, sort of a mini-Valsalva, will act as a vagal stimulus alright, but the 'press the reset button' explanation is lacking.Moioci 02:25, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 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? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.166.4.130 (talk) 04:01, August 25, 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Full-time fetus"?
The last picture in "additional images" is labeled "The thymus of a full-time fetus, exposed in situ." -- should this be a "full-term" fetus, or is there some way for a fetus to be part-time? --Rob* 07:06, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
