Dry Needling & Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation- Part 1

The auricular branch of the vagus nerve, cranial nerve X, innervates multiple areas of the ear. This is the most direct, powerful parasympathetic-specific dry needling treatment we can perform. The Vagus nerve is sometimes referred to as the “wandering nerve” because of its meandering path leading from the brainstem to the heart, organs, intestines, aorta, and more. It innervates a lot more unique structures than any other nerve I’m aware of.

The vagus nerve is the primary nerve of the PANS and about 80% of the nerve fibers are afferent, indicating its main job is to tell the brain what is going on in our organs and other subconscious bodily functions, so our brain can monitor and regulate what is going on. The vagus nerve gives our brain interoceptive awareness, or awareness of what is going on inside our body.

3 Common Vagus Nerve Ear Distributions to Target & Regulate the Autonomic Nervous System Toward Homeostasis:

Concha
Cymba Concha
Inner Tragus

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