Thank you for sharing this 🙏 ❤ I had surgery this past May to remove my appendix. It ruptured during surgery. Was in the hospital 🏥 for a five day. One month later my vagal nurve stated acting up. Giving me heart palpitations. Ans also feel it in bu bowls and rectum. Very scary 😨
Probably not. It’s the muscles on either side that lift the uvula. If it’s imbalanced it’s due to locked up muscles and tension as a result of over firing. There are other ways to test if the uvula one doesn’t work!
Hi Dr., thanks for the video. I recently had shingles in the ear, almost more than a month ago. Since this the shingles rashes are healed. However I have developed PHN and PHI causing me lot of pain and itching in right side of face. I also have developed a chronic cough, pain in my throat and hoarseness of voice. Is the throat problem related to shingles. Please share your thoughts.
Great video, am I right in thinking that it was will also affect your gag reflex? I have no gag reflex despite feeling like I am going to gag, I believe I have Vagus nerve damage or cranial instability after a basilar skull fracture. I am having a whole heap of problems which I suspect relates to the Vagus nerve . currently waiting for further tests.
My uvula sticks to my left side of palate.Stimulation of vagus nerve helped greatly with my constipation but after few days its makes again worse, can overstimulation causes this ?
My horse has problems flexing to the left. I do exercises with her to encourage her to take her head forward and down. After a while she may cough and blow her nose. It made me think tension somewhere is restricting her breathing as she has a tendency to get anxious. This really fits with my theory. Sometimes she yawns during a schooling session. I must make a mental note of which exercise in particular triggers this response. Horses also lick and chew when you show them where the relief is which also ties in. Interesting!
wow thank you for making this comment!! my horse has the exact same issue except it’s the right side. I’ve always wondered what concussions or TBI’s look like in horses as I’ve had a few head/neck injuries myself. I’m pretty sure my horse has a brainstem injury - he flipped himself over a few years back and he’s notorious for hitting his head!
Question: I do this work on clients, and did this one exercise. They never got to the yawn, sigh or swallow but they did begin to get very nauseous. Could you explain that reaction? I know you can not explain client specific, but was curious in a general scenes what would make someone get nauseous? I would assume that it was too much for their system at the time?
Hello. My wife (mid 50s) has suffered from severe Gastroparesis for years. Her pylorus just refuses to open regularly during digestion. She is on a purely liquid diet (3 x 480 calorie 8oz. drinks per day). She drinks her beverage and 3-4 hours later, her stomach is ridiculously full. At that point, deep vagal breathing for hours helps her to release the rest through. For about half of her "meals", after 4 hours of no movement with a full stomach, she lies of back, and I massage her stomach to get her pylorus to open. Her days are miseable as she fights for hydration and calories. We aren't ready for surgery! We know her body can fix itself if given help. Is she stuck in a fight or flight response? If yes, how can we reset her vagus nerve? We are considering LDN (low dose naltrexone). Any other thoughts, techniques, or herbs/supplements? Thank you for your videos! We are going to try your pylorus release hack tomorrow.
Hi ! thanks for sharing your wife's struggle. May i know if you both have found a solution to her situation? My mum is having delayed gastric emptying too but i can't confirm if it's due to vagal nerve or due to bowel obstruction by her cancer tumors.
i've seen some resources related to gastroparesis. Some link it to thiamine deficiency. There's this CaringMedical that links it to some issues in the neck or cervical spine instability. I've also seen some articles saying that accupuncture by traditional Chinese medicine practice can help.
@@darrenc2370 Hi, Darren. Thanks for your comments and encouragement. We have found no solutions. She is still struggling terribly. Certainly you want to try to rule out obstructions including cancer or large intestine polyps. She would need a colonoscopy to check for obstructions in large intestine. They can do an abdominal CT scan with contrast to indicate obstructions in small intestine and large. As for getting better throughout, my wife lays in a recliner (not flat, but at a significant angle), closes her eyes, relaxes, and does deep vagal breathing (4-7-8 breathing, 4 seconds inhale, hold for 7, exhale slowly for 8 seconds). She keeps a little moderate pressure (just weight of her arm) on her abdomen while breathing. On the exhale, she often gets her stomach to empty some. I know it sounds crazy, but this and me often massaging her abdomen carefully (gentle, well timed strokes at pylorus level on exhales) is keeping her alive. If you mother can get enough food through, perhaps check out ways to improve her gut bacteria (microbiome). Help with this can speed along GI tract. My wife is also on a drug called Motegrity. It helps her intestines squeeze more frequently to move contents through her system. We've tried many things. If you want a confirmation of her diagnosis of gastroparesis, most GI docs order a "GET" test (gastric emptying test). It's a simple test where you fast, then eat scrambled eggs with radioactive dye in them, then get Xrays taken periodically. Happy to share everything we've learned to help you. Good luck!
@@RichRocketMan Thanks for sharing all the helpful information! i sure would like the doctor to do some deterministic tests to find out what exactly is causing the blockage. But it is really frustrating to talk to the doctors. They first told me the CT scan shows no intestinal blockage (she had to fast prior to the test). Next they told me sometimes there will be blockage due to the movement of the intestines. I have suggested that they do a barium swallow to determine where does the blockage happen because seeing her symptoms it's more of pyloric sphincter than intestines. But they refused to test, reason being no need as their only option of treatment is surgery which is not favorable for my mum's current cancer condition. The doctors are just so fixated on tumors and cutting, there's no way to convince them any thing else.. Anyway, i would recommend you to check these out: Overlooked B vitamin deficiency video by EONutrition Gastroparesis video by 'Caring Medical & Hauser Neck Center'.
@@darrenc2370 You bet, Darren! Sorry to hear about your frustration and road blocks with the doctors. Not sure if you are anywhere near Cleveland, Ohio, but if so, Cleveland Clinic has a good motility clinic there. Dr. Michael Cline is the guy to visit. He has been very supportive and helpful to us. He had my wife do a Smart Pill test that proved it was her stomach and large intestines. Her small intestines were about normal. Dr. Cline has her taking Motegrity. It does seem to help somewhat. Thanks for the Caring Medical idea and Thiamine B1 ideas. I watched Caring's video and contacted their office. We have it as a last resort. Have you looked into Parasym Plus? We did a virtual visit with Dr. Diana Driscoll, the inventor of Parasym Plus. It has high amounts of B1 in it plus a couple other ingredients. It didn't help my wife when she tried it for two days, but I've read it actually has helped others. My wife plans on trying a longer test of it when she gets over her current gut infection. As strange as it sounds, my wife has had some luck with Lion's Mane mushrooms. It hasn't changed her life or anything, but it does seem to make it a little easier for her to empty her stomach while doing her vagal breathing I mentioned earlier. She is continuing to take it. It is supposed to be helpful in helping nerves remylenate. We have a list of other potential drugs we are investigating. Out of curiosity, has your mother had bloodwork done recently? Thyroid function? Need to check both T3 and T4. Also, maybe check cortisol levels? Since digestion only activates during rest and digest periods, high cortisol can keep her in fight or flight mode and cause slow motility. Also, high caffeine can actually slow digestion. I wonder if her poor body and mind are stressed out from fighting and worrying about cancer. Stress, physical and mental, are so hard on digestion. Just a few other thoughts to consider. Good speaking with you. Let's keep sharing when you can. Let me know what you find out! Thanks!
I have an observation. I saw a diagram of the length of the Vagus nerve. I have two serious injuries to major organs in my body. My Thoracic region to my spine and most of my colon was removed do to Cancer. Was my Vagus nerve damaged? I experience Fear but not the flight. I feel scared but I fight. I stand my ground but I don't leave afterwards. Am I misunderstanding the term.Flight? I wish I could experience the feeling of knowing WHEN I'm done. I'll keep standing my ground long after the moment has passed! I know I'm reacting to constantly Trauma, decades long inferior treatment. I'm angry and frightened for the future. These are bad times here in America. It's all.coming to a head.
My uvula is normal but I do experience a rumbling feeling in my body, especially my legs and at night in bed its worse. I was told that's the vagus nerve. Is that true and if so, will this exercise help calm it? thanks 🙂
I cured my Acid reflux symptoms and chronic (halitosis)Bad breath smell from stomach when talking with alternative herbs & gluten free diet protocol when I came across drohanon♥️♥️🖤🖤
I try doing the vegus nerve exercises and nothing happens.. Wish I knew what I was doing wrong. Ive been in the fight or flight mode for a week and cannot sleep.
I try to relax and my breathing gets deeper until I take a deep breath. That's the best I can do, no sign of a yawn or a sigh. I swallow but it's voluntary. I'm going to keep practicing it and hope something happens. I find it harder to look left. I'm an anxious person. Something to do with childhood trauma. I get migraines and occasionally suffer from night terrors. In confrontational situations I've experienced almost debilitating lower back pain. There's something very off somewhere. I do yoga and Pilates so I'm very body aware but reducing my anxiety is proving difficult. All I can say is don't give up. Acknowledging that we have a problem is a good start.
Sorry, had to dislike the video... but that's pure do the audio quality... the echo is really annoying and distracting me. Also the not sync of the audio and voice... men... hard to view. But will try to hold on
@@TheMovementParadigm I've done a lot indeed. You give such good advice then it's a pitty the sound (video) quality is so poor. Top try to film in a none echo room. Or hang curtains in the room to absorbe the echo. Maybe check some UA-cam videos about filming. 👍🏽 Keep up the good work. Btw or find a film student who can help you set up a good film set👍🏽💪🏽
@@TheMovementParadigm The video plays fine for me, no echo and syncing fine. Thanks for a great video. I understand a deviated uvula can signify cervical instability. I am going for Prolotherapy to correct the instability as I have many health issues. I would not have been altered to all of this were it not for the uvula! Fascinating.
angst en paniek I feel the same way, you do. Maybe people with an overexcitet and highly sensitive nervous system are more overwhelmed by sound effects like hulls and echoes, than others. I also have problems on other channels with people speaking loudly in throaty squeezed tones and when reverberant rooms are added, it becomes unbearable. So far, the people I have asked to change this have reacted irritably. Here on this channel our problem should be understood, because it is also about overstimulation and oversensitivity. I will, because I like the information, try to see if it might get a little better with adjustment of the speed of speech.
FYI, if you’re already familiar with what the Vegus Nerve is, the “how to test” part starts at 3:25 mark.
Thank you for the interesting video! What if the uvula continues to pull over to one side, even after exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve?
I had Nisan Fundoplication 8 months ago and I've been having such a hard time with constipation and really bad pain under my ribs. Thank you so much
Awesome, thanks!!
Yes it is reset quickly 😊 0:49 😊
Thanks for the details
Thank you for sharing this 🙏 ❤ I had surgery this past May to remove my appendix. It ruptured during surgery. Was in the hospital 🏥 for a five day. One month later my vagal nurve stated acting up. Giving me heart palpitations. Ans also feel it in bu bowls and rectum. Very scary 😨
Did it ever heal? What did it take to heal?
would this be able to tell if u have trouble with indigestion, swallowing or heart by chance or no
What if you don't have a uvula????? If someone is born without a uvula, does that automatically affect the vagus nerve?? Thank you.
Probably not. It’s the muscles on either side that lift the uvula. If it’s imbalanced it’s due to locked up muscles and tension as a result of over firing. There are other ways to test if the uvula one doesn’t work!
Thank you so interesting
what if uvula won't move to either direction?
Hi Dr., thanks for the video. I recently had shingles in the ear, almost more than a month ago. Since this the shingles rashes are healed. However I have developed PHN and PHI causing me lot of pain and itching in right side of face. I also have developed a chronic cough, pain in my throat and hoarseness of voice. Is the throat problem related to shingles. Please share your thoughts.
Great video, am I right in thinking that it was will also affect your gag reflex? I have no gag reflex despite feeling like I am going to gag, I believe I have Vagus nerve damage or cranial instability after a basilar skull fracture. I am having a whole heap of problems which I suspect relates to the Vagus nerve . currently waiting for further tests.
My uvula sticks to my left side of palate.Stimulation of vagus nerve helped greatly with my constipation but after few days its makes again worse, can overstimulation causes this ?
No my guess is that there is that you are moving into/returning to a dorsal vagal state or fight or flight state.
@@TheMovementParadigm Why does that happen?
My horse has problems flexing to the left. I do exercises with her to encourage her to take her head forward and down. After a while she may cough and blow her nose. It made me think tension somewhere is restricting her breathing as she has a tendency to get anxious. This really fits with my theory. Sometimes she yawns during a schooling session. I must make a mental note of which exercise in particular triggers this response. Horses also lick and chew when you show them where the relief is which also ties in. Interesting!
It’s so fascinating with animals. Dogs yawn together to coregulate ❤️
wow thank you for making this comment!! my horse has the exact same issue except it’s the right side.
I’ve always wondered what concussions or TBI’s look like in horses as I’ve had a few head/neck injuries myself. I’m pretty sure my horse has a brainstem injury - he flipped himself over a few years back and he’s notorious for hitting his head!
what does it mean if the left side of the palate is lower?
Question: I do this work on clients, and did this one exercise. They never got to the yawn, sigh or swallow but they did begin to get very nauseous. Could you explain that reaction? I know you can not explain client specific, but was curious in a general scenes what would make someone get nauseous? I would assume that it was too much for their system at the time?
Not necessarily a bad thing! That’s just the way they express their vagus nerve response . Often seen in people with very low vagal tone clinically .
Without me doing the "ah, ah, ah," test mine is already leaning to the left. Is that then an obvious vagal problem?
Correct that means you are not in a state of social engagement at the time of testing
Hello. My wife (mid 50s) has suffered from severe Gastroparesis for years. Her pylorus just refuses to open regularly during digestion. She is on a purely liquid diet (3 x 480 calorie 8oz. drinks per day). She drinks her beverage and 3-4 hours later, her stomach is ridiculously full. At that point, deep vagal breathing for hours helps her to release the rest through. For about half of her "meals", after 4 hours of no movement with a full stomach, she lies of back, and I massage her stomach to get her pylorus to open. Her days are miseable as she fights for hydration and calories. We aren't ready for surgery! We know her body can fix itself if given help. Is she stuck in a fight or flight response? If yes, how can we reset her vagus nerve? We are considering LDN (low dose naltrexone). Any other thoughts, techniques, or herbs/supplements? Thank you for your videos! We are going to try your pylorus release hack tomorrow.
Hi ! thanks for sharing your wife's struggle. May i know if you both have found a solution to her situation? My mum is having delayed gastric emptying too but i can't confirm if it's due to vagal nerve or due to bowel obstruction by her cancer tumors.
i've seen some resources related to gastroparesis. Some link it to thiamine deficiency. There's this CaringMedical that links it to some issues in the neck or cervical spine instability.
I've also seen some articles saying that accupuncture by traditional Chinese medicine practice can help.
@@darrenc2370 Hi, Darren. Thanks for your comments and encouragement. We have found no solutions. She is still struggling terribly. Certainly you want to try to rule out obstructions including cancer or large intestine polyps. She would need a colonoscopy to check for obstructions in large intestine. They can do an abdominal CT scan with contrast to indicate obstructions in small intestine and large. As for getting better throughout, my wife lays in a recliner (not flat, but at a significant angle), closes her eyes, relaxes, and does deep vagal breathing (4-7-8 breathing, 4 seconds inhale, hold for 7, exhale slowly for 8 seconds). She keeps a little moderate pressure (just weight of her arm) on her abdomen while breathing. On the exhale, she often gets her stomach to empty some. I know it sounds crazy, but this and me often massaging her abdomen carefully (gentle, well timed strokes at pylorus level on exhales) is keeping her alive. If you mother can get enough food through, perhaps check out ways to improve her gut bacteria (microbiome). Help with this can speed along GI tract. My wife is also on a drug called Motegrity. It helps her intestines squeeze more frequently to move contents through her system. We've tried many things. If you want a confirmation of her diagnosis of gastroparesis, most GI docs order a "GET" test (gastric emptying test). It's a simple test where you fast, then eat scrambled eggs with radioactive dye in them, then get Xrays taken periodically. Happy to share everything we've learned to help you. Good luck!
@@RichRocketMan Thanks for sharing all the helpful information! i sure would like the doctor to do some deterministic tests to find out what exactly is causing the blockage. But it is really frustrating to talk to the doctors. They first told me the CT scan shows no intestinal blockage (she had to fast prior to the test). Next they told me sometimes there will be blockage due to the movement of the intestines. I have suggested that they do a barium swallow to determine where does the blockage happen because seeing her symptoms it's more of pyloric sphincter than intestines. But they refused to test, reason being no need as their only option of treatment is surgery which is not favorable for my mum's current cancer condition. The doctors are just so fixated on tumors and cutting, there's no way to convince them any thing else..
Anyway, i would recommend you to check these out:
Overlooked B vitamin deficiency video by EONutrition
Gastroparesis video by 'Caring Medical & Hauser Neck Center'.
@@darrenc2370 You bet, Darren! Sorry to hear about your frustration and road blocks with the doctors. Not sure if you are anywhere near Cleveland, Ohio, but if so, Cleveland Clinic has a good motility clinic there. Dr. Michael Cline is the guy to visit. He has been very supportive and helpful to us. He had my wife do a Smart Pill test that proved it was her stomach and large intestines. Her small intestines were about normal. Dr. Cline has her taking Motegrity. It does seem to help somewhat. Thanks for the Caring Medical idea and Thiamine B1 ideas. I watched Caring's video and contacted their office. We have it as a last resort. Have you looked into Parasym Plus? We did a virtual visit with Dr. Diana Driscoll, the inventor of Parasym Plus. It has high amounts of B1 in it plus a couple other ingredients. It didn't help my wife when she tried it for two days, but I've read it actually has helped others. My wife plans on trying a longer test of it when she gets over her current gut infection. As strange as it sounds, my wife has had some luck with Lion's Mane mushrooms. It hasn't changed her life or anything, but it does seem to make it a little easier for her to empty her stomach while doing her vagal breathing I mentioned earlier. She is continuing to take it. It is supposed to be helpful in helping nerves remylenate. We have a list of other potential drugs we are investigating.
Out of curiosity, has your mother had bloodwork done recently? Thyroid function? Need to check both T3 and T4. Also, maybe check cortisol levels? Since digestion only activates during rest and digest periods, high cortisol can keep her in fight or flight mode and cause slow motility. Also, high caffeine can actually slow digestion. I wonder if her poor body and mind are stressed out from fighting and worrying about cancer. Stress, physical and mental, are so hard on digestion. Just a few other thoughts to consider.
Good speaking with you. Let's keep sharing when you can. Let me know what you find out! Thanks!
Absolut Doc Snipes.
I have an observation. I saw a diagram of the length of the Vagus nerve. I have two serious injuries to major organs in my body. My Thoracic region to my spine and most of my colon was removed do to Cancer. Was my Vagus nerve damaged? I experience Fear but not the flight. I feel scared but I fight. I stand my ground but I don't leave afterwards. Am I misunderstanding the term.Flight? I wish I could experience the feeling of knowing WHEN I'm done. I'll keep standing my ground long after the moment has passed! I know I'm reacting to constantly Trauma, decades long inferior treatment. I'm angry and frightened for the future. These are bad times here in America. It's all.coming to a head.
My uvula Did Nothing.It didn’t move side to side or up and down on either side and we checked multiple times. What exactly does that mean?
Difficult for me for some excersises as I only have the use of one arm. My Dr has said that I have malaise vagal
My uvula is normal but I do experience a rumbling feeling in my body, especially my legs and at night in bed its worse. I was told that's the vagus nerve. Is that true and if so, will this exercise help calm it? thanks 🙂
I cured my Acid reflux symptoms and chronic (halitosis)Bad breath smell from stomach when talking with alternative herbs & gluten free diet protocol when I came across drohanon♥️♥️🖤🖤
I try doing the vegus nerve exercises and nothing happens.. Wish I knew what I was doing wrong. Ive been in the fight or flight mode for a week and cannot sleep.
I try to relax and my breathing gets deeper until I take a deep breath. That's the best I can do, no sign of a yawn or a sigh. I swallow but it's voluntary. I'm going to keep practicing it and hope something happens. I find it harder to look left. I'm an anxious person. Something to do with childhood trauma. I get migraines and occasionally suffer from night terrors. In confrontational situations I've experienced almost debilitating lower back pain. There's something very off somewhere. I do yoga and Pilates so I'm very body aware but reducing my anxiety is proving difficult. All I can say is don't give up. Acknowledging that we have a problem is a good start.
Can a baby have nerve damaged by prolonged labour and traumatic birth , along with head deformity ?
Are there other ways to test this? Mine have been cut when I was a child 😅
This particular branch ?
@@TheMovementParadigm Yes, both!
so if this is normal u dont got vagus nerve damage
mine is crooked and I have throat problems for 7 months hah
That definitely makes sense- check out all of my vagus nerve videos to begin to help !
Sorry, had to dislike the video... but that's pure do the audio quality... the echo is really annoying and distracting me. Also the not sync of the audio and voice... men... hard to view. But will try to hold on
So sorry you feel that way. I am sure you've done a lot of videos and understand the challenges of video production.
@@TheMovementParadigm I've done a lot indeed. You give such good advice then it's a pitty the sound (video) quality is so poor. Top try to film in a none echo room. Or hang curtains in the room to absorbe the echo. Maybe check some UA-cam videos about filming. 👍🏽 Keep up the good work. Btw or find a film student who can help you set up a good film set👍🏽💪🏽
@@TheMovementParadigm The video plays fine for me, no echo and syncing fine. Thanks for a great video. I understand a deviated uvula can signify cervical instability. I am going for Prolotherapy to correct the instability as I have many health issues. I would not have been altered to all of this were it not for the uvula! Fascinating.
angst en paniek I feel the same way, you do. Maybe people with an overexcitet and highly sensitive nervous system are more overwhelmed by sound effects like hulls and echoes, than others. I also have problems on other channels with people speaking loudly in throaty squeezed tones and when reverberant rooms are added, it becomes unbearable. So far, the people I have asked to change this have reacted irritably. Here on this channel our problem should be understood, because it is also about overstimulation and oversensitivity. I will, because I like the information, try to see if it might get a little better with adjustment of the speed of speech.
So I have tried it and for me it works a little bit better.