Do This to Your Ear Before Bed, and You’ll Sleep Like a Baby | Dr. Mandell
These three simple ear techniques may help you instantly reset your nervous system by stimulating the vagus nerve, one of the most powerful switches in your entire body. By gently massaging just inside the ear canal with small circular motions, pulling and rubbing the ear lobes downward, and pressing the tender point just behind and slightly above the mastoid process, you can send signals through sensory branches of the vagus nerve that calm the sympathetic “fight-or-flight” response and enhance parasympathetic activity. Research shows that vagus nerve stimulation can lower heart rate, reduce stress hormones, improve digestion, and promote relaxation. These easy, natural techniques provide a safe way to activate pathways normally targeted by medical devices, allowing you to experience a soothing reset in seconds.
PubMed Research References:
Frangos E, Komisaruk BR. Access to vagal projections via cutaneous stimulation of the external ear: fMRI evidence in humans. Brain Stimul. 2017;10(1):19-27. PMID: 27677523
Badran BW, Dowdle LT, Mithoefer OJ, LaBate NT, Coatsworth J, Brown JC, DeVries WH, Austelle CW, McTeague LM, George MS. Neurophysiologic and neurocognitive effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans. Neuromodulation. 2018;21(3):283-291. PMID: 28846175
Yakunina N, Kim SS, Nam EC. Optimization of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation using functional MRI. Neuromodulation. 2017;20(3):290-300. PMID: 27105057
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