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== Uses == Implantable vagus nerve stimulation has been approved for [[epilepsy]] and [[depression]] in the [[United States|US]], and a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation device has been approved for cluster headaches in the US.<ref name="mayo" /> In parts of Europe noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation devices have been approved for [[pain]], [[depression]] and [[epilepsy]].<ref name="mayo" /> While still experimental, researchers are trialing with vagus nerve stimulation as an adjunct therapy on a host of [[mental health]], neurological, and inflammatory illnesses, including [[anxiety]],<ref name="fanselow2013" /> atrial fibrillation,<ref name="stavrakis2015" /> [[chronic pain]],<ref name="chakravarthy2015" /> [[Crohn's disease]],<ref name="bonaz2016" /> [[fibromyalgia]],<ref name="lange2011" /> heart failure,<ref name="hauptman2012" /> [[insomnia]] [[Sleep dysfunction|sleep problems]],<ref name="Jiao2020" /> [[migraine]]s,<ref name="silberstein2016" /> [[long COVID]],<ref name="Verbanck2021" /> and many other conditions. Kevin J. Tracey, MD and his research group at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have shown that vagus nerve stimulation has decreased [[inflammation]] in methotrexate-resistant [[rheumatoid arthritis]] patients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feinstein.northwell.edu/institutes-researchers/our-researchers/kevin-j-tracey-md | title = Kevin J. Tracey, MD | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = |website=feinstein.northwell.edu|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>
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