Research Progress of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review
Danqing Zhou, Pingping Hu, Cao Huang · 2026
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Danqing Zhou, Pingping Hu, and Cao Huang review a nerve stimulation treatment for long term pain in a 2026 paper. Chronic pain affects millions of people and harms daily life. Drugs for it often work weakly and carry side effects, so safe non-drug options are in demand.
The treatment sends mild pulses through the skin of the ear to reach the vagus nerve. The review gathers lab and human studies on how it may ease pain, from calming inflammation to rebalancing body controls and reshaping pain networks in the brain. Trial results so far are mixed but the method is mostly well tolerated. The authors map the gaps that block wider use and set out next steps for research and care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Danqing Zhou, Pingping Hu, Cao Huang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 109 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |