Now, a headache can be treated by a device! Surprisingly this is true. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a device meant to treat cluster headaches. Cluster headaches are rare but devastating to their sufferers. Like migraines, they cause intense pain and an inability to function much at all when they strike. A cluster headache is a rare, debilitating and difficult to treat the disorder with few effective acute therapies.
Vagus nerve stimulation is used to treat a range if disorders, including epilepsy, depression and overeating. But now the treatment for these headaches is possible. FDA has recently approved vagus nerve stimulator, a unique device that disrupts signals that run along the vagus nerve, a giant nerve that runs from the brain all the way to the colon. It's involved in many bodily responses. The device transmits a mild electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve…
