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US 2026/0295250 A1Published application
Systems, devices and methods for anxiety treatment using vestibular nerve stimulation
AssigneeNeurovalens, Ltd.
InventorJason McKEOWN
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided to stimulate the vestibular system to reduce an anxiety level in a subject. One or more electrode is placed over a subject's scalp to deliver stimulation to the vestibular nerve in the form of alternating polarity current pulses at a specified frequency. Treatment can be delivered before, during or after an anxiety-inducing event to alleviate an anxiety response in the subject.
Claims20
A method of reducing anxiety in a human subject through delivery of vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS), the method comprising:
- positioning at least one electrode into electrical contact with the human subject and proximate to a location of the subject's vestibular system;
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- delivering VeNS to the human subject from a current source in electrical communication with the at least one electrode, the current source configured to deliver a series of pulses wherein a subsequent pulse of the series has a reversed polarity from a preceding pulse of the series, each pulse having an amplitude within a range of 0.01 mA to 1 mA at a frequency of approximately 100 Hz.
A method of treating anxiety using vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS), the method comprising:
- positioning at least one vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS) stimulator having a cathode pad and an anode pad into electrical contact with a subject's scalp adjacent to the subject's mastoid process proximate to a location of the subject's vestibular system;
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- delivering VeNS to the human subject from a current source connected with the at least one VeNS stimulator, the current source configured to deliver a series of pulses wherein a subsequent pulse of the series has a reversed polarity from a preceding pulse of the series, each pulse having an amplitude within a range of 0.01 mA to 1 mA at a frequency of approximately 100 Hz, and wherein the current flows in a circle from the cathode pad to the anode pad across the subject's mastoid process.
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