Caloric Vestibular Stimulation seems very promising

[Bolt_Upright]

Caloric Vestibular Stimulation seems very promising: Cholinergic system changes in Parkinson’s disease: emerging therapeutic approaches ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

"Another neuromodulatory approach that could improve gait and balance in Parkinson’s disease through enhancement of pedunculopontine nucleus connectivity is caloric vestibular stimulation.94,95 In a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 33 patients with Parkinson’s disease completed 8 weeks of treatment at home. Patients who received active stimulation had significant improvements in both non-motor (especially cognitive) and motor symptom burden scores compared with patients who received sham stimulation."

[House2]

Excellent, THX for the share, Bolt! HNY also.

[House2 in reply to House2]

You may find this interesting, Bolt.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/349...

I recently had VEMP testing done, it showed advanced vestibular dysfunction in both my left and right ears.

[BeedieBird]

Thank you for posting this Bolt. I've been reading a lot about cholinergic systems since starting citicoline and realizing the positive impact on my symptoms. And another one: academic.oup.com/brain/arti...

[gomelgo]

FEeling really dumb after trying to read this study. What exactly is caloric vestibular simulation .... in 3rd grade english please?

[House2 in reply to gomelgo]

youtu.be/TJvV-DPJnDk?si=E-h...(Not working as expected?)

[Bolt_Upright in reply to gomelgo]

It is warming one ear canal while cooling the other for about 10 minutes and then reversing it. I have posted on this before: healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

[Bolt_Upright in reply to gomelgo]

Here are some guys demonstrating Caloric Vestibular Stimulation using warm and cold water. The treatment they are testing for PD uses an electonic device. youtube.com/watch?v=Vo00ZYO...(Not working as expected?)

[gomelgo in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Yike! That sound track has to go!

[gomelgo in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Maybe this is what the cold plunges work on?

[Bolt_Upright in reply to gomelgo]

The device the trial is using is from Scion NeuroStim scionneurostim.com/

Scion NeuroStim

[Reetpetitio]

Thank you - does it work via stimulating the vagus nerve, do you know?

[Bolt_Upright in reply to Reetpetitio]

I don't know. I need to study it.