Can VeRelief Treat Anxiety & Depression?

VeRelief is known as an auricular vagus nerve stimulator. While there are many studies that demonstrate auricular vagus nerve stimulation can effectively reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, VeRelief is not intended to be used as a treatment to anxiety or depression and has not been evaluated by the FDA for those indications.

However, it is an excellent tool to help those living with anxiety and depression feel better quickly when they are having anxiety flare ups, stress responses, or even panic attacks. 

For chronic anxiety, you can find a summary of some of the findings in various auricular vagus nerve stimulation studies. Please note that these studies report on auricular vagus nerve stimulation ONLY. The same protocols do not apply to cervical vagus nerve stimulation which is done on the front side of the neck. 

Summary of Research

Study on Chronic Anxiety and Depression

• 60 minutes of daily auricular vagus nerve situation for 4 weeks demonstrated significant reduction in chronic anxiety scores.
• 34 patients with self reported chronic anxiety. 

Study on High-Worrier Individuals

• A short session of auricular vagus nerve stimulation experienced fewer negative thought intrusions before a stressful event, suggesting auricular vagus nerve stimulation can help improve focus and positive thinking right before a stressful situation. 
• 97 high-worrier individuals. 

Study on Stress Related Psychiatric Disorders

• Daily auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves vagal activity, increases salivary alpha amylase, and decreases stress hormones. 
• Daily auricular vagus nerve stimulation calms people down during a stress response. 

Study on PTSD

• A single session of auricular vagal nerve stimulation decreases hyperarousal in combat veterans with PTSD. 
• 22 combat veterans with PTSD. 

VeRelief Studies on Stress and Anxiety

To say someone has anxiety means that person has a tendency to be anxious in situations where a normal person would not be anxious. 

To say that someone is stressed means that person is experiencing an elevated nervous system, known as a fight or flight response. 

Anxiety is typically found in the mind and is characterized by excessive amounts of worrying thoughts and unnecessary apprehension about daily events. 

Stress is typically a physical response to anxiety or external factors and is characterized by racing thoughts, muscle tension, rapid heart rate, sweaty palms, high blood pressure, and many other physical symptoms. 

VeRelief has demonstrated an immediate effect at reducing state-anxiety and stress levels in both healthy and chronically anxious populations. However, it has not been evaluated for long-term impact on chronic anxiety and depression levels. 

Learn more by visiting hoolest.com/pages/vereliefresearch

Suggested Protocols for Those Living with Anxiety and Depression

• Use VeRelief daily at least twice per day for 10 minutes per session to generally maintain reduced or manageable symptoms of anxiety and stress. Use it first thing in the morning, first thing before bed, and as needed throughout your day. 
• Use VeRelief on an as-needed basis to quickly recovery from a stress response in any situation. Use the 2-minute protocol that synchronizes with your breathing to get a faster and deeper sense of calm.