Tragus Nerve Stimulation Attenuates Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Post COVID-19 Infection
Wang Z, Zhu T, Li X, Lai X, Chen M
Clinical Cardiology · 2025
Key finding
Low-level tragus stimulation twice daily for one month attenuated orthostatic tachycardia in patients with post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
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- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 57
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Wang, Z., Zhu, T., Li, X., Lai, X., & Chen, M. (2025). Tragus Nerve Stimulation Attenuates Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Post COVID-19 Infection. Clinical Cardiology, 48(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.70110
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