Wandering nerve - symptoms and treatment

The wandering nerve is called a pair of cranial nerves, the branches of which are located in the head, cervical, abdominal and thoracic parts of the organisms, form a solar plexus. This nerve is mixed, because it includes motor, sensory and parasympathetic fibers. The wandering nerve affects many reflex actions and regulates important processes in the body, namely:

• swallowing;
• cough;
• vomiting;
• breath;
• palpitation;
• secretion of the gastric glands, etc.

What causes vagal nerve damage?

The defeat of the vagus nerve often leads to quite serious consequences. Causes of defeat may include:

• various injuries;
• tumors;
• hematomas;
• thrombosis;
• meningitis;
• aneurysm;
• diseases of glands;
• alcoholic neuropathy;
• diabetes mellitus and others.

Consider what are the symptoms and treatment of lesion (irritation) of the vagus nerve.

Symptoms of inflammation (neuralgia) of the vagus nerve

In view of the fact that the vagus nerve has a complex structure and affects the functioning of many organs, the signs of its defeat can be very diverse. Consider the most common of them:

1. Disturbance of the swallowing function is one of the characteristic and common symptoms of the defeat of the vagus nerve. Due to damage to the peripheral neuron of the vagus nerve, paralysis of the muscles of the pharynx and esophagus occurs, as a result of which the process of transfer of food or fluid from the oropharynx into the stomach becomes impossible.
2. The symptom of the defeat of the vagus nerve is also sometimes the ingress of liquid food into the nose. This is caused by paralysis of the palatine muscles, the functions of which are to separate the nasal cavity from the mouth and throat.
3. Some patients have a nasal cast of voice with isolated inflammation of the vagus nerve. At the same time, the soft palate hangs on the side of the hearth, its lack of mobility or immobility, as well as the deviation of the tongue in a healthy direction.
4. Evidence of damage to the vagus nerve can the appearance of hoarseness of the voice, which is associated with paralysis of the vocal cords. Bilateral defeat can lead to complete aphonia (lack of a sonorous voice), as well as to severe difficulty breathing, suffocation.
5. When pinching the vagus nerve, there may be a heaviness in the stomach, pain in the left hypochondrium, disruption of the intestinal peristalsis.
6. Symptom of inflammation of the vagus nerve may be failure of cardiac activity, namely, tachycardia (acceleration of the heartbeat) or bradycardia (slowing of myocardial contraction). It should be borne in mind that unilateral defeat such violations are expressed slightly.

With bilateral defeat of the vagus nerve, all of the above symptoms are pronounced. There may also be pain and sensitivity disorder of the larynx mucosa, pain in the ear (area of ​​the auditory passage).

Treatment of vagal nerve damage

It should be immediately cautioned that treatment of damages of the vagus nerve by folk remedies is ineffective and almost does not give results. Therefore, do not waste time on self-medication, it is better to turn to a specialist as soon as possible, to pass necessary examinations and start treatment. In addition, attempts at therapy with folk methods can lead to the fact that time will be missed and it will be necessary to treat pathology in a more difficult stage with complications.

Typically, treatment is a drug therapy that can include taking such medications:

• hormonal preparations;
• multivitamins;
• antihistamine and anticholinesterase drugs.

In some cases, electrostimulation may be recommended, as well as surgical intervention.