A nerve in your neck joins the fight against tinnitus and stroke

A neuro-tech device, long used in the fight against epilepsy and depression, may also help people who are suffering with tinnitus and the after-effects of stroke.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is a procedure that involves the surgical implantation of a pacemaker-like device (which looks like a small, steel hockey-puck) in a person’s chest, near the clavi…