Vagus nerve anatomy

Wandering ramblings about the vagus nerve. Actually, it is a structured description of the anatomy of the vagus nerve, but there's quite a lot to talk about!
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[@wendygallagher1917]

I have recovered from severe Vagus nerve disfunction... a pregnancy, then immediate gallbladder removal done by laparoscopy, left holes in my abdominal wall... I carried heavy children, and my core, with the laparoscopic holes, created hernias in the fascia, and my vagus nerve became trapped in tight fascia as my body locked down due to my abdominal wall spitting apart with each pregnancy (3)... I had ear pain, my shoulder went numb, bursitis in my hip... my body fell apart....I have healed mostly by riding a bike... doing gyrotonic, and massage...no Doctor ever figured it out.. I finally healed myself with a lot of diligence...thank you. we are under educated in this area....It connects , the vagus, into the posts... it is critical... i lost the ability to use my muscles, and I had digestive issues, swallowing issues, eating issues, speach, breathing..

[@jackiek4159]

I'm currently experiencing all of this and it is debilitating! So you have any tips for when you feel like you can't move cause you are so restricted? 🙏💕✨

[@paisley8519]

Thank you. This is the first comprehensive vagus nerve tutorial that I have come across, and I’ve been searching for quite awhile. In one sit down, you’ve answered all my questions and cleared the muddy waters of confusion that other sources have created. Thank you for what you do. I so appreciate how you present your extensive knowledge - with zero ego and with grace and humility, all wrapped up in an engaging, entertaining and understandable package. Bravo!

[@SamWebster]

Wow. Really? Thank you.

[@gowthamarts6803]

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[@basketballfan5763]

It is engaging entertaining and understandable every time I watch your anatomy vids! Great work man. Dunno how u do it!! Your students are lucky!!

[@user-qh3gz8ur5r]

Acknowledge is easy to find , good teachers are hard to find

[@ghostnike901]

So glad I found this. It explains every symptom I've had for a year and a half. Been to countless doctors and specialists and nobody can figure out what is wrong. Some of them didn't even try and just said it's stress. I've got symptoms ranging from mini strokes to seizures triggered by high pitched sounds, physical stress, and emotion. I also have overactive sensitivity to touch sensitivity on the right side of my body specifically to the area of my abdomen where my gallbladder was and directly behind that just to the right of my spine. There's also balance issues, temporary loss of motor functions on my right side, digestion problems and that's not even half of it. Hopefully I can get my doctors to take their heads out of their asses long enough to listen to me and actually get them to do something about it. I suggested before that my symptoms might have something to do with my gallbladder surgery since the vagus nerve runs near it but doctors keep insisting I'm just stressed from the pandemic because my surgery was in 2016 and my symptoms only started in 2020. I know what stress feels like and this aint it. Thank you for helping me realize that I haven't been crazy this whole time. I mean I am but...not about this lol

[@dailylife8901]

Always follow your gut, many doctors are useless when face something they are not familiar with. I also went through many doctors about my weird headaches and temples problems, none could figure out nor try to find a root to the problem.

[@ericpoehlein6166]

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[@lolobeauty657]

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[@dreamervanroom]

But tie up your camel. Allah expects you to use your brain and science, not lie back and expect to be served. I say, inshallah.

[@jnzyll]

he's a doctor? i thought he was an anatomist

[@noone-cd5es]

@@jnzyll you're right, he is an anatomist.

[@bulyakiadrienn149]

I can’t even explain how lucky I feel to find your videos. You literally helped me to see clear and understand things what was really difficult for years. Watching your videos makes everything much easier and after long time I feel motivated again to refresh all my knowledge of anatomy. I’m not only talking about this video ...I mean generally. Thank you so much for your time and help for all of us.I really appreciate it!❤️

[@curlysue3620]

Who just grabbed a mirror and checked, mine are inline, must be due to all the vagus nerve work I’ve been doing. I’m sharing this video with my trauma therapy group. Sending healing hug to those who are resetting their vagus nerve from mental health trauma. ❤✌🏼🙏🏼

[@RachelVioletScott]

After months of searching for a good rundown of just *where* the vagus nerve starts and ends and the structures it meets along the way, I finally land on this genius! So completely understandable and clear.

[@Holger007100]

Crazy how his uploads exactly fit my syllabus. much love ❤

[@rumisfordrinkingnotburning]

Been watching you're vids for over 2 years now you never disappoint I've learned so much from you thank you Mr. Webster appreciate it

[@amusicveteran]

A most fantastic presentation! Your passion for your subject is evident and hence the definition of a gifted teacher. Thank you for your time and selfless effort.

[@QuiltLady]

You, Sir, are a very special idiot on the internet. I am a retired RN and miss using my nurses brain and enjoy a refresher on occasion. My daughter in an SLP and we do talk about interesting cases at times and she teaches me too. The fact that you are passionate about your job is evident. But I imagine a class with you is awesome. Continued success to you. I have subscribed and look forward to you next lecture.

[@InugamiArt]

The part you said about the taste in the tongue with the vagus nerve sounds like a sensation advanced meditators and monks talk about. A blissful taste they experience when in a sense of deep relationship

[@AnitaLife27]

Thank you! There’s a lot of Woo Woo Newage (sic) stuff around the Vagus Nerve. And if you’re “just another internet guy”, well, not to us! Thank you for your work! Just starting Massage Therapy training, and I’m coming from almost zero with anatomy. So your vids are very HELPFUL to me! 🙏

[@samantha-kemp-therapy]

Im hooked. I did my anatomy and physiology a few years ago now and I'm a reflexologist and wanted a more visual revision of all the anatomy. I love what I do and the way you describe everything helps me guide clients through their anatomy and self help techniques. Thank you. Slowly working my way through the whole library.

[@stanyoung6593]

I am completely captivated every time I watch Dr. Webster teach. I have NO interest in medicine, NO interest in studying medicine, and barely enough intellect to understand %20 oif what he's saying. And yet, I cannot divert my attention once he starts speaking. What a wonderful talent for teaching! Thank you Dr. Webster for expanding my world.

[@alexsmith4982]

How do you always know exactly what I'm learning in school!! The timing of your videos is always on point. Thank you for making neuroanatomy so interesting ❤

[@nazakhtar7704]

U r an amazing teacher.May God bless you always

[@julmani5635]

I love your intro!! So true about delving into the detail to get past the BS and I think you are an incredibly trustworthy source! Thank you

[@adeelsajid995]

Perfect timing!! Very relevant to what I'm learning right now. Thank you!

[@momodoulaminwaggeh2211]

Thank you Mr. Webster for your videos. You have really contributed to my knowledge in ocular anatomy

[@allyonightmare]

I cant finish this guys videos ever because theres so much medical info jammed packed into one video. And I love it lol

[@getamove7907]

Your illustration of despair regarding bad science has been cathartic!! Many thanks!! :))

[@OmgitzEcchi]

It was useful indeed! Thanks for the clear explanation. Love the neuroanatomy series

[@Peace2all4vr]

Best Explanation of the anatomy of the vagus nerve yet, and I had a whole year of anatomy with my own cadaver.

[@CormacLennon]

That was great one of the best A&P lessons I have ever had. Thanks

[@trevorbates9017]

I'm doing my own layman's study of the Vagus Nerve, so I found this video very interesting...thank you. My guinea pig is telling me that it is indeed a vital part of our anatomy but works a little differently to what we might expect. I got some confirmation from Jewish history because I have found that circumcision incorporates the working of this nerve structure. It's early days yet but it seems that the sphincter that circumcision encases is very important here...it is the extreme tip of the Vagus Nerve and allows detoxified fluids to enter the Vagus Nerve system in an amazing way washing and cleansing all parts of the inner body which can become highly toxic, otherwise. I've got to tell someone and so I've told you, but the results, so far, are very encouraging.

[@arjunageorge23]

WOW! Great video! So much info, best breakdown I have seen yet! Thank you!!!

[@brandikirby8558]

Thank you so much for putting solid information on the internet! I'm an Anatomy I student who's been forced to online learning and it has been difficult for me to learn. I am SO GRATEFUL I came across your site! Subscribed because I KNOW you will help me further in my profession! God Bless

[@nuhakhaled9712]

Best teacher. Inspiring doctor

[@wofroe]

A Master at work!!....amazing how you bring it on!

[@ashsamuel5324]

man! you are a great storey teller. Just discovered your work. Can't wait to watch more! More stories please!

[@Lifeonsaddle]

im studying anatomy to teaching exercise science as a faculty to a certification course , i am so impressed with your work its amazing.. thank you so very much

[@bubblegumdeeper2962]

SO so thankful! I was laughing so much during the intro, it made me even more eager to study! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@rubif7438]

Thank you much! You really clear out so many things about the vagus nerve I wanted to understand! Thank you!

[@sindhurekha8027]

I feel the medical TV series HOUSE MD is based on you💙

[@robertrice6220]

Great explanation. At times it was purposely "wandering" which acted as a metaphor for the way the nerve descends through the body, Brilliant really. The discussion of the route of the trigeminal nerve, which has a much more direct course through the foramen rotundum was much more of a direct explanation, which you would expect, considering the anatomy of the nerve.

[@ciniradiogo5497]

Amazing presentation. Thank you so much for making those videos!

[@dr.monishajayachandran4905]

Thank you so much sir! This has been incredibly helpful to medical students like me.

[@khoiamulislam2945]

was just gonna learn vagus and now u uploaded a video yay BIGG FANNN

[@anesthesiologistma8373]

sir,i am really appreciate you a lot ,you are a so knowledegeable person .thank you for you dedication.i know it is quite a time and energy cost job .

[@haleemahawa7583]

U r legend dr sam...i like ur way of teaching and ur sense of humor...keep it up..u r really doing a great job👍👍

[@carlostr5860]

Thanks! I just found about you on reddit and I love your content! Now you got a big fan from México

[@himariyabelayneh1937]

I love this channel 😍... please don't stop ... You are helping alot of students

[@andreagruber418]

Thanks for that! It‘s so important to counter those weird videos and blog posts with no scientific background

[@dorine888]

thanks, love your anatomies mad

[@giniaa2707]

Good videos and disclaimer! Wish other people would take such a realistic and honest approach to information on youtube.

[@lifeinmars8103]

The way you explain it’s interesting.Thanks

[@PilatesbyMaria]

Thank you Dr. I learned so much 🤯🎈

[@shashankjagata2420]

i thought 30 mins video gosh thats gonna be so long need so much coffee but loved evry bit and ounce of it ....! Amazing

[@loubainapeer9093]

Well since even i understood the important parts, your explanation couldn’t have been that vagus 🙃 ... Thank you once more. The last bit about the ulcers is so important for me to understand as my mum has 2 kissing ones in her duodenum. She’s on medication and was due for another gastroscopy about 1 month ago. Now we are waiting for the end of the lockdown. Stay healthy and safe. Kind Regards

[@shukladutt]

Wow. Am notmedical. But understood quite a lot. . Came here by chance wondering why vagus nerve is so important to the body. Thanks for explaining so much in such simple terms

[@orlyprager2751]

Thank you as always . Is there a connection between Crohn’s and the Vagus nerve ?

[@fredyfinds]

I keep getting this Vagas vibe. I’m thinking it is linked to when I eat certain foods my body doesn’t agree with I then get stuffy nose, gut issues, inflammation and pain in area of brain stem.

[@chloeloft3731]

Fantastic, funny and factual.... thank you so much! 😃

[@SafiUllah-rj2kt]

Love from Afghanistan♥ really appreciated the lecture

[@chandler6351]

My daily dose of Dr. House’s KZbin channel 😂

[@nothilegumede5335]

YOU ARE AMAZING , AM STARTING ENJOYING ANATOMY BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDEOS🥰🥰🥰

[@loretaejar9710]

Im a Filipina that enterested soo much about learning in nerve especially this kind of nerve,its very helpfull to me, to treat my patients ThAt have problem about nerve, Im not a doctor and i cant afford going to.school for learning medical terms, i learned anatomy of the nerves through KZbin

[@HomeEdMum]

This is all very relevant to me, especially the pelvis part and how it links or overlaps with vegas nerve - can i have more info on this please? 🙏

[@zanetakwiecien2826]

I have said that a few times already. Thank you for your fantastic work and time to share your knowledge with other students and professionals. I learn from you a lot. In any free time, would you mind please talk about other cranial nerves? Saying that, I think you have covered most of them. Thank you

[@neigeepierrot4694]

Really helpful in helping me understand the vagus nerve

[@ruggerogabbrielli6831]

Thank you. Do you possibly have a video showing the anatomical course of the vagus with its branches (mainly in the neck and in the chest)? That would be great!

[@primeharmonic2240]

YES!! I too am tired of people spreading crap about the Vagus nerves...it's the new fad ya know. Thank you Dr. Webster !!!

[@AnxiousMedic]

Thank you for this video as well. Respect from PakisTan. GOD BLESS U!!!! AMEN.

[@cindypatey9132]

Love your videos!

[@thomasliu4545]

Well done well done!

[@marytam5984]

Hello! Your video explained the VN anatomy so well. I'm about to start writing my thesis on the Vagus and HRV. Do you have any suggestions for resources (papers/books) that explain the nerve as clearly as you do? None have come close to the specificity and simplicity you were able to. (Or have you written a paper I can source?). Thanks for the time you've spent educating us!

[@economicsclassroom6344]

You sir have my respect

[@eciatto3675]

"And with dust in throat, I crave Only knowledge will I save To the game you stay a slave Roamer, wanderer, nomad, vagabond Call me what you will, yeah..."

[@Purplesky1223]

Love love love!

[@dinky..]

You're wonderful 🙏🏼

[@SomaSensing]

Great anatomy. I'm a somatic therapist. Searching for reliable Anatomy of the Vagus nerve. I was wondering when you would mention fascia. I'm curious about the sensory nature of fascia and how that affects the somatic pathway. Fascia being more sensitive than muscle. (Robert Schliep 2007)

[@altlife2908]

My god your a genius, i actuslly undersatsnd

[@walterfaber7784]

After a half a year of succesful passing of my anatomy exam, I wonder now how to detect which nerves are innervating what? For example you mentioned the innervation of the tongue. How do we know that the anterior 1/3 is innervated by the lingual n. and post 2/3 by glossopharyngeal? How do we know which nerves are responsible for the gag reflex? Do we just follow the nerve endings, or do we use some other microscopic identification methods? Hopefully you´ll understand what I mean; I am from germany but I am studying medicine in Bratislava, currently. Greetings, and thanks for the wonderful content! :)

[@Thirteen421]

Sam, a thought after todays run. I had some hunger pains during my run that were getting progressively worse, nothing major but I started to experience them in my throat as well. As I was running I would feel a slight constriction in my throat that would slowly move down into my stomach and then disappear only to come back a few minutes later. Could this be attributed to my body obviously wanting nutrition and mimicking the smooth muscle actions of swallowing, and these sensations innervated by the vagus nerve?

[@mrstinafaiththomas3499]

Love to hear feed back on this great question

[@amandaleahspears]

Slightly remind me of Dr House. Loved that show

[@expandingspirit3652]

My thoughts exactly! He’s kind of got the whole House thing going on

[@rinkudas2723]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for YOUR VIDEO. AMEN

[@emmyloumccoy1221]

Man, you're on your game!!!

[@Matt-iy2hk]

To anyone experiencing a good old Syncope at the sight of blood, try taking a glucose gel before hand. It helps.

[@KandyKoatedKrafts]

Thanks for the tip Matt!

[@vienna01550]

Listening to you is very interesting. I’m just a regular person not understanding all of the anatomy and physiology. I did however have a craniosacral therapist tell me about the Vegas nerve and I always wondered why my left ear burns when I sit in my car too long. I always thought it was the air quality but it could very well be that I have contorted hips and neck. Very interesting! I just began a whole series of chiropractic work and maybe it will have some affect In advertently on the Vegas nerve. Your thoughts?

[@susanathomson3967]

Fabulous! Thanks!

[@Margics]

Thanks very much 🙏 very useful for me ☺️. What about injury to the vagus nerve on the waste line in a surgery? I got some peripheral neuropathy etc. I think due to that 🤔.. is it going to recover ? What’s your opinion and what should I do? Thanks 🙏

[@heritageresearchcenter8970]

I trust your expertise.

[@Psych-yb8zh]

good content....just read Octavio Ocon on Vagus Nerve. Love it.

[@jamespeck8296]

Man o man Sam you are the man! So clear, so understandable - and not VAGue at AL....I have been given the task to investigate the vagus nerve after reading Porges book and watching a series of dissections as part of my Alexander Technique class ( I am learning to be an AT teacher). It just so happens that a great deal of AT is focussed on the AO joint and freeing the neck and lengthening the spine (in an extreme oversimplification). Point is, and I don't know if you care to comment, that many who find freedom in this area, come to a place of fainting in the same manner that you describe at the end of this EXTRAORDINARY, BS FREE video. My question is, could this be tied to the release of tension leading to an extreme change in parasympathetic response? How does the information from the innervation of these viscera, including the dura mater of the crania fossa, then result in change of metabolism? Can you change digestion by singing?? ;o)

[@mohansequeira3236]

so it is fine to activate vagus nerve by massaging the tragus and conca parts of the ear as shown in some videos on youtube?

[@alessandrolupacchini987]

you should use complete anatomy to explain when you don't have a real model at hand It's an app with a 3D model of the whole body. It has some problems with very specific relations between anatomical elements but it's very useful to have a very good idea of almost any anatomy topic

[@assourali1255]

Love it❤

[@291ayl]

Hi Sam, I love your videos!! I wanted to mention that there are actually vagal afferents running from the crural diaphragm. Let me know if you want studies to this info.

[@ayafouda8133]

Im lucky to come across this video while searching🤩 thank you professor🙏🏻. Im sure Im not the first one to say that dr sam looks like dr house alot 🤔

[@kiwipics]

@Sam Webster .... Having watched this video, I have a theoretical question and conundrum for you. I had a Hiatus Hernia operation in (Fundoplication) 2012 after a long history of Gastric issues (mainly reflux), and about the same time I found out that I apparently have C spine instability at C4, C5 and C6. I now have swallowing problems along with vomiting and regurgitation when eating most types of food (never an issue before 2012), and I also have increasing issues with my Tongue (lower 2 thirds enlarged) collarbone, jaw, neck, Oesophagus, Upper / lower digestive tract, and back & pelvic pain. I have asked Drs / consultants about the involvement / damage of the Vegus or Phrenic nerve when having the Fundoplication, but I'm ignored. I've had the following ruled out .. Oesophageal / head and neck cancer and Lymphoma. I've gone through the 2WW referral system for suspected Oesophageal, Gastric and head & neck cancer back in 2018, and I'm now under a "benign" MDT because they don't know what's wrong. Should I push for some investigation into Vegal / Phrenic nerve damage ??

[@bublisoniya4292]

Thank you thank you so much sir! 😃

[@dennisehileman7592]

Very helpful my son's salvitoy gland is HUGH hard as a rock and underneath his jaw line. Dr put him on antibiotics it's been 72 hours, started to release stuff in his mouth now, swelling is getting a little better. Really seemed like mumps tho ?

[@mehulbaria2156]

Love from India 🇮🇳🙏 Good content video 👍

[@beecee4757]

I burnt my esophaguses when eating hot food, since then ive had difficulty swallowing. Do you think I burnt my vagus nerve? Do you think it can self heal?

[@soundheals1]

Thank you for this video! People looking for non-invasive modalities to help with vagus nerve dysfunction should find a Visceral Manipulation practitioner through the Barral Institute's website.

[@beautifulplacesinireland4569]

Hi, for 2 months I have had a throat problem, I have been to several doctors and I have done all kinds of blood and imaging (CT) tests and the bone and larynx are fine and they found a gastric reflux, the problem it's next: between the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid bone when I swallow it sounds and feels like it cracked, related to this the doctors told me that gastric acid affected my mucosa and laryngeal cartilage, you will encounter this situation weird??

[@pondermedia]

Great! Thank you.

[@zarnzed5798]

Thank you 🙏 very informative 👏👏😊