What Are The Most Common Symptoms of Vagus Nerve Dysfunction?

The Vagus Nerve controls nearly every major function in the body.

This ranges from hormones, digestion, sleep, energy, stress, relaxation, sexual function, heart rate, blood pressure, and the list goes on, and on.

Needless to say it is important to identify if your specific symptoms point to a Vagus Nerve issue or not.

Why is it important to identify VN dysfunction? It's important because it opens the door to a number of treatments.

Briefly, What Does the Vagus Nerve Look Like?

No picture can really do the Vagus Nerve justice. It's so massive and widespread throughout the body that an artists representation cannot capture the sheer size and breadth of this nerve.

Although, we will try our best to provide a few reference photos that can help set the scene for you.

Vagus Nerve Anatomy Videos

For further exploration of the anatomy of the Vagus Nerve you can view the following resources.

Common Symptoms of Dysfunction

Uvula Deviation Self-Test

When a doctor looks into the back of your throat and has you say, "Ahhh" they are looking at your Uvula. If your Uvula deviates to the left or the right, instead of raising up straight, this is an indication of a Vagus Nerve problem.

The Gut-Brain Axis

It's all too common to forget that the "axis" in gut-brain axis refers to the Vagus Nerve. More often than not you will find people with serious health issues that have a Vagus Nerve problem.

What *isn't* a Vagus Nerve Issue?

It can seem to some that we are unfairly classifying as many symptoms as "Vagus Nerve" related in order to capture everything. This is just not the case.

There are symptoms and dysfunctions of the body that are *not* at all tied to Vagus Nerve processes. For instance, a broken toe is not a Vagus Nerve issue.