Ear to the Ground (news & ideas that integrate auricular)
FDA Clearances of Auricular, Cranial and Other Forms of Neuromodulation
Rapid growth in Neuro-auricular Modulation:
The recent FDA clearance of a wearable transcutaneous auricular nerve field stimulator (tAN) as developed by Spark Biomedical in Dallas, Texas, and featured in Practical Neurology, is one example of the investment by Pharma and Tech based on the increasing interest in neuro-auricular modulation research. The device, and similar devices like it, stimulate nerves on and around the ear.
The microsystem of the ear has been used for millennia in the fiel...