It’s so fascinating with animals. Dogs yawn together to coregulate ❤️

wow thank you for making this comment!! my horse has the exact same issue except it’s the right side. I’ve always wondered what concussions or TBI’s look like in horses as I’ve had a few head/neck injuries myself. I’m pretty sure my horse has a brainstem injury - he flipped himself over a few years back and he’s notorious for hitting his head!

Did it ever heal? What did it take to heal?

Probably not. It’s the muscles on either side that lift the uvula. If it’s imbalanced it’s due to locked up muscles and tension as a result of over firing. There are other ways to test if the uvula one doesn’t work!

Not necessarily a bad thing! That’s just the way they express their vagus nerve response . Often seen in people with very low vagal tone clinically .

No my guess is that there is that you are moving into/returning to a dorsal vagal state or fight or flight state.

@@TheMovementParadigm Why does that happen?

Correct that means you are not in a state of social engagement at the time of testing

I try to relax and my breathing gets deeper until I take a deep breath. That's the best I can do, no sign of a yawn or a sigh. I swallow but it's voluntary. I'm going to keep practicing it and hope something happens. I find it harder to look left. I'm an anxious person. Something to do with childhood trauma. I get migraines and occasionally suffer from night terrors. In confrontational situations I've experienced almost debilitating lower back pain. There's something very off somewhere. I do yoga and Pilates so I'm very body aware but reducing my anxiety is proving difficult. All I can say is don't give up. Acknowledging that we have a problem is a good start.

Hi ! thanks for sharing your wife's struggle. May i know if you both have found a solution to her situation? My mum is having delayed gastric emptying too but i can't confirm if it's due to vagal nerve or due to bowel obstruction by her cancer tumors.

i've seen some resources related to gastroparesis. Some link it to thiamine deficiency. There's this CaringMedical that links it to some issues in the neck or cervical spine instability. I've also seen some articles saying that accupuncture by traditional Chinese medicine practice can help.

@@darrenc2370 Hi, Darren. Thanks for your comments and encouragement. We have found no solutions. She is still struggling terribly. Certainly you want to try to rule out obstructions including cancer or large intestine polyps. She would need a colonoscopy to check for obstructions in large intestine. They can do an abdominal CT scan with contrast to indicate obstructions in small intestine and large. As for getting better throughout, my wife lays in a recliner (not flat, but at a significant angle), closes her eyes, relaxes, and does deep vagal breathing (4-7-8 breathing, 4 seconds inhale, hold for 7, exhale slowly for 8 seconds). She keeps a little moderate pressure (just weight of her arm) on her abdomen while breathing. On the exhale, she often gets her stomach to empty some. I know it sounds crazy, but this and me often massaging her abdomen carefully (gentle, well timed strokes at pylorus level on exhales) is keeping her alive. If you mother can get enough food through, perhaps check out ways to improve her gut bacteria (microbiome). Help with this can speed along GI tract. My wife is also on a drug called Motegrity. It helps her intestines squeeze more frequently to move contents through her system. We've tried many things. If you want a confirmation of her diagnosis of gastroparesis, most GI docs order a "GET" test (gastric emptying test). It's a simple test where you fast, then eat scrambled eggs with radioactive dye in them, then get Xrays taken periodically. Happy to share everything we've learned to help you. Good luck!

@@RichRocketMan Thanks for sharing all the helpful information! i sure would like the doctor to do some deterministic tests to find out what exactly is causing the blockage. But it is really frustrating to talk to the doctors. They first told me the CT scan shows no intestinal blockage (she had to fast prior to the test). Next they told me sometimes there will be blockage due to the movement of the intestines. I have suggested that they do a barium swallow to determine where does the blockage happen because seeing her symptoms it's more of pyloric sphincter than intestines. But they refused to test, reason being no need as their only option of treatment is surgery which is not favorable for my mum's current cancer condition. The doctors are just so fixated on tumors and cutting, there's no way to convince them any thing else.. Anyway, i would recommend you to check these out: Overlooked B vitamin deficiency video by EONutrition Gastroparesis video by 'Caring Medical & Hauser Neck Center'.

@@darrenc2370 You bet, Darren! Sorry to hear about your frustration and road blocks with the doctors. Not sure if you are anywhere near Cleveland, Ohio, but if so, Cleveland Clinic has a good motility clinic there. Dr. Michael Cline is the guy to visit. He has been very supportive and helpful to us. He had my wife do a Smart Pill test that proved it was her stomach and large intestines. Her small intestines were about normal. Dr. Cline has her taking Motegrity. It does seem to help somewhat. Thanks for the Caring Medical idea and Thiamine B1 ideas. I watched Caring's video and contacted their office. We have it as a last resort. Have you looked into Parasym Plus? We did a virtual visit with Dr. Diana Driscoll, the inventor of Parasym Plus. It has high amounts of B1 in it plus a couple other ingredients. It didn't help my wife when she tried it for two days, but I've read it actually has helped others. My wife plans on trying a longer test of it when she gets over her current gut infection. As strange as it sounds, my wife has had some luck with Lion's Mane mushrooms. It hasn't changed her life or anything, but it does seem to make it a little easier for her to empty her stomach while doing her vagal breathing I mentioned earlier. She is continuing to take it. It is supposed to be helpful in helping nerves remylenate. We have a list of other potential drugs we are investigating. Out of curiosity, has your mother had bloodwork done recently? Thyroid function? Need to check both T3 and T4. Also, maybe check cortisol levels? Since digestion only activates during rest and digest periods, high cortisol can keep her in fight or flight mode and cause slow motility. Also, high caffeine can actually slow digestion. I wonder if her poor body and mind are stressed out from fighting and worrying about cancer. Stress, physical and mental, are so hard on digestion. Just a few other thoughts to consider. Good speaking with you. Let's keep sharing when you can. Let me know what you find out! Thanks!

This particular branch ?

@@TheMovementParadigm Yes, both!

That definitely makes sense- check out all of my vagus nerve videos to begin to help !

So sorry you feel that way. I am sure you've done a lot of videos and understand the challenges of video production.

@@TheMovementParadigm I've done a lot indeed. You give such good advice then it's a pitty the sound (video) quality is so poor. Top try to film in a none echo room. Or hang curtains in the room to absorbe the echo. Maybe check some KZfaq videos about filming. 👍🏽 Keep up the good work. Btw or find a film student who can help you set up a good film set👍🏽💪🏽

@@TheMovementParadigm The video plays fine for me, no echo and syncing fine. Thanks for a great video. I understand a deviated uvula can signify cervical instability. I am going for Prolotherapy to correct the instability as I have many health issues. I would not have been altered to all of this were it not for the uvula! Fascinating.

angst en paniek I feel the same way, you do. Maybe people with an overexcitet and highly sensitive nervous system are more overwhelmed by sound effects like hulls and echoes, than others. I also have problems on other channels with people speaking loudly in throaty squeezed tones and when reverberant rooms are added, it becomes unbearable. So far, the people I have asked to change this have reacted irritably. Here on this channel our problem should be understood, because it is also about overstimulation and oversensitivity. I will, because I like the information, try to see if it might get a little better with adjustment of the speed of speech.

So I have tried it and for me it works a little bit better.