ITRI develops tech therapy for anxiety

ALTERNATIVE: The device stimulates the vagus nerve through the ear, activating the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to regulate areas of the brain, ITRI said By Shelley Shan / Staff Reporter, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed Taiwan’s first digital therapeutic technology for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which combines noninvasive micro-electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear with physiological data analysis. The Taiwan-based applied research and technology development organization said it aims to offer an alternative treatment option to medication for GAD and is applying for clinical trials, with the goal of being practically applied within three to five years.A study by the Ministry of Heal