🔍 Top Insight: Hoolest’s vagus nerve stimulation devices offer drug-free, immediate relief for patients whose nervous systems are stuck in overdrive—providing a solution where medications and traditional tools fall short.
"Before this technology came out, there really weren’t great solutions for this."
That’s the conclusion Dr. Greg Wong—a medical doctor with deep knowledge of the nervous system—reached after personally evaluating the science, design, and impact of Hoolest's vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) tools.
In this blog, we’ll break down Dr. Wong’s insights on why so many patients feel stuck in chronic stress mode, why medications often fail them, and how Hoolest’s approach is reshaping the way we treat nervous system dysregulation.
🧠 What the Vagus Nerve Really Does (and Why It Matters)
As Dr. Wong explains, most doctors know about the vagus nerve from medical school. It’s the body's built-in calm switch—regulating heart rate, digestion, sleep, and emotional regulation.
But what many don’t realize—even physicians—is that the vagus nerve can be actively and directly stimulated to downshift the nervous system from fight-or-flight into rest-and-repair.
“This totally makes sense. This is going to really assist the system.”
— Dr. Greg Wong
🚨 The Problem: Constant Overactivation of the Stress Response
Many of Dr. Wong’s patients report feeling anxious even when they’re “not supposed to be.” Watching TV. Eating dinner. Trying to fall asleep.
“They felt like their brain could not stop.”
He calls out a common disconnect in the medical field: anxiety that isn’t situational, but neurological—where the stress system is always “on” because of a dysregulated vagus nerve.
💊 Why Medication Doesn’t Fix the Root Cause
Dr. Wong is especially critical of GABA-agonist medications like benzodiazepines (and even alcohol), which sedate the brain but don’t correct the imbalance.
“What you’re doing is slowing down the thought process of the mind. But you’re not changing the process.”
He emphasizes that anxiety is often rooted in fear without a cause. When the nervous system can’t calm down on its own, the brain invents reasons to stay panicked.
“Your brain doesn't like the thought of not having a reason. It needs a reason. If it doesn’t have one, it’ll find one.”
⚡ Why VNS with Hoolest Works
“It’s very powerful. And you don’t recognize something so small to be so powerful.”
Dr. Wong describes the VeRelief devices from Hoolest as generating noticeable results almost immediately:
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Calms the nervous system rapidly
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Alters pain perception by changing brain interpretation
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Non-invasive, hands-free, and easy to use
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Smartly designed with no app dependence or complicated setup
“You can close your eyes, hands-free, put yourself in a relaxed chair, and just let it work.”
Unlike drugs that mask symptoms, Hoolest’s vagus nerve stimulation helps retrain the system itself.
🛠️ Better Than Breathwork?
Dr. Wong even pushes back on the oversimplified advice many patients hear:
“I get so frustrated with my own coaches. They’re like, ‘Just breathe.’ I’m like—dude, I’m trying to breathe.”
Why doesn’t it work for everyone? Because most people, especially those in level 10 distress, are too dysregulated to self-regulate. Tools like Hoolest bypass the need for cognitive control and go straight to the nervous system.
🏠 "The Most Powerful Technology You Can Take Home"
“Technologies like this are really unique to themselves… Probably the most powerful technology you can take home.”
That’s high praise from a physician—and it reflects how groundbreaking VNS is for conditions that don’t respond to standard treatment:
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Chronic anxiety
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Panic
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PTSD
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Burnout
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Sleep issues
Dr. Wong sees Hoolest’s VNS tools not just as effective—but essential for modern mental and neurological care.
🧠 Final Thoughts
“You can honestly get to the point where you can’t even function.”
“But this? This calms the system down. Quickly.”
Dr. Wong's endorsement isn’t based on theory. It's based on deep understanding of how the nervous system works—and how rarely medication alone actually fixes it.
For patients living in constant overdrive, vagus nerve stimulation with Hoolest offers a clear path out—without sedation, dependency, or guesswork.