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Sona's ear-worn device provides nervous system support
By Julie Cramer
The AI-powered device is worn on the ear Credit: Sona
Sona is an AI-powered vagus nerve stimulator designed to address stress and burnout.
Spearheaded by Jane Ollis, a former NHS leader in the UK, and a team of neuroscientists and engineers, the ear-worn device uses adaptive AI to deliver personalised nervous system support, to help users stay calm, focused and resilient.
“I saw people leaving hospital with treatment plans for their condition, but nothing for the stress, fear and isolation they’d face at home,” says Ollis. “It wasn’t right and it stayed with me,” she says.
Sona uses breath-synced pulses to target the vagus nerve and routines can be enhanced with sounds, breathwork or VR. It measures heart rate variability (HRV) in real time and tailors stimulation to the current state of the user’s nervous system.
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Most people today live in a chronic state of stress - overactivated, overstimulated, and disconnected from their natural rhythms.
This constant sympathetic dominance erodes sleep, focus, mood, and recovery. Over time, it disrupts the body’s natural ability to self-regulate, a condition known as autonomic imbalance.
Sona exists to retrain and restore healthy autonomic balance in the nervous system - empowering individuals to operate from calm, not fight-or-flight.
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https://www.sona.helpSona is an AI-powered vagus nerve stimulator designed to address stress and burnout.
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