# Stella Ganglion Block **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 24, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104 "2026-08-24T14:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbeck177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dbeck177](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/dbeck177)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/1 "2026-08-24T14:58:03Z")
Has anyone used a Stella Ganglion Block as a way to see if IJVC is causing your symptoms? ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/2 "2026-08-24T15:46:27Z")
I’ve had a quick look through past discussions; there are quite a few mentions of people trying it for nerve pain and also dysautonomia symptoms, but not really any conclusive results, so you could try sending a private message to the members about what they found was helped. I’m not very knowledgeable about it, but I can’t really see how it would confirm IJV compression is causing symptoms… [Stellate ganglion block/ Surgery Update - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stellate-ganglion-block-surgery-update/12868) [My Post Op Update - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/my-post-op-update/3712/15) [My problems with ES, C1 and SCM are causing compression on IJV - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/my-problems-with-es-c1-and-scm-are-causing-compression-on-ijv/16546/48)[Anyone for whom dysautonomia is the main symptom/post op recovery stories? - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/anyone-for-whom-dysautonomia-is-the-main-symptom-post-op-recovery-stories/22178/13) [New here, hanging on to life by a thread, don’t know where to go next - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/new-here-hanging-on-to-life-by-a-thread-dont-know-where-to-go-next/21425) ---
**Author:** ![dbeck177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dbeck177](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/dbeck177)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/3 "2026-08-24T16:12:27Z")
I think the idea is it would confirm if its effecting the sympathetic nervous system possibly through the vagus nerve and other nerves in the neck. Probably not so much with the blood flow. I meet with Brianna and she suggested it? ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/4 "2026-08-24T16:18:45Z")
That sounds fair enough… ---
**Author:** ![dbeck177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dbeck177](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/dbeck177)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/8 "2026-08-25T11:53:30Z")
No i have Eagles and IJVC, i meet with Brianna who suggested it could help with the Vagus Nerve Symptoms im having, i thought the Block effects the sympathetic nervous systom? She suggested it could help and be a clue what is being effected by the Compression. It soulds like tihs might not be the case? ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/10 "2026-08-25T12:50:41Z")
It is used to reduce sympathetic nervous system activity: [Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB): Mechanism, Clinical Use, and Effects – The Association for IEMT Practitioners](https://integraleyemovementtherapy.com/the-vagus-nerve-2/stellate-ganglion-block-sgb-mechanism-clinical-use-and-effects/) ‘SGB has been shown to reduce hyperarousal and stress-related symptoms, possibly through vagal modulation of central autonomic circuits’ ([Central effects of stellate ganglion block mediated by the vagus nerve? An alternate hypothesis for treating PTSD - Johns Hopkins University](https://pure.johnshopkins.edu/en/publications/central-effects-of-stellate-ganglion-block-mediated-by-the-vagus-/) ) Obviously we’re not doctors here, so I guess if it was something you wanted to try, this would be best discussed with a doctor. The vagus nerve is often compressed at the same time as the IJV as they are next to each other… ---
**Author:** ![biggfish02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@biggfish02](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/biggfish02)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/11 "2026-08-25T18:19:15Z")
Yes, one of the first things I did on my journey was a SGB on right side. When my weird symptoms started showing up my doctor thought it might be long covid. When pursuing that, I found a long covid doctor in Texas and he explained symptoms similar to mine in his long covid patients. One of the things he recommended to try and reset the nervous system was SGB. During my visit with him and doing the ultrasound for the injection, he stopped and showed me that my vagus nerve on the screen was “bright” or inflamed. He explained that he was seeing this in a lot of his long covid patients. The SGB did absolutely nothing for me nor did any of the other long covid treatments. But getting confirmation of my vagus nerve dysfunction led me down a path to look back at compression as a probable cause, which led me to discovering my IJV compression on the same side as my inflamed vagus nerve. So while the SGB did nothing for me, it was a important puzzle piece in my journey. Unfortunately, like so many other procedures, when SGB doesn’t work, they often recommend doing the other side, making it hard to tell if its not the correct procedure for you or if it was “just the wrong side”. In my case I did not pursue the second side but I am confident it would not have helped since I didn’t get even a slight bit of relief from the first time. Fortunately, it is not too invasive or expensive like so many other procedures. From that perspective, it is certainly not as big as say EPICL, which was much more invasive, much more expensive and also didn’t help at all. All the best to you! ---
**Author:** ![dbeck177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dbeck177](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/dbeck177)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/12 "2026-08-26T01:11:14Z")
Great Info Thanks did you end up having surgery and if so how did it go and who did it? ---
**Author:** ![joeyvivid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@joeyvivid](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/joeyvivid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/13 "2026-08-27T04:32:34Z")
I had this done on my left side. Didn’t really make any noticeable difference. Was a rather funny experience they injected a little too far and ended up temporarily paralysing my throat/vocal cords that region not sure what it’s called. Ended up in hospital for a few hours because breathing got hard with only the muscles on one side of my throat working 😂 Clinical error at the end of the day. Overall it’s not a painful procedure to have done and worth a shot ---
**Author:** ![dbeck177](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dbeck177](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/dbeck177)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/15 "2026-08-27T11:46:47Z")
That sounds awful, what did you end up doing to resolve your eagles symptoms? ---
**Author:** ![joeyvivid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@joeyvivid](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/joeyvivid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/16 "2026-08-27T13:40:56Z")
Haven’t gotten it resolved yet. Unfortunately still living in a lot of pain. Only 2 ENT’s in my country that I’m so far aware of that can treat it. I finally get to see one of them next week. Hoping it will bring some much needed answers after having no luck for 5 years 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/stella-ganglion-block/24104/18 "2026-08-28T19:39:13Z")
@joeyvivid I hope that you get some help next week! Let us know how you get on…