My husband had the stemulator put in 2 years ago and only had it on for less than 8 weeks, because it was causing him to have breathing and speech problems. He had a fall on christmas day 2007 and we think he hit his neck and his face was swollowen after the fall, but he was on strong pain meds. at the time, because he had just had foot surgery, so he didn't think the pain in his neck was that bad at the time. But 3 weeks later he is out of the pain meds and the area were the wire is around the vagal is swollen and causing him alot pain when he swollows , talks, and up into his neck and ears, could there be damage to the wire and can it be removed from the nerve and what kind of damage can to cause? Also we went to an ENT doctor today and they couldn't find anything wrong with his ears ,nose or throat. please help us.....