 Neurological pacemakers are FDA approved devices that stimulate nerves in the body and have been used for the treatment of many disorders such as Parkinsons, epilepsy, chronic pain and urinary incontinence. Recent animal studies have shown that stimulating activating a nerve the carotid sheath area located in the neck can cause the rapid relaxation of the muscles which contract during an asthma attack. This approach has also been successfully used in patients at an emergency room when they came in with a severe asthma attack. 