Flexible submental sensor patch with remote monitoring controls for management of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders.

ABSTRACT: Successful rehabilitation of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders (i.e., dysphagia) requires frequent performance of head/neck exercises that primarily rely on expensive biofeedback devices, often only available in large medical centers. This directly affects treatment compliance and outcomes, and highlights the need to develop a portable and inexpensive remote monitoring system for the telerehabilitation of dysphagia. Here, we present the development and preliminarily validation of a skin-mountable sensor patch that can fit on the curvature of the submental (under the chin) area noninvasively and provide simultaneous remote monitoring of muscle activity and laryngeal movement during swallowing tasks and maneuvers. This sensor patch incorporates an optimal design that allows for the accurate

SUBMITTER: Kim MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6910838 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature