At-home sleep monitoring using generic ear-EEG.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A device comprising two generic earpieces with embedded dry electrodes for ear-centered electroencephalography (ear-EEG) was developed. The objective was to provide ear-EEG based sleep monitoring to a wide range of the population without tailoring the device to the individual.

Methods

To validate the device ten healthy subjects were recruited for a 12-night sleep study. The study was divided into two parts; part A comprised two nights with both ear-EEG and polysomnography (PSG), and part B comprised 10 nights using only ear-EEG. In addition to the electrophysiological measurements, subjects filled out a questionnaire after each night of sleep.

Results

The subjects reported that the ear-EEG system was easy to use, and that the comfort was better in part B.

SUBMITTER: Tabar YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9928964 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature