Swallowing Measurement for a Healthy Subject Using a Hetero-Core Optical Fiber Sensor

Prevention of decreasing swallowing function is an important issue in quality of life, especially for late-stage elderly. To diagnose the decreasing function in a daily living environment, the measurement system needs to be compact and straightforward for uses and non-invasive for the human body. In...

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Published in2019 IEEE 8th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE) pp. 457 - 458
Main Authors Koyama, Yuya, Nishiyama, Michiko, Aoki, Ryoko, Higashimori, Yuka, Watanabe, Kazuhiro
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published IEEE 01.10.2019
Subjects
Biomedical optical imaging
dysphagia
hetero-core fiber optics
non-invasive system
Optical fiber sensors
Optical fibers
Optical films
Optical losses
swallowing
thyroid cartilage motion
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Summary:Prevention of decreasing swallowing function is an important issue in quality of life, especially for late-stage elderly. To diagnose the decreasing function in a daily living environment, the measurement system needs to be compact and straightforward for uses and non-invasive for the human body. In this paper, a swallowing measurement was described using medical film tape based on hetero-core fiber optics. The tape sensor placed on the thyroid cartilage can detect the motion non-invasively for users. The optical loss was compared with EMG sensor signals for reference. As a result, the swallowing movements were successfully measured using the tape sensor.
DOI:10.1109/GCCE46687.2019.9015405