Flexible Submental Sensor Patch with Remote Monitoring Controls for Management of Oropharyngeal Swallowing Disorders

Overview

Journal Sci Adv

Specialties Biology
Science

Date 2019 Dec 20

PMID 31853500

Citations 24

Authors

Min Ku Kim

Cagla Kantarcigil

Bongjoong Kim

Ratul Kumar Baruah

Shovan Maity

Yeonsoo Park

Kyunghun Kim

Seungjun Lee

Jaime Bauer Malandraki

Shitij Avlani

Anne Smith

Shreyas Sen

Muhammad A Alam

Georgia Malandraki

Chi Hwan Lee

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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 recording of submental muscle activity during swallowing and is characterized by ease of use, accessibility, reusability, and cost-effectiveness. Preliminary studies on a patient with Parkinson's disease and dysphagia, and on a healthy control participant demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of this system.

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