Earable RCC: Development of an Earphone-Type Reliable Chewing-Count Measurement Device
Joint Authors
Nishikawa, Atsushi
Taniguchi, Kazuhiro
Kondo, Hisashi
Tanaka, Toshiya
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastric cancer patients having undergone gastrectomy are at a high risk of becoming malnourished owing to decreased gastric function.
To prevent malnutrition, patients need to thoroughly chew a mouthful of food at least 30 times.
For these gastrectomy patients requiring dietary support, we developed a chewing-count measurement device named earable RCC using an earphone-type sensor.
Experiments to evaluate the performance of this device were conducted on six healthy volunteers who participated in “gum-chewing tests” and “almond-eating tests.” The precision calculated based on the results was ≥0.958, indicating that the earphone-type chewing-count measurement device could experimentally distinguish chewing from other actions.
In addition, the recall calculated from the test results was ≥0.937, showing that the device does not miss chewing actions and can accurately count the number of chews with high probability at the timing of chewing.
The experimental results also imply that earphone-type sensors may be used to measure swallowing, occlusal force, and tongue motion.
Our future plans include clinical testing of the earphone-type chewing-count measurement device to determine its utility in patients who have undergone gastrectomy.
We also intend to expand the application of this device for use in other patients to aid in dementia prevention and dietary support.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Taniguchi, Kazuhiro& Kondo, Hisashi& Tanaka, Toshiya& Nishikawa, Atsushi. 2018. Earable RCC: Development of an Earphone-Type Reliable Chewing-Count Measurement Device. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Taniguchi, Kazuhiro…[et al.]. Earable RCC: Development of an Earphone-Type Reliable Chewing-Count Measurement Device. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Taniguchi, Kazuhiro& Kondo, Hisashi& Tanaka, Toshiya& Nishikawa, Atsushi. Earable RCC: Development of an Earphone-Type Reliable Chewing-Count Measurement Device. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187472
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187472