Hearables: new perspectives and pitfalls of in-ear devices for physiological monitoring. A scoping review

M Masè, A Micarelli, G Strapazzon - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Technological advancements are opening the possibility of prolonged monitoring of
physiological parameters under daily-life conditions, with potential applications in sport …

In-Ear SpO2: A Tool for Wearable, Unobtrusive Monitoring of Core Blood Oxygen Saturation

HJ Davies, I Williams, NS Peters, DP Mandic - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The non-invasive estimation of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) by pulse oximetry is of vital
importance clinically, from the detection of sleep apnea to the recent ambulatory monitoring …

Investigation of photoplethysmography behind the ear for pulse oximetry in hypoxic conditions with a novel device (SPYDR)

B Bradke, B Everman - Biosensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a valuable technique for noninvasively evaluating
physiological parameters. However, traditional PPG devices have significant limitations in …

Earbud-embedded micro-power mm-sized optical sensor for accurate heart beat monitoring

A Boukhayma, A Barison, S Haddad… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work demonstrates that accurate hear beat monitoring, via photoplethysmography
(PPG), can be performed at micro-power consumption level with an ear worn device. This is …

Monte Carlo investigation of the effect of blood volume and oxygen saturation on optical path in reflectance pulse oximetry

S Chatterjee, JP Phillips… - Biomedical Physics & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite the clinical importance of pulse oximetry, the precise nature of the interaction of light
with tissue, which underlies the technique, is not yet fully understood. The limitations of the …

In-Ear SpO₂ for Classification of Cognitive Workload

HJ Davies, I Williams, G Hammour… - … on Cognitive and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body, which increases its metabolic
activity and, thus, oxygen consumption, with increasing cognitive demand. This motivates us …

Ring-embedded micro-power mm-sized optical sensor for accurate heart beat monitoring

A Boukhayma, A Barison, S Haddad… - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wearable optical health monitoring device embedding a monolithic
sensor chip with newly designed pixels, and an optical module optimized for …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging of the vascular distribution of the outer ear using optical coherence tomography angiography for highly accurate positioning of a hearable sensor

J Hong, D Seong, D Kang, H Kim, JH Jang… - APL …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Novel hearable technology is securely and comfortably positioned within the ear canal
minimizing inaccuracies caused by accessory movements during activities. Despite …

Evaluation of a novel ear pulse oximeter: towards automated oxygen titration in eyeglass frames

F Braun, C Verjus, J Solà, M Marienfeld… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current oxygen delivery modes lack monitoring and can be cumbersome for patients with
chronic respiratory diseases. Integrating a pulse oximeter and nasal oxygen cannulas into …

[PDF][PDF] Reflectance photoplethysmography for non-invasive monitoring of tissue perfusion

T Abay - 2016 - core.ac.uk
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a noninvasive optical technique that measures blood
volume changes [1]. In PPG, light is shone in tissue and the backscattered light is measured …