Authors:
Eugenijus Kaniusas
1
;
Jozsef Constantin Szeles
2
;
Tilo Materna
2
and
Giedrius Varoneckas
3
Affiliations:
1
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
;
2
University of Vienna, Austria
;
3
Sleep Medicine Centre, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
Keyword(s):
Electrical stimulation, Heart rate variability, Physiological sensors, Adaptive stimulation, Ear.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Instrumentation
;
Biomedical Instruments and Devices
;
Emerging Technologies
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless and Mobile Technologies
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
The auricular electrical punctual stimulation is usually applied for pain relief. The common application involves fixed stimulation parameters, which makes the simulation insensitive to prevailing pain or stress level and may lead to a disadvantageous over-stimulation. In order to address this issue, the given position paper presents an experimental background leading to a conceptual design of an adaptive and synchronized stimulation technique. Here parameters of the heart rate variability are used as stimulation biofeedback, while the stimulating signal is synchronized with cardiac or respiratory activity to boost stimulation effects.