The challenges of developing a textile-based device for recognizing swallowing movements during different swallowing tasks

• Main Authors: Tiina Ihalainen (Author), Saara Törmä (Author), Erja Sipilä (Author), Karri Palovuori (Author), Tiina Vuohijoki (Author), Johanna Virkki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Finnish Social and Health Informatics Association, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Swallowing difficulty, also known as dysphagia, is a fairly common symptom that may lead to malnutrition, dehydration, pulmonary complications, and a reduced quality of life. Currently, a swallowing evaluation requires a hospital environment, skilled personnel, and expensive devices. Thus, it is imp...