Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital;University Health Network (UHN)
发明人:
申请号:
EP12736414.9
公开号:
EP2665408A4
申请日:
2012.01.18
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for swallowing impairment detection, whereby cervical accelerometry and nasal airflow data is acquired as a candidate executes one or more swallowing events. Upon feature extraction and classification, vibrational and airflow data acquired in respect of each swallowing event is classified as indicative of one of normal or possibly impaired swallowing. Computer-readable media comprising statements and instructions for implementation by a processing device are also described in facilitating swallowing impairment detection respective to candidate swallowing events.