The present invention provides a method for monitoring swallowing in a subject, comprising: (a) providing a food product comprising a volatile compound to the subject; and (b) detecting release of the volatile compound in exhaled breath during and/or after swallowing of the food product.

A method for identifying a change associated with a state of health of a user. In one embodiment, the method includes at least one computer processors receiving monitoring data associated with monitoring a user, where the monitoring data is generated by one or more sensors. The method further includes determining a state of health of the monitored user by analyzing the monitoring data utilizing one or more models. The method further includes determining a level of urgency based, at least in part, upon the determine state of health of the monitored user. The method further includes transmitting one or more respective notifications to one or more devices based, at least in part, on the determined state of health of the user and the corresponding level of level of urgency, and where a notification includes a determined state of health and the corresponding determined state of urgency associated with the monitored user.

This invention is a mobile wearable electromagnetic brain activity monitor comprising a frame worn on a person's head, electromagnetic energy sensors which collect data concerning the person's electromagnetic brain activity, and a control unit. The electromagnetic energy sensors can be electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes. In an example, the frame can be circular. In an example, the frame can loop around the person's head from one ear to the other ear. In an example, the frame can be an eyewear frame which also includes light-transmitting optical members.

A swallowing diagnosis apparatus includes a controller which enables a first swallowing determination process of determining whether or not there is an aspiration risk in the swallowing on the basis of respiratory phases before and after a period in which swallowing has been estimated as having occurred; and a second swallowing determination process of extracting reference information including at least one of the sound information and the respiration information in a predetermined period including the period in which swallowing has been estimated as having occurred, obtaining a feature quantity from the extracted reference information, and performing a machine learning process on the obtained feature quantity to determine whether or not there is a possibility of dysphagia in the swallowing; and a display control process of causing a determination result obtained by the first swallowing determination process and a determination result obtained by the second swallowing determination process to be displayed.

An eating feedback system includes a wearable, a sensor connected to the wearable, a memory, and processor. The memory includes programmed instructions to cause the processor to count a chew number executed by a user based on measurements recorded with the sensor and communicate feedback to the user based on the chew number.

This invention is a device that provides feedback controlled pressure output that delivers a highly controlled and accurate air stimulus into the larynx for diagnostic use. The device is designed to be significantly more accurate, safer for the patient, and highly modular for easy future modifications compared to previously available commercial devices.

A treatment device and methods for HIFU treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disorders are provided. The treatment device comprises the first sensor for detecting swallowing motion and the second sensor for tracking the motion of the thyroid and parathyroid tissue with ultrasound imaging. Thus, the treatment device allows for safe and non-invasive use of HIFU on thyroid and parathyroid tissue of patients by synchronizing HIFU pulse delivery with patient swallowing and/or directing the applicator of HIFU energy to follow the appropriate tissue when the patient moves.

An apparatus for measuring physiological parameters of a mammal subject includes a first sensor system and a second sensor system that are time-synchronized to each other and spatially separated. Each sensor system has a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of flexible and stretchable interconnects that are electrically connecting to different electronic components, and an elastomeric encapsulation layer at least partially surrounding the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of flexible and stretchable interconnects to form a tissue-facing surface and an environment-facing surface. The plurality of electronic components includes a sensor member for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the mammal subject, a system on a chip (SoC) having a microprocessor coupled to the sensor member for receiving data from the sensor member and processing the received data, and a transceiver coupled to the SoC for wireless data transmission and wireless power harvesting.

A baby bottle device (100) is provided which comprises at least one 100 movement sensor (140, 150) for detecting a movement of the baby bottle device (100). The movement data from the movement sensor (140, 150) is analyzed in an analyzer (200) to perform a suck-swallow-breathe analysis during a drinking phase of the baby based on the movement data from the movement sensor (140, 150). Thus, a drinking behavior of a baby can be efficiently analyzed.

Certain configurations of methods of using removable oral devices are described. In some examples, a removable oral device can be used in weight loss, weight management, athletic performance or in other applications to monitor or alter a user's behavior or monitor one or more physiological conditions. If desired, the removable oral device can be used in combination with a storage case, a mobile device, application software or other components.