Cited by 78EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesSleep and related disordersNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Wearable In-Ear Encephalography Sensor for Monitoring Sleep. Preliminary Observations from Nap Studies

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Looney, David, Goverdovsky, Valentin, Rosenzweig, Ivana, Morrell, Mary J., Mandic, Danilo P.·2016·Annals of the American Thoracic Society

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Rationale: To date, EEG is the only quantifiable measure of the neural changes that define sleep. Although it is used widely for clinical testing, scalp-electrode EEG is costly and is poorly tolerated by sleeping patients. Objectives: This was a pilot study to assess the agreement between EEG recordings obtained from a new ear-EEG sensor and those obtained simultaneously from standard scalp electrodes. Methods: Participants were four healthy men, 25 to 36 years of age. During naps, EEG tracings were recorded simultaneously from the ear sensor and from standard scalp electrodes. A clinical expert, blinded to the data collection, analyzed 30-second epochs of recordings from both devices, using standardized criteria. The agreement between scalp- and ear-recordings was assessed. Measurements and Main Results: We scored 360 epochs (scalp-EEG and ear-EEG), of which 254 (70.6%) were scored as non–REM sleep using scalp-EEG. The ear-EEG sensor had a sensitivity of 0.88 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.82–0.92) and a specificity of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.70–0.84) in detecting N2/N3 sleep. The kappa coefficient between the scalp- and the ear-EEG was 0.65 (95% CI, 0.58–0.73). As a sleep monitor (all non–REM sleep stages vs. wake), the in-ear sensor had a sensitivity of 0.91 (95% CI, 0.87–0.94) and a specificity of 0.66 (95% CI, 0.56–0.75). The kappa coefficient was 0.60 (95% CI, 0.50–0.69). Conclusions: Substantial agreement was observed between recordings derived from a new ear-EEG sensor and conventional scalp electrodes on four healthy volunteers during daytime naps.

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Authors
Looney, D., Goverdovsky, V., Rosenzweig, I., Morrell, M. J., & Mandic, D. P.
Affiliations
  • Communications and Signal Processing Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department
  • National Health Service (GB)
Corresponding author
Mandic, Danilo P.
Venue
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Published
2016-12-01
Volume
13
Issue
12
Pages
2229-2233
ISSN
  • 2325-6621 (ISSN-L)
  • 2329-6933
OpenAlex
W2525723775
Cited by
78
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 7
FWCI
5.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (103952/Z/14/Z)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (08/56/02)
  • Rosetrees Trust
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K025643, EP/K025643/1)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
Keywords
ear-EEG, sleep monitoring, NREM sleep, sleep stage classification
MeSH terms
Wearable Electronic Devices, Adult, Electroencephalography, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Pilot Projects, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sleep Stages, Healthy Volunteers

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