Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Subjects with Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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Abstract

In this paper, single side body impedance spectroscopy is performed between wrist and ankle in response to auricular transcutaneous electrical vagus stimulation, to obtain the Cole parameters Ro, R and fc. Following a resting period of 5 minutes in supine position, left ear vagus nerve was stimulated for 3 minutes and BIS performed every 10 seconds, on 8 healthy subjects with age: 23,6±1,5 years, height: 175±8,3 cm; weight: 69,5±18,7 kg and BMI: 22,6±5,5 kg/cm2. Cole circles moved to the right (inreased Ro and R) with stimulation while the centers shifted upwards. Intracellular and extracellular resistances and the capacitance Cm all increased at the onset of vagus stimulation; resulting in a decrease of 3,4±1.33% in fc. Changes in Ri mainly indicate water shift between cells and extracellular fluid; physiological changes occurred on cell membrane. fc independent of the participants' anthropomorphic factors could be used as an indicator to vagus nerve stimulation, without further normalization. This preliminary study was realized with a limited number of participants; however, to reach statistically meaningful results measurements will be performed over a larger sample size.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019 - Symposium Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538684276
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 26 Jun 201928 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameMedical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019 - Symposium Proceedings

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period26/06/1928/06/19

Keywords

  • bioimpedance spectroscopy
  • extracellular and intracellular body fluids
  • transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

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