Hearables: feasibility of recording cardiac rhythms from single in-ear locations.

The ear is well positioned to accommodate both brain and vital signs monitoring, via so-called hearable devices. Consequently, ear-based electroencephalography has recently garnered great interest. However, despite the considerable potential of hearable based cardiac monitoring, the biophysics and characteristic cardiac rhythm of ear-based electrocardiography (ECG) are not yet well understood.

The Impact of CoronaVac Vaccination on 28-day Mortality Rate of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Türkiye.

Background: Vaccines against coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have been effective in preventing symptomatic diseases, hospitalizations, and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. However, data regarding the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in reducing mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19 remains unclear.

Aims: To determine the vaccination status and investigate the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on the 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19.

Vaccination status of COVID-19 patients followed up in the ICU in a country with heterologous vaccination policy: A multicenter national study in Turkey.

Objective: Vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-2) prevents the development of serious diseases has been shown in many studies. However, the effect of vaccination on outcomes in COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care is not clear.

Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter study conducted in 17 intensive care unit (ICU) in Turkey between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.

Ear-EEG sensitivity modeling for neural sources and ocular artifacts.

The ear-EEG has emerged as a promising candidate for real-world wearable brain monitoring. While experimental studies have validated several applications of ear-EEG, the source-sensor relationship for neural sources from across the brain surface has not yet been established. In addition, modeling of the ear-EEG sensitivity to sources of artifacts is still missing.

Hearables: Feasibility and Validation of In-Ear Electrocardiogram.

Out-of-clinic, continuous monitoring of vital signs is envisaged to become the backbone of future e-health. The emerging wrist worn devices have already proven to be a success in the measurement of pulse, however, a susceptibility to artefacts and missing data caused by regular motion in everyday activities, and the inability to continuously acquire the electrocardiogram call into question the utility of this technology in future e-Health. With this in mind, the head, and in particular the ear canals, have been investigated as possible locations for wearable devices.