Using a novel in-mask non-invasive ventilator microphone to improve talker intelligibility in healthy and hospitalised adults.
Using a novel in-mask non-invasive ventilator microphone to improve talker intelligibility in healthy and hospitalised adults.
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使用新型面罩内无创呼吸机麦克风来提高健康和住院成人的讲话者的清晰度。
DOI:
10.1080/17549507.2023.2251726
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Leither,LindsayM
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作者:
Young,ElizabethD;Ferguson,SarahHargus;Brewer,LaraM;Schiedermayer,BenjaminF;Brown,SamuelM;Leither,LindsayM
Purpose:Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) provides respiratory support without invasive endotracheal intubation but can hinder patients’ ability to communicate effectively. The current study presents preliminary results using a novel in-mask ventilator microphone to enhance talker intelligibility while receiving NIV.Method:A proof-of-concept study assessed sentence intelligibility of five healthy adult talkers using a prototype model of the microphone under continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP; 5/5 cm H2O) and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP; 8/4 cm H2O) ventilator conditions. A pilot study then assessed intelligibility, subjective comprehensibility and naturalness, and patient- and conversation partner-reported communication outcomes for eight patients undergoing therapeutic NIV while being treated in an intensive care unit (ICU).Result: Intelligibility increased significantly with the microphone on in the BiPAP condition for healthy volunteers. For patients undergoing NIV in an ICU, intelligibility, comprehensibility, and patient and conversation partner ratings of conversation satisfaction significantly improved with the microphone on. Patients with lower baselines without the microphone in certain measures (intelligibility, comprehensibility) generally showed a greater microphone benefit than patients with higher baselines.Conclusion:Use of a novel microphone integrated into NIV improved intelligibility during ventilation for both healthy volunteers and patients undergoing therapeutic NIV. Additional clinical studies will define precise benefits and implications of such improved intelligibility.