Title :
Detection of obstructive sleep apnea through auditory display of heart rate variability
Author :
Ballora, M. ; Pennycook, B. ; Ivanov, P.Ch. ; Goldberger, A. ; Glass, L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Music, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
A data set of interbeat interval times is read into a music software synthesis program to become the basis of a “soundtrack” or auditory display. Here the authors present examples of the sonifications, and discuss potential advantages in listening to, as opposed to viewing, heart rate variability data. This method treats the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea as a problem of orchestration and melody
Keywords :
cardiology; electronic music; hearing; medical signal processing; sleep; auditory display; heart rate variability; heart rate variability data listening; interbeat interval times data set; melody; music software synthesis program; obstructive sleep apnea detection; orchestration; sleep apnea diagnosis; sonifications; soundtrack; Auditory displays; Auditory system; Cardiology; Computer languages; Graphical user interfaces; Heart rate detection; Heart rate variability; Physics; Polymers; Sleep apnea;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 2000
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6557-7
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2000.898630
