title: EMG analysis of the thenar muscles as a model for EMG-triggered larynx stimulation.
abstract: Paralysis of one or both sides of the larynx musculature compromises breathing and speech function. Currently there is no surgical remedy to restore adequate function of the larynx. A plausible alternative solution is triggered electrical stimulation of the paralysed larynx site using a laryngeal pacemaker. Triggering of the pacemaker succeeds via constant EMG measurement of the muscle activity of the healthy larynx side. The EMG data analysis described in this work is one possible approach for regulating pacemaker triggering. In this study we used EMG data from the thenar muscles as a model to calculate a trigger point.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Klinik, Universitätsklinikum der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leistritz
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faenger
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Hans-Christoph
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Scholle
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D004056:Differential Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000502:physiology*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation