Sniffing device allows paralysed woman to communicate (page 2)
The woman used the revolutionary device, which is controlled by sniffing, to write a letter to her childrenA 51-year-old woman who was left paralysed and unable to communicate following a massive stroke has written for the first time in seven years, scientists say.The Israeli patient, who was diagnosed with "locked-in syndrome", typed an emotional email to her six children using a revolutionary device that is controlled by sniffing.The woman was so badly brain-damaged by the stroke that she cannot move any of her limbs or even blink in response to simple questions. She wrote the letter within a few days of being taught how to use the device.The technology, developed by scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, is now being used by other severely disabled people to surf the internet and even control a wheelchair. One, a 63-year-old quadriplegic woman who can barely speak, wrote her first letter in 10 years with the device and has started using it to send emails."The most moving thing has been wi
Sniffing device allows paralysed woman to communicate
The woman used the revolutionary device, which is controlled by sniffing, to write a letter to her childrenA 51-year-old woman who was left paralysed and unable to communicate following a massive ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from Guardian.co.uk
Sniffing device may help the severely disabled communicate
For those unable to move or speak, a new mechanism using nasal breath control is shown to help them write and guide a wheelchair. A patent is being pursued. The severely disabled, including ...
Mon 26 Jul 10 from L.A. Times
This wheelchair is nothing to sniff at
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A device that detects the subtle movements needed to sniff air through the nose or mouth can steer a wheelchair or allow completely paralyzed people to type messages, ...
Mon 26 Jul 10 from Reuters
Sniffing To Help Steer Wheelchairs and Communications
Wed 28 Jul 10 from Emaxhealth
Disabled could use 'sniffing' for control
REHOVOT, Israel, July 27 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say they've developed a device to allow severely disabled people to communicate and control a wheelchair -- by simply breathing in and out. ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from UPI
Scientists develop nasal-based communication device
A new communication device controlled by sniffing is allowing victims of strokes and other severely debilitating trauma to write letters to family and express everyday thoughts.
Tue 27 Jul 10 from The Engineer
Sniffing Device Helps Disabled People Move, Write
Israeli scientists have developed a device that allows severely disabled people to sniff to precisely control objects such as wheelchairs and personal digital assistants, a new study says.
Mon 26 Jul 10 from WebMD
Invention enables people with disabilities communicate and steer a wheelchair by sniffing
Neurobiologists and electrical engineers have invented a new technology that lets the severely disabled communicate or steer a wheelchair by sniffing. Sniffing is a precise motor skill that ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from ScienceDaily
Device Lets Disabled Steer Wheelchair, Communicate by Sniffing
Weizmann Institute scientists have invented a unique device, based on sniffing, that permits disabled persons to navigate wheelchairs and communicate. Sniffing technology is being investigated ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from Newswise
'Sniffing' Technology Helps Disabled Move, Communicate
Doctors in Israel have developed a unique ?sniffing? controller that allows people with severe disabilities to use their noses to write, surf the Web, and even navigate their wheelchairs. The ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from RedOrbit
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