Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream
Electrical stimulation is one of the methods that have been developed to stimulate skin sensations, and can provide sensations such as vibration and pressure by varying the polarity of the stimulus. Such stimuli can be combined to generate a variety of tactile sensations. However, itching or painful...
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| author | Takumi Hamazaki Taiga Saito Seitaro Kaneko Hiroyuki Kajimoto |
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| description | Electrical stimulation is one of the methods that have been developed to stimulate skin sensations, and can provide sensations such as vibration and pressure by varying the polarity of the stimulus. Such stimuli can be combined to generate a variety of tactile sensations. However, itching or painful sensations are elicited with increasing amounts of electrical current. To address this major problem, in this study, we developed a method to suppress the itching and pain caused by electrical stimulation while presenting stable pressure and vibration sensations. We applied an anesthetic cream containing the commonly used local anesthetics lidocaine and propitocaine to reduce pain and itching associated with electrical stimulation. In particular, we examined the effects of the local anesthetic cream on pain and tactile thresholds. The results showed a significant relationship between the application of the cream and the dynamic range (i.e., pain and tactile thresholds) of the stimulating current. Thus, our proposed approach considerably improved the quality of the participants’ subjective experience with electrical stimulation technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87ff71a3172042c788d025fcf737ed842023-02-08T00:00:43ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362023-01-0111114891149910.1109/ACCESS.2023.324160510035837Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic CreamTakumi Hamazaki0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7820-5506Taiga Saito1Seitaro Kaneko2Hiroyuki Kajimoto3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5088-7397Department of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Chofu, JaapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Chofu, JaapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Chofu, JaapanDepartment of Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Chofu, JaapanElectrical stimulation is one of the methods that have been developed to stimulate skin sensations, and can provide sensations such as vibration and pressure by varying the polarity of the stimulus. Such stimuli can be combined to generate a variety of tactile sensations. However, itching or painful sensations are elicited with increasing amounts of electrical current. To address this major problem, in this study, we developed a method to suppress the itching and pain caused by electrical stimulation while presenting stable pressure and vibration sensations. We applied an anesthetic cream containing the commonly used local anesthetics lidocaine and propitocaine to reduce pain and itching associated with electrical stimulation. In particular, we examined the effects of the local anesthetic cream on pain and tactile thresholds. The results showed a significant relationship between the application of the cream and the dynamic range (i.e., pain and tactile thresholds) of the stimulating current. Thus, our proposed approach considerably improved the quality of the participants’ subjective experience with electrical stimulation technology.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10035837/Chemicalselectrical stimulationvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Takumi Hamazaki Taiga Saito Seitaro Kaneko Hiroyuki Kajimoto Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream IEEE Access Chemicals electrical stimulation virtual reality |
| title | Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream |
| title_full | Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream |
| title_fullStr | Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream |
| title_short | Suppressing Discomfort Caused by Electrical Stimulation Using a Local Anesthetic Cream |
| title_sort | suppressing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation using a local anesthetic cream |
| topic | Chemicals electrical stimulation virtual reality |
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