Paper Info
Title
Evaluation of roller-type itch-relief device employing hot and cold alternating stimuli
Abstract
An itch is a significant problem for many diseases and relief of itch without side effect is required. We focused on the fact that painful thermal stimulation inhibits the itch sensation. Based on two well-known phenomena, thermal grill illusion and synthetic heat, which can generate pain or burning sensation without physical damage, we tried to achieve similar effect with harmless-range thermal stimulation.We developed a roller-type itch-relief device. The roller is composed of two parts. One part is set hot and the other is set cold by embedded Peltier devices. When the device is rolled on the user's skin, the skin is exposed to hot and cold stimuli alternatively. We also evaluated the elicited sensation and confirmed that it could partly deliver pain sensation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2468356.2468428
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
itch sensation,embedded peltier device,burning sensation,painful thermal stimulation,cold stimulus,roller-type itch-relief device,pain sensation,side effect,harmless-range thermal stimulation,elicited sensation
Computer science,Itch Relief,Human–computer interaction,Stimulus (physiology),Audiology,Thermal grill illusion,Burning Sensation,Thermoelectric cooling,Sensation
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.63
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ryo Watanabe13510.66
Naoki Saito221.02
Yuichiro Mori3193.70
Taku Hachisu411324.55
Michi Sato510116.06
Shogo Fukushima614625.09
Hiroyuki Kajimoto7778131.15