Development of a portable and inexpensive tongue pressure measurement device
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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X87027Keywords:
Lingual pressure, Myofunctional therapy, Speech therapyAbstract
Tongue pressure measurement is highly indicated to evaluate and treat patients with reduced tongue strength, especially in the context of myofunctional therapy. However, commercially available devices are expensive. The present study describes the development of a portable, low-cost device based on the ESP-WROM-32 microcontroller to measure the pressure produced by the human tongue during myofunctional therapy. The proposed device has a current cost of US$49.00, with a resolution of 0.025 kPa, an uncertainty of ±1% Vsf making it suitable for clinical or home use.
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