PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY SICKNESS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY SICKNESS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

A method of preventing reducing or eliminating virtual reality sickness symptoms in an individual engaged in a virtual reality activity is disclosed. The method includes positioning a non-invasive nerve stimulation device on the individual's wrist, wherein the electrodes of the non-invasive ner...

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Hauptverfasser: Simon, Jacqueline, Spring, Nicholas
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:A method of preventing reducing or eliminating virtual reality sickness symptoms in an individual engaged in a virtual reality activity is disclosed. The method includes positioning a non-invasive nerve stimulation device on the individual's wrist, wherein the electrodes of the non-invasive nerve stimulation device are in electrically conductive contact with skin at acupuncture point P6 of the wrist. The method also includes generating a stimulation signal and delivering the stimulation signal to the acupuncture point P6 of the wrist to prevent, reduce or eliminate one or more virtual reality sickness symptoms in the individual. The virtual reality sickness symptoms may include nausea, general discomfort, headache, stomach awareness, vomiting, pallor, sweating, fatigue, drowsiness, disorientation, apathy, postural instability and retching.