| abstract |
An electronic stimulation system to be worn in, behind or on a human ear having • a casing (11; 11 '); • a detection device (16(1); 16(2); 61, 62) to sense breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal, • electronics (12; 12') within the casing (11; 11 ') and having a controller (20) connected to the detection device to process the detection signal and generate a control signal when the controller has determined that the human being is in a state of developing apnoea; • a stimulation device (17; 17') to receive the control signal from the electronics (12; 12') and to provide stimuli to one or more points of the human ear. When the electronic stimulation system is worn in, behind or on the human ear, the stimulation device (17; 17') is pushed against a predetermined portion of the human ear. |