In-Ear Wearable Measures Blood Flow to the Head Prior to Fainting
BOSTON, June 19, 2023 — Digital health company STAT Health has unveiled a 24/7 in-ear wearable that uses optical sensors to measure blood flow to the head to better understand symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headache, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing. All are common symptoms for illnesses including long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. These “caused-by-standing” conditions affect more than 13 million