equipment are for use and the exact location of the equipment. IoT devices keep track of the available equipment and their locations which helps the healthcare professional to locate the equipment quickly which can save many lives.
IoT devices also alert the hospital authorities about the cleanliness and hygiene of the surrounding environment which can lead to maintenance of a healthy environment which, in turn, prevent the spread of the diseases.
1.7.3 Monitoring of Glucose
Glucose monitoring on a daily basis is very essential nowadays due to the rise in life style diseases like diabetes. Diabetes is a high-risk disease which can lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, etc. This life style disease is due to the abnormal functioning of the pancreas gland.
There may be variations in sugar level due to the abnormal functioning of the pancreas gland. These variations can lead to organ damages if not properly detected. Hence, continuous monitoring of the sugar level is essential for a healthy life style.
With the advancement in technology several wearable connected devices and sensors are available in the market which can monitor glucose levels on real-time basis and update it on the connected devices.
As the sugar levels are monitored on regular basis, any rise in sugar levels can be detected early and proper action can be taken at the right time before it affects the overall health.
Hence, by the use of IoT devices, many lives can be saved and also can save hospital expenses.
1.7.4 Sensor Connected Inhaler
Air pollution is increasing day by day due to the increase in the number of vehicles on road. Increase in air pollution leads to increase in lung diseases. One of the most common lung diseases which is on rise is asthma. These lung diseases are controlled by inhalers.
Usually, symptoms of an asthma attack appear few hours before the peak. If the sensor connected inhalers are used by the patients, then it can detect triggering factors and alert the patients as well as the doctors about the possibility of an asthma attack through IoT connected devices.
IoT devices not only can alert the patients about the possible asthma attacks but also can help doctors in instructing the patients when to stop inhalers there by optimizing the medication and reducing the expenses for medical bills.
1.7.5 Interoperability
Data collected through IoT devices is huge. These data play a major role in healthcare system as doctors can always look into the historical data of the patients.
Most of the time when a new patient consults a doctor, it is difficult for the doctors to diagnose the diseases without proper testing. But if the historical data is available with the doctors, diagnosis of the chronic diseases becomes much easier. The data can be made available at multiple locations, wherein interoperability becomes much easier and patient care can be optimized. The historical data can also be used for medical research and development.
1.7.6 Connected Contact Lens
Eye is the most important part of human organ. Diagnosis of some of the diseases can be made through by observing the changes that occur in the eyes.
Contact lens is commonly used nowadays for eye sight problems and for enhancing the appearance of the eyes. With IoT-based contact lens, it can do wonders for humans. It not only aids in enhancement of eye sight it also monitors the changes that occurs in the eyes which can lead to early diagnosis of diseases.
By monitoring the variations in the eye ball size, it can diagnose glaucoma at an early stage, any delay in detection of abnormalities may result in loss of eye sight.
Even the eye medications can be directly administered to the eyes with the aid of contact lens which, in turn, gets rid of the inconvenience of administering the eye drops.
In future, such technologies will add new dimensions to the eyecare system.
1.7.7 Hearing Aid
Hearing aid has been used by many people around the world who have hearing issues and wants to enhance hearing. But due to the invention of IoT devices, hearing aids became smarter. It not only aids in hearing but also assist in other activities too.
People even can hear their door bells ringing from a far place if it is connected by IoT devices. It can detect smoke if the smoke sensor is attached to it. These devices can filter out the noise effectively so people can enjoy music or personal conversations in a noisy environment without any disturbances. Also, several conversations can be listened simultaneously.
1.7.8 Coagulation of Blood
Clotting of blood plays a very important role in human body. To avoid serious medical conditions which may result in strokes, regular monitoring of blood clot level is essential.
With IoT-enabled devices, it is possible to monitor the blood clot level on a regular basis. With the regular monitoring of clot levels, bleeding in the brain, strokes, heart attacks, etc., can be minimized by seeking medical attention at the right time. This can avoid unnecessary medications, hospital admissions, surgeries, etc., which, in turn, can save the medical expenses.
This IoT devices for monitoring blood clot level helps the anticoagulated blood patients to lead a normal life as the devices alert them to check the blood clot levels.
1.7.9 Depression Detection
Depression is one of the common health conditions faced by the current generation individuals. With the advent of smart devices like wearable smart watches, it is easy to track depression levels. These smart devices monitor the depression levels and provides suggestions about the type of treatments available.
As the data is continuously monitored by the connected devices, it will be available for reference to the mental healthcare professionals. Psychiatrists or psychologists can study about the mental conditions of the patients by observing their historical data of depression levels and can provide right treatments.
With the invention of such smart devices, depression can be easily treated by studying the sleep patterns and depression levels of the patients.
1.7.10 Detection of Cancer
Early detection of cancer is very important to save the life of an individual. Due to the advancement in technology, sensors are attached to the connected wearable devices which can sense any abnormalities in the cell.
The most common and dangerous cancers seen among women is breast cancer, and if it is not detected at an early stage, it leads to fatal condition.
With the advancement in new technologies, sensor-enabled bras are developed which makes use of Artificial Intelligence which, when worn, can detect abnormalities in breast tissues. These bras need not be worn throughout for detection; women can wear this bra for 2 to 12 hours per month. This wearable sensor embedded cloth does not produce any radiations or side effects. This can detect breast cancers at an early stage so that the treatment can start at an early stage for which complete cure is possible.
These wearable devices reduce the
