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On an "Um~" Vocal Breathing to Relieve Stress When Wearing a Mask

마스크 착용시 스트레스 해소를 위한 "음~"발성호흡 연구

  • 전지행 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 배명진 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학과)
  • Received : 2020.12.16
  • Accepted : 2021.01.13
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

In the post-epidemic era, COVID-19 has not yet been fully controlled. Wearing masks is still the main means of epidemic prevention, and the negative effects brought by masks continue to continue. Wearing a mask for a long time can cause two problems. The first problem is hypoxia, and the other is an increase in psychological stress. To reduce the negative impact of masks, this paper proposes a new breathing mode. It is the "Umm~" vocal breathing mode, which simultaneously solves the two problems of hypoxia and increased stress. This paper explores the reasons why new breathing patterns can relieve stress. Explains the relationship between HRV and stress index and uses SDNN as an indicator to detect stress index to confirm the effectiveness of this breathing pattern. Experimental results prove that the "Umm~" vocal breathing mode can not only relieve the stress induced by wearing a mask. And when not wearing a mask, it can also be used to relieve daily stress. This method that anyone can easily implement should be more popularized.

유행병 후 시대에 COVID-19는 아직 완전히 통제되지 않고 있다. 마스크 착용은 여전히 전염병 예방의 주요수단이며, 마스크로 인한 부정적인 영향은 계속되고 있다. 오랫동안 마스크를 착용하면 두 가지 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 첫 번째 문제는 저산소증이고 다른 하나는 심리적 스트레스의 증가이다. 마스크의 부정적인 영향을 줄이기 위해 이 논문에서는 새로운 호흡방식을 제안하였다. 저산소증과 스트레스 증가의 두 가지 문제를 동시에 해결하는 "음~"발성호흡이다. 이 논문에서 새로운 호흡 패턴으로 스트레스를 해소하는 원리를 파악하였고, HRV와 스트레스 지수의 관계를 설명하면서 SDNN을 지표로 사용하여 이 호흡 패턴의 효과를 스트레스지수로 측정하였다. 실험결과 "음 ~"발성호흡이 마스크 착용으로 인한 스트레스를 해소 할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 마스크를 쓰지 않을 때도 일상적인 스트레스를 해소해 주기도 한다. 따라서 누구나 쉽게 구현할 수 있는 이 방법은 앞으로 더 대중화될 것이다.

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