Effect of Salivation by Facial Somatosensory Stimuli of Facial Massage and Vibrotactile Apparatus

Abstract

We studied the effects of salivary promotion of fluid secretion after hand massage, and the apparatus of vibrotactile stimulation (89 Hz frequency, 15 min) in normal humans. Personal massage cannot be performed on handicap and stroke patients, and then giving hand massage to them for 5 min massage gives a tired feeling. So, we focused 3 min stranger massage. Salivary glands can discharge the accumulated saliva by extrusion from the acinus glands’ massages as described in the recent Japanese textbook. We think that this method may not produce realistic recovery. Our aim ideas are to relieve stress and increase temperature with lightly touch massage of the skin and for a 1 cycle of 1 s. We recorded RR interval of ECG, total salivation, facial skin temperature, OxyHb of fNIRS on the frontal cortex, and amylase activity for the autonomic changes. In increased 2°C of the facial skin temperature, the hand massage had a need for 3 min and the vibrotactile stimulation for 15 min. Increase from 700 to 1000 ms of RR intervals had a need for 3 min in the hand massage and had 15 min in the vibrotactile stimulation. Although vibrotactile stimulation needs long time of 4–7 years as effective recovery, hand massage may have more effect with a repetition of day after day. somatosensory nucleus, and then parasympathetic nerves were activated and produced salivation. So, vibrotactile stimulation will be slowly recovered with the increase of facial skin temperature. Although vibrotactile stimulation spent many time for recovery of glands, hand massage might do a short time for recovery. In particular, the hand stranger massage rapidly increased the produced facial skin temperature and reducing stress. Furthermore, it will recover circulation and metabolism. This massage may be early recovered by a repetitious performing in comparison with a recovery period of the vibrotactile apparatus.