System and method for quantitatively measuring dyspnea

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program for quantitatively measuring dyspnea being experienced by a person, which when executed by a data processor configures said data processor to:

• receive measurements of hemodynamic parameters of said person, from a hemodynamic sensor system held in close proximity to, or in contact with, one of said person's head and said person's neck;
• receive measurements of respiratory metrics of said person from a respiratory sensor system;
• calculate, based on the measurements of hemodynamic parameters, a quantitative score to represent a state of physical discomfort experienced by the person;
• and
• make a determination, based on the quantitative score and the measurements of respiratory metrics, that the state of physical discomfort experienced by the person is caused by dyspnea,
• wherein the determination comprises a sub-determination that the respiratory metrics have changed by a particular amount within a particular period of time.

A method for quantitatively measuring dyspnea being experienced by a person, comprising:

• receiving measurements of hemodynamic parameters of said person, from a hemodynamic sensor system held in close proximity to, or in contact with, one of said person's head and said person's neck;
• receiving measurements of respiratory metrics of said person from a respiratory sensor system;
• calculating, based on the measurements of hemodynamic parameters, a quantitative score to represent a state of physical discomfort experienced by the person;
• and
• making a determination, based on the quantitative score and the measurements of respiratory metrics, that the state of physical discomfort experienced by the person is caused by dyspnea,
• wherein the determination comprises a sub-determination that the respiratory metrics have changed by a particular amount within a particular period of time.