Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of the Sweating Function of the Human Earlobe for Heat Stress Monitoring

2026-06-22

Chikage Nagano *

Kentaro Kado

Kisaki Maeda

Keiichi Tajima

Kimiyo Mori

Seichi Horie

DOI：10.1016/j.shaw.2026.06.001

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This study evaluated thermoregulatory sweating at the earlobe under heat exposure as an initial step toward exploring its potential as a technically interesting candidate site for skin temperature monitoring in occupational heat stress assessment.

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Body temperature regulation

Ear

Heat stroke

Skin temperature

Sweating

Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of the Sweating Function of the Human Earlobe for Heat Stress Monitoring

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