What environmental factors matters？
What environmental factors matters？
Natural disasters
Natural disasters
Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis
Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis
Lose their homes, loved ones and possessions
Lose their homes, loved ones and possessions
Accidents
Accidents
Family changes
Family changes
Death of a loved one, parental divorce, family illness
Death of a loved one, parental divorce, family illness
Sensitive to medical emergency environment
Sensitive to medical emergency environment
Campus incidents
Campus incidents
School violence
academic difficulties
interpersonal interactions
School violence
academic difficulties
interpersonal interactions
Anxiety, low confidence, sleep disturbances
Anxiety, low confidence, sleep disturbances
Water flow
Water flow
Thunder
Thunder
Lighting
Lighting
Dusty smell
Dusty smell
Buzzing
Buzzing
Medical equipment
Medical equipment
Smell of Sterilizing fluid
Smell of Sterilizing fluid
Wind
Wind
Sound of collapsing houses
Sound of collapsing houses
Book turning
Book turning
Radio sounds
Radio sounds
Smoke
Smoke
Gasoline
Gasoline
Similar scene
Similar scene
Sound of vehicle impact and brakes
Sound of vehicle impact and brakes
Traffic accidents, fires, blast, terrorist incidents
Traffic accidents, fires, blast, terrorist incidents
Anxiety, depression, paranoia,
serious physical injuries,
death and psychological trauma，sleep disturbance,
increased hostility
Anxiety, depression, paranoia,
serious physical injuries,
death and psychological trauma，sleep disturbance,
increased hostility
Smell of car
Smell of car
The percentage of adolescents
The prevalence of PTSD among adolescents in Shanghai has far exceeded previous estimates, with a strict statistical rate of 7.8%.
Acute PTSD
Depression
Difficulty sleeping
Loneliness
Loss of confidence
Emotional stress
Hazards of failing to resolve in time
Chronic PTSD
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative experiences
Borderline personality
Multiple personalities
General psychiatric symptoms
7.8%
SentSoothe
UX & Product Design · Personal Project
A portable device to relieve and heal PTSD
In recent years, the rate of adolescents with PTSD symptoms has continued to rise. The occurrence of PTSD is mostly related to some specific environment and smell, but it is difficult for patients to predict and deal with it in an emergency. Therefore, I hope to design a bracelet and app to help them indicate potentially risky environments, and use odor therapy in risky environments for treatment.
Background
SentSoothe
UX & Product Design · Personal Project
A portable device to relieve and heal PTSD
In recent years, the rate of adolescents with PTSD symptoms has continued to rise. The occurrence of PTSD is mostly related to some specific environment and smell, but it is difficult for patients to predict and deal with it in an emergency. Therefore, I hope to design a bracelet and app to help them indicate potentially risky environments, and use odor therapy in risky environments for treatment.
SentSoothe
UX & Product Design · Personal Project
A portable device to relieve and heal PTSD
In recent years, the rate of adolescents with PTSD symptoms has continued to rise. The occurrence of PTSD is mostly related to some specific environment and smell, but it is difficult for patients to predict and deal with it in an emergency. Therefore, I hope to design a bracelet and app to help them indicate potentially risky environments, and use odor therapy in risky environments for treatment.
The percentage of adolescents
The prevalence of PTSD among adolescents in Shanghai has far exceeded previous estimates, with a strict statistical rate of 7.8%.
Acute PTSD
Depression
Difficulty sleeping
Loneliness
Loss of confidence
Emotional stress
Hazards of failing to resolve in time
Chronic PTSD
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative experiences
Borderline personality
Multiple personalities
General psychiatric symptoms
7.8%
The percentage of adolescents
The prevalence of PTSD among adolescents in Shanghai has far exceeded previous estimates, with a strict statistical rate of 7.8%.
Acute PTSD
Depression
Difficulty sleeping
Loneliness
Loss of confidence
Emotional stress
Hazards of failing to resolve in time
Chronic PTSD
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative experiences
Borderline personality
Multiple personalities
General psychiatric symptoms
7.8%
Insights
Insights
The environment is an important factor
Explosions, earthquakes, burns, and other hazardous environments, increase the risk of PTSD in adolescents.
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Teenagers are more susceptible
Teenagers are still in the stage of physical and mental development, with weak self-regulation ability, so they are relatively vulnerable groups.
interview
summary
Lack of awareness of the environment
Lack of timely relief of symptoms in uncomfortable environments
further research
further research
Unsafe environments can be detected
Light
By changes in light intensity
light is perceived by changes in light intensity such as dark, strong light, strobe, flicker lamp.
By measuring heart rate and skin electricity
Human data detection
By measuring heart rate and skin electricity
By combining the detection of electrodermal observation mood and heart rate detection of heartbeat to determine the state of the human body.
Smell
Odor recognition by odor sensor
Odors commonly found unsafe by users, such as dusty smell, smell of car, smell of sterilizing fluid, gasoline, etc., can be collected and identified by olfactory sensors.
Make people feel safe
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Prevent overwhelming memory intrusion in inadvertent exposure
Reduce sensitivity
How to heal with scent
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3
An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural disaster, or other life-threatening events.
What is PTSD
What is PTSD
An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural disaster, or other life-threatening events.
interview
summary
Lack of awareness of the environment
Lack of timely relief of symptoms in uncomfortable environments
Concept
Final Product
Sketch
Modeling Test
In order to test the position and shape of the product in the hand, I made different product models to test the process of understanding the size and proportion of the product and human interaction.
In order to test the position and shape of the product in the hand, I made different product models to test the process of understanding the size and proportion of the product and human interaction.
Model One
Model One
The material surface is not smooth enough and the antennae are not in the right position.
The material surface is not smooth enough and the antennae are not in the right position.
Model Tue
Model Tue
The material is too soft to set, too thick to be fixed.
The material is too soft to set, too thick to be fixed.
Model Three
Model Three
The shape of antennae connected with the main body is adjusted to make the shape thinner and easier to finalize.
The shape of antennae connected with the main body is adjusted to make the shape thinner and easier to finalize.
How it works
Scented tablet
Photosensitive element
Heart rate, skin electrical monitoring chip
Chip base
Color-changing body
Odor monitoring
Release fragrance
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Detect user and environment conditions
heart rate, ambient odor, location, and skin electrocution
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Ambient Odor
Location
Heart Rate
Skin Electricity
Prompt the user by changing color
heart rate, ambient odor, location, and skin electrocution
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In the wrong place
In a safe environment
Install the scent piece for wearing
Odors commonly found unsafe by users, such as dusty smell, smell of car, smell of sterilizing fluid, gasoline, etc., can be collected and identified by olfactory sensors.
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Relieve users by releasing scent therapy
Elease healing scent, users can pause at any time
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Release Gas
Odor chip operation
How it interacts
How Might We help PTSD patients with some risk environment identification through a wearable product and through a specific environment. Release customized gas according to user's personal settings to help PTSD patients use their sense of smell for soothing treatment in specific scenes
Reduce sensitivity
3
Make people feel safe
2
Prevent overwhelming memory intrusion in inadvertent exposure
1
How to heal with scent
Final Product
ScentSoothe Body Part
This is a wearable bracelet, which can conduct intelligent environmental monitoring by smell and light, give users tips by changing color of the bracelet, release fragrance to relieve symptoms in unsafe environments according to the needs of users, and timely treatment on the spot. Users can press aroma tablets at any time to control fragrance release according to their own conditions during treatment. Record the healing location and duration of the day combined with the positioning function.
How it works
How it interacts
Some details
Contact
shuyi7309@gmail.com
+1 9125072158
2025
Imprint
Privacy Policy
Sketch
ScentSoothe Body Part
This is a wearable bracelet, which can conduct intelligent environmental monitoring by smell and light, give users tips by changing color of the bracelet, release fragrance to relieve symptoms in unsafe environments according to the needs of users, and timely treatment on the spot. Users can press aroma tablets at any time to control fragrance release according to their own conditions during treatment. Record the healing location and duration of the day combined with the positioning function.
Some details
Chip and Scent
The relationship with the wrist
Fragrance-Releasing
Background
The percentage of adolescents
The prevalence of PTSD among adolescents in Shanghai has far exceeded previous estimates, with a strict statistical rate of 7.8%.
Depression
Difficulty sleeping
Loneliness
Loss of confidence
Emotional stress
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative experiences
Borderline personality
Multiple personalities
General psychiatric symptoms
Hazards of failing to resolve in time
7.8%
What environmental factors matters？
Natural disasters
Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis
Lose their homes, loved ones and possessions
Accidents
Family changes
Death of a loved one, parental divorce, family illness
Sensitive to medical emergency environment
Campus incidents
School violence
academic difficulties
interpersonal interactions
Anxiety, low confidence, sleep disturbances
Water flow
Thunder
Lighting
Dusty smell
Buzzing
Medical equipment
Smell of Sterilizing fluid
Wind
Sound of collapsing houses
Book turning
Radio sounds
Smoke
Gasoline
Similar scene
Sound of vehicle impact and brakes
Traffic accidents, fires, blast, terrorist incidents
Anxiety, depression, paranoia,
serious physical injuries,
death and psychological trauma，sleep disturbance,
increased hostility
Smell of car
1
Teenagers are more susceptible
Teenagers are still in the stage of physical and mental development, with weak self-regulation ability, so they are relatively vulnerable groups.
The environment is an important factor
Explosions, earthquakes, burns, and other hazardous environments, increase the risk of PTSD in adolescents.
2
interview
Further Research
Light
By changes in light intensity
light is perceived by changes in light intensity such as dark, strong light, strobe, flicker lamp.
Human data detection
By measuring heart rate and skin electricity
By combining the detection of electrodermal observation mood and heart rate detection of heartbeat to determine the state of the human body.
Smell
Odor recognition by odor sensor
Odors commonly found unsafe by users, such as dusty smell, smell of car, smell of sterilizing fluid, gasoline, etc., can be collected and identified by olfactory sensors.
Unsafe environments can be detected
Prevent overwhelming memory intrusion in inadvertent exposure
1
2
3
Reduce sensitivity
Make people feel safe
How to heal with scent
The smell of healing
Extreme Fear
Anxiety
Relaxation of the mind
Insomnia
Depression
relief of stress to help sleep
Headache
Headache
Lavender
Lemon
Honey
Eucalyptus
Peppermint
Bergamot
Orange Blossom
Valerian
Concept
How Might We help PTSD patients with some risk environment identification through a wearable product and through a specific environment
Release customized gas according to user's personal settings to help PTSD patients use their sense of smell for soothing treatment in specific scenes
sketch2
sketch1
sketch3
Draw inspiration from the coral antennae of the ocean
You can attach it to your middle finger
Release flavor
Taste detection
Detecting light
Detecting light
Ring-wrapped structure
Coral dendritic structure
Fragrance replacement
Sketch
Modeling Test
In order to test the position and shape of the product in the hand, I made different product models to test the process of understanding the size and proportion of the product and human interaction.
Model One
The material surface is not smooth enough and the antennae are not in the right position.
Model Tue
The material is too soft to set, too thick to be fixed.
Model Three
The shape of antennae connected with the main body is adjusted to make the shape thinner and easier to finalize.
Final Product
ScentSoothe Body Part
This is a wearable bracelet, which can conduct intelligent environmental monitoring by smell and light, give users tips by changing color of the bracelet, release fragrance to relieve symptoms in unsafe environments according to the needs of users, and timely treatment on the spot. Users can press aroma tablets at any time to control fragrance release according to their own conditions during treatment. Record the healing location and duration of the day combined with the positioning function.
Some details
Fragrance-Releasing
The relationship with the wrist
Chip and Scent
How it works
How it interacts
shuyi7309@gmail.com
+1 9125072158
shuyii0315@gmail.com
+1 9125072158
2025
Imprint
Privacy Policy
Contact
Fragrance-Releasing
The relationship with the wrist
Chip and Scent
shuyii0315@gmail.com
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