Facilitation of Oral Bolus Propulsion Using Electropalatography in Patients With Dysphagia

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER (CC) · Dec 9, 2002

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Electropalatography (EPG), a noninvasive device that provides specific visual output on tongue-palate contact, has well-established usefulness as a biofeedback tool in speech therapy. While EPG has also been shown to be capable of revealing the details of linguopalatal interactions during swallowing, its applicability in swallowing therapy has not been evaluated to date. This study will determine if EPG can facilitate bolus propulsion in patients presenting with swallowing problems of the oral phase. Ten patients with oral dysphagia will be selected to serve as subjects based on specific in...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Patients who have undergone comprehensive swallowing evaluations (i.e., ultrasound and/or videofluoroscopic swallow studies, oral sensorimotor examination, and swallowing questionnaire) in the Speech Pathology Section and have been found to have dysphagia with prominent oral signs.
• • All subjects must be alert and oriented to time and place, able to ingest food by mouth, and have intact or aided hearing and vision.
• • No patients that exhibit oral apraxia, dementia, aphasia, behavioral problems, and endentousness.