What is a supraglottic swallow?

Supraglottic swallow —designed to close the vocal folds by voluntarily holding one’s breath before and during swallow in order to protect the airway. The patient is instructed to hold his or her breath just before swallowing to close the vocal folds. The swallow is followed immediately by a volitional cough.

What is a supraglottic swallow?

Supraglottic swallow —designed to close the vocal folds by voluntarily holding one’s breath before and during swallow in order to protect the airway. The patient is instructed to hold his or her breath just before swallowing to close the vocal folds. The swallow is followed immediately by a volitional cough.

What is spontaneous swallowing?

Spontaneous swallow (SS) is the result of accumulated saliva and/or food remnants in the mouth. It occurs without awareness while awake and also during sleep. VS is a part of eating behavior, while SS is a type of protective reflex action.

Do dysphagia exercises work?

People with dysphagia benefit from doing different swallowing exercises. Such condition-specific exercises can help to improve swallowing muscle strength and coordination, improving the symptoms of dysphagia. To complete these exercises, people often need help and guidance from a medical professional.

What does tongue pumping indicate?

Abstract. Background: Lingual pumping (LP) is a repetitive, involuntary, anteroposterior movement of the tongue on the soft palate that is executed prior to transferring the food bolus to the pharynx, but we also observed LP when multiple swallows were taken.

What are the phases of swallowing?

Anatomically, swallowing has been divided into three phases: oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal.

What is the voluntary phase of swallowing?

The oral phase of swallowing is the first stage of deglutition, and it is a voluntary process. It is also commonly known as the buccal phase. It involves the contraction of the tongue to push the bolus up against the soft palate and then posteriorly into the oropharynx by both the tongue and the soft palate.

How can I increase my swallow initiation?

1. Begin a regular swallow.
2. As you feel your larynx move in an upward direction, squeeze your muscles.
3. Maintain this position for up to 5 seconds.
4. Relax and finish the swallow.

What is the Shaker exercise for dysphagia?

The Shaker exercise consisted of three 1-min head lifts in the supine position with a 1-min rest between lifts [5]. These sustained head-raising exercises were followed by 30 consecutive repetitions of head raisings in the same supine position.

What are the four phases of swallowing?

Normal swallowing can be divided into four stages, the oral preparatory stage, the oral stage, pharyngeal stage and esophageal stage.

What is pooling in swallowing?

Pooling occurs when a person’s swallow does not successfully send the entire mass of food or liquid into the esophagus, so that some or all of the material remains in the hypopharynx.

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