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Sounds of swallowing following total laryngectomy

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Accelerometer transduced sounds of swallowing in total laryngectomees did not show acoustical differences for liquid vs paste swallows, as are found in normals. Compared with normal swallows, tongue propulsion of the bolus in laryngectomee swallows occurred closer in time to a distinctive spectral change associated with bolus flow into the esophagus. Interpretation stressed the lack of mechanical traction from laryngeal elevation contributing to pharyngoesophageal sphincter opening, and the increased role of tongue propulsion in laryngectomee swallows.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, 48201, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Sandra L. Hamlet Ph.D., Robin L. Patterson M.A. & Susan M. Fleming Ph.D.

  2. Speech Pathology, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Susan M. Fleming Ph.D.

  3. Department of Radiology, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Lewis A. Jones M.D.

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Hamlet, S.L., Patterson, R.L., Fleming, S.M. et al. Sounds of swallowing following total laryngectomy. Dysphagia 7, 160–165 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02493450

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