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Standardized Instrument for Lingual Pressure Measurement

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Disease-related atrophy of the tongue muscles can lead to diminished lingual strength and swallowing difficulties. The devastating physical and social consequences resulting from this condition of oropharyngeal dysphagia have prompted investigators to study the effects of tongue exercise in improving lingual strength. We developed the Madison Oral Strengthening Therapeutic (MOST) device, which provides replicable mouth placement, portability, affordability, and a simple user interface. Our study (1) compared the MOST to the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI), a commercial pressure-measuring device, and (2) identified the optimal tongue pressure sampling rate for isometric exercises. While initial use of the MOST is focused on evaluating and treating swallowing problems, it is anticipated that its greatest impact will be the prevention of lingual muscle mass and related strength diminishment, which occurs even in the exponentially increasing population of healthy aging adults.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the following engineering consultants: Dr. John Webster, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mitchell Tyler, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and the following original inventors: Elan Bomstzyck, Angela Hewitt, Christine Koranda, Aaron Kroner, Jon Kuchenreuther, David Meister, JoAnne Robbins, and Bryan Staerkel.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

    Angela Hewitt MS & Willis Tompkins PhD

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

    Angela Hewitt MS, Jacqueline Hind MS, Stephanie Kays MS & JoAnne Robbins PhD

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

    John Doyle DDS

  4. Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

    Ronald Gangnon PhD

  5. Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin

    Angela Hewitt MS, Jacqueline Hind MS, Stephanie Kays MS, Mark Nicosia PhD & JoAnne Robbins PhD

  6. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Mark Nicosia PhD

  7. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, GRECC 11G, Madison, WI, 53705, USA

    JoAnne Robbins PhD

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Correspondence to JoAnne Robbins PhD.

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This work was supported by the University of Wisconsin Madison Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This is GRECC manuscript No. 2005-01.

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Hewitt, A., Hind, J., Kays, S. et al. Standardized Instrument for Lingual Pressure Measurement. Dysphagia 23, 16–25 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-007-9089-0

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