OBJECTIVES Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been proposed as an adjunctive modality for the treatment of swallowing disorders. We present data from a prospective case series to define and measure effects of a systematic therapy for chronic pharyngeal dysphagia using adjunctive NMES. METHODS Six adult patients with pharyngeal dysphagia received 15 sessions of a standardized prot...

With intensive care patients, decannulation and deglutition disorders are frequent reasons for otorhinolaryngological assessment. The objective of a tracheostomy is to maintain a patent airway. It does not necessarily prevent episodes of aspiration and may even favour them. When the cause that led to the tracheostomy resolves, a decannulation may be proposed. Deglutition is a complex act involv...

Multi-site collapse of the upper airway in sleep-related breathing disorders can be treated with multilevel surgery. Multilevel surgery is defined as simultaneous interventions at two or more levels of the upper respiratory tract. The aim of the present study is to analyse long-term complications of multi-level surgery with or without hyoid suspension. A group of 192 patients with multilevel su...

INTRODUCTION Dysphagia is relatively common in individuals with neurological disorders. OBJECTIVE To describe the swallowing management and investigate associated factors with swallowing in a case series of patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS It is a long-term study with 24 patients. The patients were observed in a five-year period (2006-2011). They underwent Fiberoptic Endoscopic Ev...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Research investigating the relationship between subjective and objective assessment of dysphagia in patients with various diagnoses has yielded conflicting results. The goal of this study is to investigate the reliability of patient self-perceptions of swallowing difficulties compared to expert ratings of videofluorographic studies considering three medical diagnostic categories...

Introduction: Swallowing disorder or dysphagia is a common complication after conventional total thyroidectomy. Traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT) has long been a routine rehabilitation program for patients with dysphagia; however, there is no evidence to support the efficacy of this approach in patients with post-thyroidectomy dysphagia. Regarding this, the purpose of the current study ...

A better understanding of the central control of the physiology of deglutition is necessary for devising interventions aimed at correcting pathophysiological conditions of swallowing. Positive modulation of the cortical swallowing network can have clinical ramifications in dysphagia due to central nervous system deficits. Our aim was to determine the effect of nutritive sensory input on the cor...

In recent years, a growing interest in functional gastrointestinal problems can be noticed. In Western Europe, there is prevalence of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in nearly 40% of the population. In Great Britain, 8 to 10% of patients visiting general practitioners have gastrointestinal problems, and approximately 50% of these are functional disorders (Becker & Aroldo, 199...

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Introduction: The emergence of COVID-19 has given rise to research on possible consequences swallowing and the quality in individuals who were infected by SARS-CoV2. Pulmonary infections, need for orotracheal intubation, tracheostomy, symptoms, comorbidities, other factors caused uncertainties about interference these function life. Objective: To verify association between prevalence disorders ...