[Dysphagia] Base of tongue exercise

[swlslp at yahoo.com (Sandi Lancaster)]

Hi all,

Just curious what (if any) exercises people have had
the most success with for improving base of tongue
retraction...?  (e.g. for patients with residue in the
vallecula post-swallow)

(I know, initiating any discussion of oral motor
exercise is always like opening a can of worms...)  :)


Thanks in advance for any responses.

-Sandi

Sandi Lancaster, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

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