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[Dysphagia] 'absent' swallows
You can have some laryngeal elevation without a swallow- so absent swallow
is when there is insufficient hyolaryngeal elevation to transfer a bolus
regardless of tiny efforts which do not produce the physiological event.
B. Sonies, Ph.d., ccc/slp BRS-S
> From: "Morgan Jennie (RXP) Speech & Language Therapy"
> <Jennie.Morgan@cddah.nhs.uk>
> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:56:45 -0000
> To: diane sellstrom <dianesellstrom98@yahoo.com>, <Dysphagia@b9.com>
> Conversation: [Dysphagia] 'absent' swallows
> Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] 'absent' swallows
>
> Hi Diane,
>
> I only use the term 'absent swallow' (both at bedside and on videofluoroscopy)
> if there is no laryngeal movement in response to giving a bolus. Otherwise I
> would call it a (very) weak swallow if there was some laryngeal movement.
>
> Jennie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces@b9.com]On
> Behalf Of diane sellstrom
> Sent: Wednesday, 01 February 2006 11:15 AM
> To: Dysphagia@b9.com
> Subject: [Dysphagia] 'absent' swallows
>
>
> a recent discussion with a colleague has sparked a bit
> of debate within our department and i'd be interested
> to see what others think.
> I'd like to know if/when people use the term 'absent
> swallow', particularly when reviewing a
> Videofluoroscopy. If you do use it, how would you
> define it and when does it become e.g. a very weak
> swallow?
> Thanks,
>
> Diane
>
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