Factors Influencing Laryngeal Vestibular Closure in Healthy Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our study aims were (a) to examine laryngeal vestibular closure (LVC) temporal measures in healthy adults across tasks used in the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) protocol to establish normative reference values and (b) to examine influences of age, gender, and swallow task on LVC temporal measures.

Method

A retrospective analysis of 195 healthy adults (85 men, 110 women; age range: 21-89 years) who participated in a videofluoroscopic swallowing study was completed. Seven swallow tasks of standardized viscosities and volumes, as per the MBSImP protocol, were analyzed to measure time-to-LVC and LVC duration (LVCd). Descriptive statistics were employed for all measures of interest. Regression modeling was used to explore relationships between LVC te

SUBMITTER: Werden Abrams S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713015 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature