The Relationships among objective measures of tongue strength and risk of aspiration

• Main Authors: Phawin Keskool, Lalida Warnpeurch, Sunun Ongard, Paveena Pitaksurachai, Nongyoaw Nujchanart, Jeerapa Kerdnoppakhun
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46541
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018, Siriraj Medical Journal. Objective: The objective measures of tongue strength can predict the risk of aspiration. Isometric tongue pressure and endurance have been reported to be lower in patients who have premature spillage, penetration and/or aspiration on endoscopic evaluation. We aimed t...