Analysis and treatment of swallowing dysfunction

摘要

A method of analyzing the swallowing of a subject, comprises providing displacement and/or presssure-activated transducing means which are positioned in the desired positioned relationship with the anatomical structure of the subject, the behavior of which during swallowing it is desired to analyze, e.g., the larynx of the subject. The signals generated by the transducing means when swallowing is performed are analyzed and elaborated to determine swallow beginning and ending time and the relative induced intensity of the sampled signals at the sampling times, and visual data or data points are provided, representing the induced intensity of the sampled signals representing the swallowing behavior of the subject.PPApparatus for carrying out the analysis and bio-feedback apparatus which utilize the method are also provided.