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Deglutition Disorders -- Diagnosis

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Utility Of Spirometry As A Measurement Tool To Evaluate Breathing And Swallowing Coordination (Bsc), Aamna Malik, Jessica Thurman, Deanna Britton, Andrew Demetrius Palmer, Donna Jensen Graville May 2018

Utility Of Spirometry As A Measurement Tool To Evaluate Breathing And Swallowing Coordination (Bsc), Aamna Malik, Jessica Thurman, Deanna Britton, Andrew Demetrius Palmer, Donna Jensen Graville

Student Research Symposium

Breathing swallowing coordination (BSC) is commonly evaluated using nasal thermistry and respiratory inductance plethysmography. In this study, BSC will be evaluated via spirometry in healthy adults. Spirometry may yield additional useful information regarding BSC in adults with neurodegenerative diseases.