FEES-based assessment of pharyngeal hypesthesia-Proposal and validation of a new test procedure.
Bendix LabeitPaul MuhleMao OgawaInga ClausThomas MarianSonja Suntrup-KruegerTobias WarneckeJens Burchard SchroederRainer DziewasPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)
Pharyngeal hypesthesia can be quantified with sensory testing using LSR. Suitable volumes to distinguish between normal and impaired pharyngeal sensation are 0.2 mL, 0.3 mL, 0.4 mL and 0.5 mL. Experimentally induced pharyngeal anesthesia represents a valid model of sensory dysphagia.