A Preliminary Study of Vallecular Bolus Aggregation in Healthy Swallowing of Solid Food Boluses.
Pooja GandhiEmily BarrettRenata MancopesMelanie Peladeau-PigeonVanessa PanesMichelle M SimmonsCatriona Margaret SteelePublished in: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR (2024)
These data corroborate prior evidence that it is not unusual for food particles to aggregate in the valleculae prior to swallow initiation in healthy swallowing. However, durations of vallecular aggregation are typically < 1 s in healthy adults.