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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Dysphagia. 2011 Jul 7;27(2):178–184. doi: 10.1007/s00455-011-9350-4

Table 2.

Physiologic swallow event timing

Physiologic event Trial 1a Trial 2a
Opening of the laryngeal vestibule 1084 (264) 1047 (253)
SNIF 1108 (266) 1054 (264)
Tongue base release from the posterior pharyngeal wall 1111 (269) 1057 (253)
Soft palate release from the posterior pharyngeal wall 1113 (272) 1058 (256)

Values are given as mean (standard deviation)

SNIF swallow noninspiratory flow

a

Onset times (in ms) after initiation of oral bolus transport