Table 5.
Ordinal data for 3 phases showing percent occurrence of each swallowing measure as Events 1 through 8.
| Swallowing measure | Phase | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyoid burst | Neutral (Phase 1) | 60 | 35 | 5 | |||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 64 | 22 | 14 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 55 | 40 | 5 | ||||||
| Bolus in pharynx | Neutral (Phase 1) | 38 | 59 | 3 | |||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 25 | 71 | 4 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 42 | 57 | 1 | ||||||
| Laryngeal vestibule closure | Neutral (Phase 1) | 3 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 10 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 21 | ||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 2 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 25 | ||||
| UES open | Neutral (Phase 1) | 1 | 29 | 70 | |||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 26 | 72 | 2 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 28 | 71 | 1 | ||||||
| Bolus head in UES | Neutral (Phase 1) | 1 | 25 | 74 | |||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 24 | 74 | 2 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 2 | 24 | 73 | 1 | |||||
| Bolus tail in pharynx | Neutral (Phase 1) | 1 | 1 | 98 | |||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 2 | 97 | 1 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 1 | 99 | |||||||
| Laryngeal vestibule open | Neutral (Phase 1) | 1 | 99 | ||||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 1 | 85 | 14 | ||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 1 | 95 | 4 | ||||||
| Bolus tail exit pharynx | Neutral (Phase 1) | 1 | 99 | ||||||
| Chin down (Phase 2) | 14 | 86 | |||||||
| Return to neutral (Phase 3) | 1 | 8 | 91 |
Note. UES = upper esophageal sphincter.