Table 3. Improved aerodynamic evaluation results.

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

NEST, neuromuscular electrical stimulation; CST, conventional swallowing training; MPT, maximal phonation time; MFR, mean flow rate; SPL, sound pressure level; Psub, subglottic pressure; PE, phonation efficiency; PR, phonation resistance; T0, baseline; T1, 2 weeks after initiation of study; T2, 4 weeks after initiation of study; NS, non-specific.

^*p<0.05 by repeated-measures ANOVA.

^**p<0.025 by Wilcoxon signed-rank test with Bonferroni correction.

^***p<0.017 by Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction.