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Frequency of Severe Pooling Before and After the Clearing Behaviors Among Study Subjects (n = 46)
| Trial Type | Pooling | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Pretrial (% Severe) | Posttrial (% Severe) | ||
| Hard coughing | 73.9% | 71.6% | −2.3% |
| Hard throat clearing | 76.6% | 66.6% | −10.1% |
| Silent coughing | 79.0% | 71.3% | −7.7% |
| Soft throat clearing | 74.0% | 63.7% | −10.3% |
| Swallowing | 66.5% | 77.7% | 11.2% |
| Swallowing with bolus | 72.6% | 79.3% | 6.8% |
