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Frequency of Severe Thickness Before and After the Clearing Behaviors Among Study Subjects (n = 46)
| Thickness | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Pretrial (% Severe) | Posttrial (% Severe) | ||
| Hard coughing | 82.2% | 77.8% | −4.5% |
| Hard throat clearing | 88.0% | 59.0% | −28.9%*** |
| Silent coughing | 84.9% | 82.8% | −2.1% |
| Soft throat clearing | 79.1% | 72.3% | −6.8% |
| Swallowing | 82.6% | 86.9% | 4.3% |
| Swallowing with bolus | 85.4% | 79.9% | −5.5% |
P < 0.05.
