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ArticleFolia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)2024

Comparison of Submental Surface Electromyography during Dry Swallow between Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Survivors and Normal Individuals.

Janet Jaison Varghese, Venkataraja U Aithal, Krishna Sharan, K Devaraja, Serin Jiya Philip, Vasudeva Guddattu, Bellur Rajashekhar

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Article in Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Volunteers with and without a history of head and neck cancer swallowing, saliva, and QOL in head/neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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Janet Jaison VargheseDepartment of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Venkataraja U AithalDepartment of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Krishna SharanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Justice KS Hegde Medical College, Nitte (Deemed to Be University), Mangalore, India.
K DevarajaDivision of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Serin Jiya PhilipDepartment of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Vasudeva GuddattuDepartment of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Bellur RajashekharDepartment of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study compared the submental surface electromyography (sEMG) duration and amplitude during dry swallowing between irradiated head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors and age-matched normal individuals. Further, the relationship between submental and infrahyoid sEMG in the irradiated HNC group was explored.

methodForty participants (20 HNC survivors and 20 age-matched normal individuals) participated in this study. The HNC survivors had completed organ preservation cancer treatment (at least 1-month post-treatment). They were on a complete oral diet without enteral supplementation (FOIS score> 4). Submental and infrahyoid sEMG activity was calculated for three trials of saliva swallow for each participant using sEMG. The duration and amplitude parameters considered were: onset duration - duration from the onset of swallowing to the maximum amplitude, offset duration - duration from the maximum amplitude to the end of the swallowing activity, total duration, and maximum amplitude.

resultsThe study found that irradiated HNC survivors exhibited prolonged temporal measures, particularly in the offset duration, which suggested a delayed descent of the hyolaryngeal complex during swallowing. Additionally, the HNC group showed a positive correlation between submental and infrahyoid sEMG. Furthermore, it was observed that the rate of increase in the duration of submental sEMG during subsequent swallowing was greater in HNC survivors which could be due to reduced salivation.

conclusionCompared to age-matched normal individuals, irradiated HNC survivors manifest alterations in the submental muscle activities during dry swallowing as measured using sEMG. The temporal and amplitude changes are likely to have arisen as a consequence of postradiation changes.

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Cancer SurvivorsDeglutitionElectromyographyHead and Neck NeoplasmsAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck MusclesXerostomiaHead and neck cancersQuality of lifeRadiation therapySalivaSurface electromyographySwallowing

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