Design, development and validation of a new laryngo-pharyngeal endoscopic esthesiometer and range-finder based on the assessment of air-pulse variability determinants

Table 2 Characteristics of patients evaluated by FEESST

Subject	Sex	Age	Diagnoses	Dysphagia severity	Right LART (mN)	Left LART (mN)	Right CRT (mN)	Left CRT (mN)	Right GRT (mN)	Left GRT (mN)
1	M	49	Healthy control	Normal	0.2	0.2	4.0	3.4	4.0	3.4
2	F	50	Healthy control	Normal	0.1	0.04	4.0	4.0	2.4	2.4
3	F	47	GER, no dysphagia symptoms	Normal	0.3	0.3	4.0	4.0	1.0	Absent reflex
4	M	40	GER; dysphagia symptoms, epilepsy	Normal oropharyngeal swallowing	0.3	0.3	4.6	2.4	Absent reflex	Absent reflex
5	M	84	Ischemic Stroke	Mild	0.5	0.5	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex
6	M	64	Ischemic Stroke	Mild	0.4	0.5	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex
7	F	68	Ischemic Stroke	Moderate to severe^a	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex
8	M	84	Ischemic Stroke	Moderate to severe^a	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex	Absent reflex
9	M	34	Irritable Larynx	Normal	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.4	1.4
10	F	57	Irritable Larynx	Normal	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.9

FEESST Fiber-Optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing With Sensory Testing, LART laryngeal adductor reflex threshold, CRT cough reflex threshold, GRF gag reflex threshold, F female, M male, GER gastroesophageal reflux, Absent reflex the reflex was not triggered by the air-pulse of maximum intensity
^aAspiration of 5–10 % of bolus to the lungs

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