Nasofibroscopy Of Swallowing:Proposal for a Cooperative Protocol In Speech Therapy and Otorrhinolaryngology.

Nasofibroscopía De La Deglución:Propuesta de Protocolo Cooperativo en Fonoaudiología y Otorrrinolaringología Proposal For A Cooperative Protocol In Speech Therapy And Otorrhinolaryngology

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Belkis David Parra Reyes
Hellen Angulo Luna
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The objective is to present the methodology of our protocol of nasofibroscopic evaluation of swallowing in a cooperative manner and to disseminate among otorhinolaryngologists and phonoaudiologists that it is an agile, simple and easily feasible process to study, diagnose and plan the therapy of oropharyngeal dysphagia jointly in the multidisciplinary team. It was a cross-sectional descriptive pilot study where swallowing nasofibroscopy was applied by means of the functional evaluation protocol as a cooperative multidisciplinary method, taking a pilot sample of 29 adults, with an average age of 62.5 years. It was performed in patients without any alteration in the state of consciousness and presenting findings compatible with dysphagia in the context of neurological pathology, post intubation and some dysphonic patients. The protocol begins with anamnesis, physical and functional examination of the orofacial structures, and ends with clinical endoscopic examination of the structures involved in oropharyngeal dysphagia. After the application of the pilot test, the events during the swallowing process were observed. The frequent findings were: presence of residues in the vallecula and pharyngeal recesses after ingestion of pudding-like consistency, in addition to subsequent leakage of liquids in nectar-like consistency. It is concluded that nasofibroscopy of swallowing is a very versatile objective test, easy and safe to perform, that allows an adequate diagnosis of oropharyngeal dysphagia, which if applied in a cooperative manner between the speech therapist and the otolaryngologist can guide the rehabilitation work and the therapeutic behavior.


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Hellen Angulo Luna, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue MINSA, Lima, Perú

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