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We describe a novel device and method for real-time measurement of lingual–palatal pressure and automatic identification of the oral transfer phase of deglutition. Clinical measurement of the oral transport phase of swallowing is a complicated process requiring either placement of obstructive sensors or sitting within a fluoroscope or articulograph for recording. Existing detection algorithms distinguish oral events with EMG, sound, and pressure signals from the head and neck, but are imprecise and frequently result in false detection. We placed seven pressure sensors on a molded mouthpiece fitting over the upper teeth and hard palate and recorded pressure during a variety of swallow and non-swallow activities. Pressure measures and swallow times from 12 healthy and 7 Parkinson’s subjects provided training data for a time-delay artificial neural network to categorize the recordings as swallow or non-swallow events. User-specific neural networks properly categorized 96 % of swallow and non-swallow events, while a generalized population-trained network was able to properly categorize 93 % of swallow and non-swallow events across all recordings. Lingual–palatal pressure signals are sufficient to selectively and specifically recognize the initiation of swallowing in healthy and dysphagic patients.
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This work was funded through a Grant from the Coulter Foundation through the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership.
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Hadley, A.J., Krival, K.R., Ridgel, A.L. et al. Neural Network Pattern Recognition of Lingual–Palatal Pressure for Automated Detection of Swallow. Dysphagia 30, 176–187 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-014-9593-y
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