Head and neck cancer can cause devastating swallowing problems, requiring a unique approach. This episode of Down the Hatch (The Swallowing Podcast) includes guest Heather Starmer, M.A., CCC-SLP who has extensive clinical and research expertise in dysphagia due to head and neck cancer. In addition to basics that make this population distinct, we dive into a few soap boxes including whether residue is "a thing"! Despite limited time, you will find this to be a very informative podcast about a very special type of dysphagia. 
Link to her paper on Gabbapentin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24633355

Head and Neck Cancer

Deglutition talk with Ianessa A. Humbert and Alicia K. Vose

Science

Motor Learning: Swallow Neurophysiology Series by Down the Hatch - The Swallowing Podcast

Motor Learning: Swallow Neurophysiology Series

Are there foundational principles that ALL SLPs should know about cranial nerve testing? Are we are checking off a list of nerves we've probed or are we tying behaviors we see back to function? What about relevance to the central nervous system? Dr. Kendrea Garand joins hosts Ianessa Humbert and Alicia Vose in a discussion about how to conduct and interpret cranial nerves among SLPs.

Cranial Nerves

96.3% of Speech Language Pathologist self-identify as female. In this episode of Down the Hatch Podcast, we are joined by 4 male SLPs to discuss the female dominance of our profession. Our guests Ryan Bransky, Rick McAdoo, Dan Weinstein, and Anthony Avitabile engage in a deep, tangential discussion (trigger warning: strong language at times). But rest assured that our conversation eventually  touches on many points that, at some point, you all may have considered. Does it matter that we are so heavily female dominated? Would patients be served better with more male SLPs? Would we earn more money, more respect with more male colleagues? Listen to our opinions and, please, share yours!

#SLPsofemale

Sensation is largely overlooked in swallowing science and clinical practice. Why? It's difficult to test and to interpret! In this episode of Down the Hatch (The Swallowing Podcast), special guest Rachel Mulheren, Ph.D., discusses sensation as it relates to swallowing. How are sensation and perception different? How do we use cranial nerve sensory testing to make clinical decisions about swallowing behavior? Can we learn about sensation during videofluoroscopic studies? Although swallowing sensation is poorly understood, we attempt to address these questions and more in this discussion.

Swallowing Sensation and Perception

Do you decide which patients will have swallowing therapy or modified diets? Are you aware of your role in modifying Experience Dependent Plasticity as a clinician managing swallowing impairments? In this episode of Down the Hatch (Swallowing Podcast), co-hosts Ianessa Humbert and Alicia Vose continue the Swallowing Neurophysiology Series and discuss Experience Dependent Plasticity in dysphagia management with Dr. Phoebe Macrae. Access the full text manuscript about EDP in Dysphagia Management here (authors Macrae and Humbert 2013): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-013-0025-y

Head and Neck Cancer

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