Pilot Date on Swallow Function in Nondysphagic Patients Requiring a Tracheotomy Tube

Table 4

Durational measurements by occlusion condition.

Occlusion Condition	Mean swallow initiation time(seconds)	Mean “white-out” time (seconds)
Open	0.483 (SD = 0.425)	0.661 (SD = 0.343)
Finger	0.726 (SD = 1.20)	0.711 (SD = 0.098)
Capped	1.319 (SD = 2.34)	0.726 (SD = 0.086)
No tracheotomy tube	0.279 (SD = 0.216)	0.506 (SD = 0.208)