Compensatory Strategies

Question 1

Chin tuck

Answer 1

Does it narrow the entrance to laryngeal vestibule? No….but lvc closure duration increases d/t the distance between hyoid and larynx decreasing
Fink 76, Macrae 2013: 25% increase. Modified.

Distance between epiglottis & base of tongue? Mixed

Size of vallecular space? Nope

Stage transition duration? Delay ? Nope nope

SO WHAT WORKS?
Chin down w/thin works just as good as nectar -people prefer it.