Treatment of cricopharyngeal dysfunction: a comparative pilot study

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Table 3 Pre- and post-treatment Sydney Swallowing Questionnaire´s mean scores by question

SSQ Score	Preop	Post1	Post2
1. Swallowing difficulty	36	17	40
2. Thin liquids	32	20	31
3. Thick liquids	26	20	34
4. Soft food	38	19	23
5. Hard food	64	18	42
6. Dry food	61	30	45
7. Swallowing saliva	23	12	17
8. Starting a swallow	47	17	34
9. Food stuck in the throat	65	28	45
10. Cough/choke with solids	60	22	40
11. Cough/choke with liquids	35	19	26
12. Time to eat a meal	33	28	30
13. Food/liquid behind nose	25	12	16
14. Swallow more than once	58	26	40
15. Cough/spit during a meal	44	20	28
16. Dysphagia severity rate	60	21	43
17. Quality of life	68	16	38
Total	770	340	559

SSQ Sydney Swallowing Questionnaire, preop pre-operatively total score, post1 1 month post-operatively total score, post2 6 months post-operatively total score.

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