Abstract
Intermittent oral catheterization (IOC) is a potential treatment for patients with decreased pharyngeal reflexes. The method was tested on 29 hemiplegic stroke patients with feeding dysphagia. In the experimental group, 23 patients (79.3%) became nasal catheter-free, and 20 patients (69.0%) were able to consume ‘specially cooked foods for feeding dysphagia’ (SF) or almost normal foods, a significantly higher incidence (p<0.01) than that for the control group. IOC should prove a useful adjunct to other therapy and management methods used with feeding dysphagia.
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