Laryngeal Adductor Reflex and Pharyngeal Squeeze as Predictors of Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration

Absence of the LAR and impaired pharyngeal squeeze puts patients with dysphagia at high risk for laryngeal penetration and aspiration compared with patients with an intact LAR and intact pharyngeal squeeze. There is a strong association between motor and sensory deficits in the laryngopharynx.