Academic literature on the topic 'Coordination sucking-swallowing-breathing'

Incoordination of sucking, swallowing, and breathing might lead to the decreased ventilation that accompanies bottle feeding in infants, but the precise temporal relationship between these events has not been established. Therefore, we studied the coordination of sucks, swallows, and breaths in healthy infants (8 full-term and 5 preterm). Respiratory movements and airflow were recorded as were sucks and swallows (intraoral and intrapharyngeal pressure). Sucks did not interrupt breathing or decrease minute ventilation during nonnutritive sucking. Minute ventilation during bottle feedings was inversely related to swallow frequency, with elimination of ventilation as the swallowing frequency approached 1.4/s. Swallows were associated with a 600-ms period of decreased respiratory initiation and with a period of airway closure lasting 530 +/- 9.8 (SE) ms. Occasional periods of prolonged airway closure were observed in all infants during feedings. Respiratory efforts during airway closure (obstructed breaths) were common. The present findings indicate that the decreased ventilation observed during bottle feedings is primarily a consequence of airway closure associated with the act of swallowing, whereas the decreased ventilatory efforts result from respiratory inhibition during swallows.

Introduction: The literature refers to ankyloglossia as anterior, when the lingual frenulum is visible, and posterior, when the frenulum is not visible. Posterior ankyloglossia is sometimes referred to as a submucosal tongue-tie. The anatomical variations of the posterior ankyloglossia and its interference with tongue movements are poorly described in the literature. Aim: The aim of this study is to verify the occurrence of posterior lingual frenulum in infants and its interference with sucking and swallowing during breastfeeding. Methods: This clinical study included 1084 newborns, who were assessed at 30 days of life, using the Lingual Frenulum Protocol for Infants (LFPI). This study included healthy full-term infants, who were being exclusively breastfed. Prematurity, perinatal complications, craniofacial anomalies, neurological disorders, and visible genetics syndromes were the exclusion criteria. The LFPI was administered to the infants, and the assessments were registered and videotaped. Tongue movements, sucking rhythm, sucking/swallowing/ breathing coordination, nipple chewing, and/or tongue clicking were assessed during nutritive and non-nutritive sucking evaluations. Descriptive statistics were performed. Results: Of the 1084 newborns, 479 (44.2%) had normal lingual frenulum; 380 (35%) had posterior lingual frenulum; and 225 (20.8%) had lingual frenulum alterations. Infants with posterior lingual frenulum did not have any restrictive tongue movement during sucking and swallowing. Conclusion: The occurrence of posterior frenulum in this sample was 35%. The posterior frenulum did not interfere with sucking and swallowing during breastfeeding; therefore, surgery was not recommended for any of the subjects in this sample.

Oral food intake in premature infants has its own specificity, and this is especially true for children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Respiratory diseases are one of the primary risks factors for the development of aversive eating behavior in early childhood. Eating difficulties in this group of children correlate with the severity of this diagnosis. This article provides an overview of the literature on the subject devoted to abnormalities of the motor component of sucking as well as coordination of sucking, swallowing and breathing (SPD) and specific clinical-speech therapy interventions suitable for children with BPD.

The quantitative monitoring of breathing, sucking, and swallowing is required to predict newborns’ neurodevelopmental outcomes. In particular, the coordination of breathing timing with respect to sucking cycle is crucial. In this work, we present the characterization of a low-cost flowmeter designed for noninvasive recording of breathing pattern during bottle feeding. The transducer is designed to be integrated on a commercial feeding bottle also instrumented with a system for sucking monitoring. The flowmeter consists of two transistors (hot bodies) supplied at constant current, which are placed in a duct used to convey the inspiratory and expiratory flow coming from the newborn’s nostrils. The transducer design, its static calibration, and its response time are discussed. Moreover, a custom-made active lung simulator was used to perform a feasibility assessment of the proposed flowmeter for respiratory monitoring of neonatal respiratory patterns. The flowmeter has a discrimination threshold <0.5 L·min−1and a response time of347±12 ms. The breathing period estimated by the proposed transducer was compared with the one measured by a high performance flowmeter, used as reference: the mean absolute error was <11%. Results highlighted the ability of the device to track respiratory patterns at frequencies typical of neonatal breathing.

All mammals must breathe and breathe continuously from birth. Similarly, all mammals, including infants, have high functional demands for feeding. However, the pathway that food takes through the pharynx interrupts respiration. The coordination between swallowing and breathing is therefore critical for all infant mammals. Clinically, this coordination differs between term and preterm infants. However, the neurological mechanisms underlying this coordination and how it matures as infants grow are poorly understood. Here, we integrate high-resolution data from multiple physiologic processes across a longitudinal time frame to study suck-swallow-breathe dynamics in a preterm animal model, the infant pig. In doing so, we test the hypothesis that preterm birth will have an impact on some, but not all, behaviors associated with suck-swallow-breath performance. We hypothesize that coordination will be disrupted, reflecting incomplete connections in the brainstem. We found that preterm pigs became rhythmic and mature in sucking and swallowing behaviors, suggesting substantial postnatal maturation in the coordination of these behaviors. However, their ability to coordinate swallowing and breathing never developed. These results have implications for the nature of clinical care of human infants, as well as for how feeding processes develop in mammals. Clinically, they provide a foundation for developing interventions for preterm infants. Additionally, these results suggest that the lack of coordination between swallowing and breathing may be a significant factor in determining the minimum gestation time across mammals. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Preterm infants face a variety of challenges associated with safe feeding, but obtaining high-resolution longitudinal data to understand these challenges in humans is challenging. We used a pig model to acquire high-speed videofluoroscopic and respiratory inductance plethysmograph data throughout the nursing period to show that preterm birth does not have substantial impacts on the ability of infants to perform isolated behaviors. However, it does decrease the ability of preterm infants to coordinate among behaviors during feeding.

Purpose: To compare the swallowing performance of premature infants using a cup and a bottle during the first offer of food by mouth. Methods: This study was carried out with preterm newborns who presented low weight at birth and no neurological illnesses, genetic syndromes or congenital malformations. The newborns were assessed by videofluoroscopy while using a cup and a bottle, when they reached a post-conceptual age of ≥34 weeks, weight ≥ 1,500 g and showed signs of readiness for oral feeding. All children were fed exclusively by gavage during the period prior to the study. Results: This study included 20 preterm newborns, with average birth weight of 1,356 g and gestational age of 31.3 weeks. The majority of the bottle-fed newborns (68%) presented strong and rhythmic suction and 63% showed good sucking/swallowing/breathing coordination. The same percentage of newborns fed by cup (68%) could not perform the sipping movement and only 32% could suck a minimal amount of liquid contrast. There were no signs of laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration in both procedures. Conclusion: At the first oral feeding, preterm newborns showed better swallowing performance with a bottle in comparison to using a cup.

Preterm birth is associated with increased risk of neurological, cognitive, motor or sensory impairment and behavioral problems. Music therapy appears to promote neurobehavioral outcomes and can improve brain structure functions.The aim of the study presented in the article is to analyse a potential of a special music therapy technique to shorten time to achieve full oral intake in children born extremely preterm, to (28 weeks) with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). We used the mother's singing during breastfeeding, with the slow tempo (60 beats per minute) and a recurring pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed (weak) syllables (each second was highlighted) to help preterm babies to organize coordination of sucking swallowing and breathing. This therapeutic approach is based on the theory and methods of neurological music therapy called Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE). A total of 40 children were included in this Oxford pretest - posttest study design. The experimental group used the PSE intervention technique (n = 20) was compared with the control group of children (n = 20) without the specific therapy.

Abstract Introduction: the identification of Zika virus (ZikV) in the amniotic fluid, in the placenta and in newborns' brains suggests a neurotropism of this agent in the brain development, resulting in neuro-psycho-motor alterations. Thus, this present study reports the assessment of children diagnosed by a congenital infection, presumably by ZikV, followed-up at the Rehabilitation Center Prof. Ruy Neves Baptist at the Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP). Description: as proposed by the Ministry of Health, the following instruments were used to evaluate the neuro-motor functions of four children with microcephaly aged between three and four months: The Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP); the functional vision assessment; the manual function scale development; and the clinical evaluation protocol on pediatric dysphagia (PAD-PED). Discussion: the children evaluated presented atypical motor performance, muscle tone and spontaneous motricity which encompass the symmetry and the motion range of the upper and lower limbs proven to be altered. The functional vision showed alterations which can cause limitations in the performance of functional activities and the learning process. Regarding to the speech articulator's functions observed that the maturation and coordination of sucking, swallowing and breathing did not yet encounter the appropriate age maturity level.

Introdução: Recém- nascidos a termo nascem com a habilidade de coordenar as funções de sucção- deglutição- respiração. Recém-nascidos pré-termo não apresentam essa habilidade, consequentemente, necessitam de alimentação por sonda e podem apresentar dificuldade na transição da alimentação por sonda para via oral. O objetivo desse estudo foi comparar o padrão de coordenação sucção-deglutição-respiração de recém-nascidos a termo em aleitamento materno exclusivo e recém-nascidos pré-termo na transição da alimentação por sonda para a via oral com mamadeira. Métodos: Foram avaliados 64 recém-nascidos (32 recém-nascidos pré-termo e 32 recém-nascidos a termo) internados na UTI Neonatal e Alojamento Conjunto do Hospital Fêmina de Porto Alegre. Os recém-nascidos a termo foram avaliados durante as primeiras 48horas de vida e os recém-nascidos pré-termo foram avaliados no início da alimentação por via oral após período de alimentação por sonda orogástrica. O equipamento utilizado na ausculta cervical digital era composto por um detector acústico e por um pré-amplificador com filtro conectados a um computador Coreo 2 Duo. O microfone foi fixado com fita adesiva no pescoço do recém-nascido para captar os sinais da sucção/deglutição durante a alimentação. Três sinais de 30 segundos foram obtidos de cada RN e uma média foi obtida para os seguintes parâmetros: total de “suck-swallow signal” (SSS); duração total dos SSS; total de pausas para respirar >2,5 segundos; duração total das pausas. Os dados dos sinais dos sons da deglutição gravados foram analisados visual e auditivamente pelo Software Raven versão 1.1 Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que houve diferença estatisticamente significante para o parâmetro “duração total dos SSS”, mostrando que o tempo envolvido na sucção/deglutição é maior para os recém-nascidos pré-termo. Em relação ao parâmetro “duração total das pausas”, observou-se um tempo maior para os recém-nascidos a termo. O parâmetro “número de pausas” que indica a quantidade de momentos que o recém-nascido apresenta pausa para respirar durante a mamada no período de gravação também foi significativamente maior para os recém-nascidos a termo em comparação aos recém-nascidos pré-termo. Conclusão: Demonstramos que a ausculta cervical digital é um exame de fácil execução e minimamente invasivo na avaliação da coordenação sucção-deglutição-respiração em recém-nascidos a termo e pré-termo. Os recém-nascidos a termo com aleitamento materno durante os primeiros dias de vida apresentaram pausas para respirar mais prolongadas durante o processo de sucção-deglutiçãorespiração em comparação aos recém-nascidos pré-termo. Isso pode refletir o estágio do desenvolvimento do padrão de maturidade de processo de deglutição.
Background: Fullterm newborn are born with the ability to coordinate the functions of sucking, swallowing and breathing. Preterm infants may not have this ability, therefore, may require tube feeding and may have difficulty in the transition from tube feeding to oral feeding. The aim of this study was to compare the coordination pattern of suck, swallow and breathing in fullterm newborn exclusively breastfed and preterm newborn at the transition from tube feeding to oral bottle feeding . Methods: 64 newborn (32 preterm and 32 fullterm) admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Rooming-in of Femina Hospital of Porto Alegre. Fullterms were evaluated during the first 48 hours of life and preterms were assessed at the beginning of oral feeding after feeding period by orogastric tube. The equipment used in digital cervical auscultation included an acoustic detector and a preamplifier with filter connected to a computer 2 Duo Core. The microphone was fixed with tape on the neck of the newborn to capture the signals of suck / swallow during feeding. Three signals of 30 seconds were obtained from each newborn and an average was obtained for the following parameters: total number of "suck-swallow signal" (SSS); total duration of the SSS; total number of pauses> 2.5 seconds and total duration of pauses and . Signs of swallowing sounds recorded were analyzed visually and audibly by Raven Software version 1.1 Results: The results showed statistically significant differences for the parameter "total duration of the SSS," showing that the time involved in suction / swallowing is greater for preterms. As for the parameter "total duration of pauses," there was more time spent by fullterms. The parameter "number of pauses" that indicates the amount of times that newborn have respiratory pause during feeding in the recording period was also significantly higher for fullterms when compared with preterms. Conclusion: We demonstrated that digital cervical auscultation is a minimally invasive, feasible, and easy-to-perfom tool for evaluation of suck-swallowbreathing coordination in newborn. The fullterm infants with breastfeeding within the first days of life had prolonged respiratory pauses during the process of sucking, swallowing and breathing compared to preterms. This may reflect the stage of development of the natural maturity process of swallowing.