Effortful Swallow
This exercise involves trying to swallow food or saliva as hard as you can. Keep the tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth whilst swallowing. Try to do this five times.
Masako Exercise
Stick out your tongue and swallow. It is important to try and keep your tongue still and beyond your teeth or lips. Try to repeat this exercise five times.
Mendelsohn Exercise
Place a couple of fingers lightly on top of the bulge at the front of your throat. This is sometimes called the Adam’s Apple, particularly in men. Swallow and feel the bulge lift and then lower. The exercise is to swallow and hold the bulge in the up position for 3 or 4 seconds before letting it drop. Repeat five times.
Pitch Glides
Make an 'ee' sound starting with the lowest pitch you can manage and slowly raise the pitch to the highest you can achieve. This should take about 15-20 seconds. Repeat 5 times.
Stretch Exercise
Open your mouth and tilt your head back. Push your jaw forward then close your mouth raising your jaw to do so. You should feel a stretch in the front of your neck. Hold this position for five seconds.
Surpraglottic Swallow
Take a deep breath in and then swallow while holding your breath. After swallowing immediately cough to release the air quickly. Repeat this exercise five times.
Tongue Exercises
Open your mouth wide and stick your tongue. Hold for five seconds.
Stick your tongue out to the right side of the mouth and hold for five seconds. Repeat on the right side of the mouth.
Lift your tongue to the top of the mouth and hold for five seconds
Pull your tongue back in your mouth and hold for five seconds.
Repeat five times.
