Usually swallowing tests are given about 6 weeks or so after end of treatment to allow worst of the inflammation to subside, and for raw tissues to heal somewhat. Ask your ENT about thie scheduling...these are very important, really helped my husband get his eating back on track quickly -- he had a number of exercises, some of which were very hard to do at first, even though he had eaten all through treatment and perhaps might have been considered "good to go" if it had not been for the swallowing exam. (He was aspirating food silently, also muscle weakness and minor epiglottal malfunctioning.)

Gail