hey, i have no idea if anyone is still reading this thread as it seems to be pretty old. however i just learned in my dysphagia class (in school to be an slp) that an alternative to the costly therabyte would be stacks of tongue depressors. just hold those between your teeth. my dad uses it....he started with a stack of 11 depressors and is now up to 18. easy to count and measure progress....and you can get em cheap at ac moore.
daughter of 54 yr old man, non smoker, non drinker, no HPV, tumor at base of tongue and met to 4 lymph nodes. 7 weeks radiation + chemo completed 3/1/08, partial glossectomy scheduled 4/23
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