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Swallow Your Pride Podcast

394 – Pressure, Pumps, and the UES:The Case for Pharyngeal Manometry in Clinical Practice

Swallow Your Pride Podcast

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Health & Fitness, Careers, Education, Business, Medicine

4.8899 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Theresa sits down with Dr. Diane Longnecker, Assistant Professor at Baylor University and clinical researcher at Baylor Scott and White, and Jamie Anderson, medical SLP and clinical instructor at the University of South Florida, to talk about something a lot of clinicians have heard of but aren't quite sure what to do with: pharyngeal manometry. Jamie starts with a confession most of us can probably relate to — she rolled her eyes at it when she first heard about it. Now she can't imagine practicing without it. Dr. Longnecker walks us through why she started using it clinically back in 2019, what her very first case taught her about the limits of visual interpretation, and why she no longer sends a patient for UES management without it. They break down what pharyngeal manometry actually tells you that your modified barium swallow study and FEES simply can't, which patients belong in the referral pool, what the barriers to starting a program actually look like (reimbursement, analysis time, catheter placement), and why someone in this field needs to take ownership of the UES. If you've been curious about this tool but didn't know where to start, this conversation is a genuinely helpful place to begin.

Get the show notes and references: https://syppodcast.com/394

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0:00.0

Before we get into today's episode, I want to tell you about what is happening inside the

0:07.2

MetyslP Collective this month, because honestly, this lineup is insane.

0:12.1

So first, if you work with or want to work with larynegectomy patients, we just dropped a

0:15.9

brand new advanced simulation on post-larinectomy communication and swallowing management. The video,

0:22.9

the optics of this are so cool. I'm so proud of our team for how these simulations have come out.

0:28.0

It is on demand right now, and you'll work through TEP candidacy, a laryngeal communication options,

0:33.5

swallowing changes, post-total aaryngectomy, and how to actually counsel patients and coordinate with the rest of the team.

0:39.2

It's available for advanced Ashesi Hughes and you can start it today.

0:43.1

Now tomorrow night, April 15th at 8.30 p.m. Eastern, Scott Wonderling is doing a demo and discuss on assessing and treating high-level cognitive communication challenges in adults with TBI and mild TBI. So if you've ever had a

0:55.9

patient who looks fine on paper but can't get back to real life, this one is going to hit home.

1:01.7

Scott walks through what actually matters to the patient's daily function, not just what

1:05.7

scores tell on a standardized test. Then on April 22nd, George Barnes is leading an implementation hour on clinical decision-making.

1:13.6

We'll use the next morning, not just notes that sit in a folder.

1:16.6

All of these also have recorded versions as well, so if you can't attend live, you can catch the recording.

1:21.6

Just go to MetisLPcollective.com to get signed up.

1:25.6

And this Friday and Saturday, April 17th and 18th, Ashley McAulis is teaching Voice Beyond

1:30.5

the Basic.

1:31.3

This is 10 hours of an advanced level content from 11 to 5 Eastern both days.

1:36.1

And yes, it will also be recorded.

1:38.5

Ashley has over 12 years in medical and specialty voice practice.

1:42.4

She does her own videos, trabboscopy and fees, and this course

1:45.2

covers everything from interpreting E&T reports and clinical voice evaluation turned to

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