Swallow Prompt app | By Speechtools Ltd |
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Swallow Prompt app
Swallow Prompt app
- An app to help people who have difficulty remembering to swallow due to conditions such as Parkinson’s, brain injury or cerebral palsy.
The app is a simple timer which provides a prompt or reminder to consciously swallow. It's useful for people who have difficulty remembering to swallow due to conditions such as Parkinson’s, brain injury or cerebral palsy. Users can set the frequency of the timer from every 1 second to every 6 minutes. The alarm can be set as a tone (sound) or a vibration so it's less intrusive.
For the complete app description, go to the App website(external link) , Google Play(external link) or App Store(external link) or for a more detailed review, see reviews below.
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✔ Adjustable timer from 1 second to 6 minutes. |
✘ No information on other treatments for drooling (chewing gum to encourage swallowing, oral medication, sprays and Botox).
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Clinical review
Reviewer: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, FRNZCGP
Date of review: July 2019
Platform: Android
Version: 3.0.2
Comments: Many people with Parkinson’s disease have sialorrhoea (the accumulation of saliva). This is thought to be due to infrequent and inefficient swallowing. These factors, as well as having a stooped posture and the tendency for the mouth to remain open in the disease can lead to drooling. This is a very simple but well-implemented app that works as an adjustable timer to remind users to swallow. It is missing information on other treatments for drooling such as chewing gum to encourage swallowing, oral medication, sprays and Botox.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Relevant to New Zealanders.
This app has been reviewed by other independent websites.
Swallow Prompt(external link) My Therappy, NHS, UK
References
- Drooling in Parkinson's disease: a novel speech and language therapy intervention.(external link) Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2001;36 Suppl:282-7.
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