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Altering the Gag Reflex via a Hand Pressure Device: Perceptions of Pressure
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Mallon, Kelsey N
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1398622026
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2014, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Abstract
Individuals with hypersensitive gag reflexes report high levels of dental anxiety and indicate gagging interferes with regular dental procedures. There is currently no cure or treatment to reduce the gag reflex. However, recent findings support the use of a hand device that applies pressure to the palm to alter the afferent limb of the gag reflex. The current study explores the hand device from a user's perceptual perspective. Results were analyzed using mixed effects modeling. The findings revealed all locations and pressures in the study support the commercialization of the device from a perceptual perspective.
Committee
Donna Scarborough, PhD (Advisor)
Michael Bailey-Van Kuren, PhD (Committee Member)
Laura Kelly, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
13 p.
Subject Headings
Alternative Medicine
;
Speech Therapy
Keywords
gag reflex
;
pressure perception
;
hand device
;
gag trigger point index scale
;
perceived pressure rating scale
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Mallon, K. N. (2014).
Altering the Gag Reflex via a Hand Pressure Device: Perceptions of Pressure
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1398622026
APA Style (7th edition)
Mallon, Kelsey.
Altering the Gag Reflex via a Hand Pressure Device: Perceptions of Pressure.
2014. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1398622026.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Mallon, Kelsey. "Altering the Gag Reflex via a Hand Pressure Device: Perceptions of Pressure." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1398622026
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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