Digital health technologies in swallowing care from screening to rehabilitation: A narrative review.

Journal: Auris, nasus, larynx
Published Date: May 21, 2025

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Digital health technologies (DHTs) have rapidly advanced in the past two decades, through developments in mobile and wearable devices and most recently with the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and subsequent extension into the health space. DHT has myriad potential applications to deglutology, many of which have undergone promising investigations and developments in recent years. We present the first literature review on applications of DHT in swallowing health, from screening to therapeutics. Public health interventions for swallowing care are increasingly needed in the setting of aging populations in the West and East Asia, and DHT may offer a scalable and low-cost solution.

Authors

  • Isaac L Alter
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, Weill Cornell Medical College, 240 E 59 St, NY, NY 10022, USA.
  • Carla Dias
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, Weill Cornell Medical College, 240 E 59 St, NY, NY 10022, USA.
  • Jack Briano
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, Weill Cornell Medical College, 240 E 59 St, NY, NY 10022, USA.
  • Anaïs Rameau
    Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, U.S.A.

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