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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Mean percentage scores (and 95 % confidence intervals) for nasal valsalva versus trumpet manoeuvre for the three consultants, respectively, were as follows : right pyriform fossa : 77 (68, 87) versus 80 (71, 91), 61 (55, 66) versus 60 (54, 66), 46 (38, 54) versus 45 (37, 54) ; left pyriform fossa : 76 (65, 87) versus 80 (69, 91), 59 (53, 64) versus 55 (49, 61), 42 (35, 49) versus 42 (35, 50) ; post-cricoid : 55 (44, 67) versus 59 (47, 71), 53 (46, 60) versus 53 (46, 60), 32 (25, 39) versus 32 (25, 39) ; upper oesophageal sphincter : 11 (1, 21) versus 21 (11, 31), 15 (9, 21) versus 20 (14, 26), 4 (0, 8) versus 7 (3, 11).