This study is testing a tongue exercise program for people living with ALS to see if it can help support speech and swallowing. All participants will receive the treatment, and researchers will measure changes over time by comparing each person's results to their own earlier results. People who join the study will have two in-person visits, one virtual visit, and four weekly telehealth sessions with a speech-language pathologist. During these sessions, participants will practice tongue resistance exercises, complete speech and swallowing tasks, and answer surveys about their experience. They will also use a small device at home to measure tongue strength and swallowing. The exercise program involves pressing the tongue against a device several times a day, five days per week, for five weeks. Researchers want to learn if this program is safe, practical, and helpful for people with ALS.
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Maximum Anterior Isometric Lingual Pressure Measured Using the TongueMeter Device
Timeframe: Participant will start using the tongue meter from day of enrollment. Baseline 1 : MAIP collected , Baseline 2: 5 weeks after baseline , then MAIP calculated at home , intensity of exercise set at 60% MAIP, 5 weeks of exercise at 60% MAIP
Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study
Timeframe: Baseline, Visit 1 (week 1), and Final Visit (week 10)swallowing safety/efficiency via DIGEST and PAS scores