Laryngeal electromyography has proved useful for the evaluation of neurologic disorders of the larynx. The techniques for this procedure are also well suited to investigate disorders of the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. The responses from the thyroarytenoid muscles, the cricothyroid muscles, and the cricopharyngeus muscle can offer information to aid in the diagnosis, prognosis, and in some cases, treatment of dysphagia. A general review of electromyographic responses with sample tracings from the larynx are included in this article.