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Objective To observe the effect of oral massage combined with trial feeding on dysphagia in neonates with hypoxic- ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Methods We enrolled 30 hospitalized newborns who were diagnosed moderate to severe HIE with dysphagia in the NICU of our hospital from January 2016 to December 2017. According to the random number table method, these newborns was divided into control group and study group. Oral massage combined with trial feeding were given in the study group, nasogastric feeding in the control group and family participatory care and the treatment of nutritional neurodrugs were also given in two groups. To campare the oral milk remnant, feeding time and sucking action after the flow of milk and swallowing, oral feeding time, gastric tube indwelling time and length of stay in two groups. Results After 5 days intervention, the clinical manifestations of dysphagia in two groups were compared, and there were 6 cases, (8.50 ± 1.05)ml, (36.40 ± 2.87)min and 10 cases of oral milk remnant, feeding time and sucking action after the flow of milk and swallowing respectively in the study group, and 15 cases were 15 cases, (10.80 ± 0.39 )ml, (42.29 ± 1.60) min, 3 cases in the control group, respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=12.86, t=7.52, 6.93, χ2=6.66, P<0.05). The oral feeding time, gastric tube indwelling time and hospitalization time of the study group were (15.60±1.35) d, (11.73±1.39) d, and (21.47±2.03)d, and the control group were (17.00±0.65) d , (14.13±0.99) d, (23.27 ± 1.16) d, respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=3.61, 5.45, 2.98, P<0.05). Conclusions For children with dysphagia, oral massage and combined feeding before each feeding can promote the improvement of oral motor nerves in children, and improve feeding effect, and promote rehabilitation of children.