The ASA now recognises pharyngeal electrical stimulation’s benefit in treating patients who experience difficulty swallowing ...

Phagenesis, a commercial-stage company with a first-of-its-kind neuromodulation system to treat patients experiencing difficulty swallowing post-stroke, welcomed the 2026 Guideline for the Early ...

Swallowing is a complex function that is often taken for granted. As individuals age, physiologic changes can contribute to increased difficulty in swallowing. 1 Healthy older adults as well as those ...

Suddenly being unable to swallow is scary, to say the least. “When dysphagia — trouble swallowing — strikes, I can feel my adrenal glands kick in, my eyes widen, and a feeling of genuine panic for my ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is the inability to swallow food or drink. The condition can also cause breathing difficulties, choking, and drooling. Oropharyngeal dysphagia can occur due to various ...

Respiratory patterns and sEMG may indicate dysphagia in patients with myasthenia gravis. Dysphagia affects about 70% of patients with myasthenia gravis and can lead to myasthenic crisis, necessitating ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

Taking a careful history is vital for the evaluation of dysphagia. The history will yield the likely underlying pathophysiologic process and anatomic site of the problem in most patients, and is ...

Dear Doctor: Why do the elderly often have a hard time swallowing, and sometimes experience a feeling that food is stuck in their throats? I heard there’s a procedure to stretch the throat. Does it ...

Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing. The condition makes it difficult for people to pass solid or liquid food from the mouth to the stomach. Image Credit: Naeblys / ...

The 4 stages of dysphagia range from mild to severe, but no single, universally accepted scale exists. Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing. It occurs when there is a disruption in one or more ...