Swallowing Disorders

Dysphagia is a feeding / swallowing disorder that occurs in the mouth, pharynx, larynx and/or esophagus, indicating a delay and/or disorder in the development of eating/drinking skills. This includes difficulty with ingestion of food and liquid, saliva management, and taking oral medications.

Swallowing Disorders

What are the symptoms of a  Swallowing Disorder?

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Food sticking in their throat

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Having to change what type of foods or liquids are eaten

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Coughing or choking with meals

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Coughing with reflux

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Difficulty with chewing or initiating swallow

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Difficulty with management of own oral secretions

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Extra effort to eat, chew or taking a long time to eat a meal

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Feeling of food being stuck in esophagus

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Food or liquids leaking out of mouth

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Gurgly vocal quality after swallowing

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Having to cut food into smaller pieces or avoiding certain foods because of trouble swallowing

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Less enjoyment in eating

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Voice changes (hoarseness)

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Holding food in mouth or finding food in mouth long after a meal is complete

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Unexplained weight loss

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Pneumonia

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Recurring pneumonia

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Chest congestion

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Shortness of breath during or after meals

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Fatigue during meals

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Pain while swallowing

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Reflux of food or liquids back up into mouth or back of throat

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Recurrent heart burn