Every year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke—and more than half of survivors develop swallowing difficulties. Left untreated, this serious medical condition called dysphagia can cause ...

Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a disorder that can be a symptom of many neurological health conditions, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Dysphagia is a common issue in people with advanced ...

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 ...

Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. It is more common in older people, but may also be present in people with certain conditions like: To complete these exercises, people often ...

Dysphagia is, more simply, a medical term for “difficulty swallowing.” It can occur when the muscles of the esophagus are weakened, too loose, too tight, or one’s diaphragm is atrophied. It can also ...

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 ...

Such cases of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are rare, but they can be treated with the typical therapies for EoE. Dysphagia is a common symptom of the inflammatory condition eosinophilic esophagitis ...

Our dysphagia treatment program is designed to restore skills when possible, to determine and train effective compensatory strategies if function cannot be restored and to adapt the environment and ...