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Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing), Dysphagia is the medical word for difficulty swallowing. People with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain solid fo...
Children with Respiratory Difficulties, Dysphagia: swallowing problems (with or without aspiration). Breathlessness with light headedness and peripheral tingling: dysfunctional br...
You may also need therapy to help with any swallowing difficulties that might have caused the aspiration in the first place. If the aspiration pneumonia develops at home and your symptoms ...
Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing. It is usually associated either with pharyngeal or oesophageal disease [ 1 ] . , Swallowing difficulty Dysphagia Paterson b...
Poor mobility, nil by mouth status, increasing age, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), male gender and increasing number of medications [ 3 ] . Swallowing disorders: oesophageal...
There is some evidence that, whilst endoscopic surgery is safer for the elderly and frail, there may be a higher rate of recurrence and the conversion to an open procedure may be required if there are...
Breathing Difficulties in Children, Children can sometimes also have more serious breathing difficulties that need urgent treatment. Many breathing difficulties are caused...
Breathlessness and Difficulty Breathing (Dyspnoea), Breathlessness is also called shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing. People with breathlessness might describe it as: ...
Voiding Difficulties, Voiding difficulties causing discomfort on urination, or retention (chronic or acute), are the reflection of an imbalance between bladder contraction and urethr...
Stiff or rigid limbs and slower movements (bradykinesia). Difficulty swallowing. Slurred speech. Slow eye movements. In severe chorea, you can develop uncontrollable m...
Muscle weakness or pain. Swallowing difficulties. Breathlessness. Mouth ulcers. Previous work with vibrating tools.
Early feeding/chewing and swallowing difficulties. Seizures. Spasticity. Gastro-oesophageal reflux. Hearing impairments.
They also work with people who have eating, drinking, chewing and swallowing difficulties. [ 1 ] They work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have close links with teachers, doctors...
Aspiration pneumonia usually happens in frail, elderly people, people who are drowsy or unconscious, or people who have conditions which cause swallowing difficulties. Is pneumonia contagi...
Rarely, these patients experience swallowing difficulties, respiratory obstruction and even sudden death [ 6 ] . Post-traumatic lipomas Lipomas have been reported that have developed f...
The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by other abnormalities, including disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication and behaviour, and also associated with ot...
This includes short-term problems, such as loss of energy and more longer-term issues, including cognitive dysfunction. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Risk factors for developing adverse consequences Lon...
Speech or swallowing difficulty. Vertigo/deafness/tinnitus. Weakness of trapezius/neck muscles. Tongue deviation or atrophy.
Speech and language therapy referral for swallowing difficulties or communication difficulties. Considering the needs of the family and carers - provide regular respite, referral ...
Feeding and growth Feeding and swallowing difficulties are common in infancy because of poor co-ordination of the pharyngeal muscles, the tongue and the oesophageal muscles.