Know Your Swallow
Swallow and Dysphagia The ability to pass a solid, liquid, gaseous, or mixed-texture bolus from the mouth to the stomach is known as swallowing. Swallowing is a complex act that requires the involvement of central nervous system. This process will be carried out in four phases: Oral transit, oral preparatory, pharyngeal, and oesophagal phases. Dysphagia […]
Dysphagia – A difficult diagnosis to swallow!
Swallowing difficulties impact normal life drastically not only for the patient but even their care givers. It often leads to malnutrition, dehydration and recurrent chest infections. Mortality rates are also significantly high among these patients. Sometimes, patients have recurrent hospital admission and prolonged hospitals stays leading to repeated courses of antibiotics and dependence on feeding […]