What is Dysphagia?
Dysphagia describes any form of swallowing difficulties like choking on food or beverages, coughing after or during swallowing and problems with moving food in the mouth. The impact and prevalence of dysphagia are often underestimated. It affects people with a range of conditions, of all ages and often occurs as comorbidity in older adults.
Are you or your loved one suffering from symptoms like:
- Choking on food or beverages?
- Coughing after or during swallowing?
- Coughing or vomiting food up?
- Having a soft and weak voice?
- Aspirating (getting food or liquid into the lungs)?
- Drooling (excessive salivation)?
- Chewing difficulty?
- Problems with moving food to the back of the mouth?
- Food sticking in the throat?
These might be symptoms from swallowing problems, also known as “Dysphagia”.