More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

Speech and language pathologists are able to study how a person swallows. This is particularly important in the case of those recovering from a stroke.The modified barium swallow test sees a small ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — Swallowing is a complex process. Using roughly 30 pairs of muscles working in perfect coordination, a person will swallow around 600 times each day, often without noticing. Yet ...

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 ...

A hot dog nearly killed Joan Jacobson. When she stopped for a lunch break while shopping, a chunk of hot dog lodged in her throat and she began choking. An off-duty police officer came to her rescue ...

Most of us eat and swallow without thinking about what is happening, but swallowing actually is a very complicated process involving the brain, nerves, various muscles, two valves and the esophagus.

Jerilyn “Jeri” Logemann, a professor in Northwestern University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders who also taught in NU’s Feinberg School of Medicine, was recognized internationally ...

Varibar Nectar — with target viscosity 300 CPS — comes in an apple flavor for improved patient compliance and is designed to provide the least coating properties necessary to visualize the swallowing ...

Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing can either develop suddenly over a short duration (acute) or may persist over a long period of time (chronic) A complete or a partial break in the continuity of ...