{"id":676,"date":"2022-07-27T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T23:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/?page_id=676"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:21:42","slug":"dysphagia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/dysphagia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dysphagia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"676\" class=\"elementor elementor-676\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93b84e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e93b84e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fde9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76fde9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dysphagia\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ac51f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ac51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>When you have difficulty with swallowing food, liquid and\/or saliva.<\/p><p>There are many causes and it may be <b><em>temporary<\/em> <\/b>or <em><b>permanent<\/b><\/em>:<\/p><ul><li>Neurological (stroke, brain injury, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, dementia, and others)<\/li><li>Respiratory (COPD, pneumonia, etc.)<\/li><li>Cancer (in the head and\/or neck, chemo medication, etc.)<\/li><li>Gastrointestinal (reflux disease, GERD, blockage, etc.)<\/li><li>Acute infections<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8993c0c animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Oral<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58886a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58886a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Difficulty in the <b>mouth<\/b><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84705d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84705d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May not chew food well.<br \/>Tongue not moving well to manage food or drinks.<br \/>Soft palate lets food go down the throat too easily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1085a 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--e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-92fc910 );\">We evaluate and treat according to the type of dysphagia, symptoms, reason for the difficulty, cognitive skills, and other factors. This may include exercises and manoeuvres, compensatory training and modification of diet.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f050f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f050f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-dbeb552 );\">\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>Dysphagia may lead to serious medical conditions.<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Malnutrition and\/or dehydration<\/li><li>Weight loss and\/or poor appetite<\/li><li>Aspiration pneumonia<\/li><li>Choking and\/or death<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>[With permission from MedSLP]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dysphagia When you have difficulty with swallowing food, liquid and\/or saliva. There are many causes and it may be temporary or permanent: Neurological (stroke, brain injury, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, dementia, and others) Respiratory (COPD, pneumonia, etc.) Cancer (in the head and\/or neck, chemo medication, etc.) Gastrointestinal (reflux disease, GERD, blockage, etc.) Acute infections Types of dysphagia: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Dysphagia | The Speech Therapist | Aniki Heydenrych","_seopress_titles_desc":"Dysphagia When you have difficulty with swallowing food, liquid and\/or saliva.There are many causes and it may be temporary or permanent:","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":959,"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676\/revisions\/959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}