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  2. Oropharyngeal dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Oropharyngeal dysphagia; Other names: Transfer dysphagia: The digestive tract, with the esophagus marked in red: Specialty: Gastroenterology, ENT surgery: Symptoms: Hesitation or inability to initiate swallowing, food sticking in the throat, nasal regurgitation, difficulty swallowing solids, frequent repetitive swallows. frequent throat clearing, hoarse voice, cough, weight loss, and recurrent ...

  3. Dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    The role of the members of the multidisciplinary team will differ depending on the type of swallowing disorder present. For example, the swallowing therapist will be directly involved in the treatment of a patient with oropharyngeal dysphagia, while a gastroenterologist will be directly involved in the treatment of an esophageal disorder.

  4. Having trouble swallowing? Dysphagia's causes, the problems ...

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    Difficulty or pain with swallowing is called dysphagia, and it affects up to 15% or more of the population at some point in their lives. Difficulty or pain with swallowing is called dysphagia, and ...

  5. Esophageal dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Dysphagia to liquids, in particular, is a characteristic of achalasia. Other symptoms of achalasia include regurgitation, night coughing, chest pain, weight loss, and heartburn. The combination of achalasia, adrenal insufficiency, and alacrima (lack of tear production) in children is known as the triple-A (Allgrove) syndrome .

  6. Laryngopharyngeal reflux - Wikipedia

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    Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) is the retrograde flow of gastric contents into the larynx, oropharynx and/or the nasopharynx. [4] [5] LPR causes respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheezing [6] and is often associated with head and neck complaints such as dysphonia, globus pharyngis, and dysphagia. [7]

  7. Thickened fluids - Wikipedia

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    Thickened fluids and thickened drinks are often used for people with dysphagia, a disorder of swallowing function. [1] The thicker consistency makes it less likely that individuals will aspirate while they are drinking. Individuals with difficulty swallowing may find that liquids cause coughing, spluttering, or even aspiration, and that ...

  8. Pulmonary aspiration - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as oropharyngeal dysphagia and can be a result of structural abnormalities (strictures, stenosis, mediastinal and neck masses, etc.), connective tissue diseases, neuropathy, or other central nervous system-related disorders (stroke, head injury, ALS, Guillain-Barre, etc.). [5]

  9. 'Top Chef' alum Shirley Chung shares positive health update ...

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    Oral tongue cancer is a cancer that happens in the front two-thirds of the tongue, while oropharyngeal tongue cancer forms at the base of the tongue in the back portion of the mouth and can extend ...