Swallowing Specialists of Central GA, LLC offers a comprehensive program for diagnosis and treatment of people who have mild to complex swallowing problems, known as dysphagia.
Serious complications can include choking, malnutrition, lung infections and pneumonia. Approximately 10 million people in the U. Dysphagia dis-FAY-juh is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. Swallowing problems can happen in your mouth, throat, or esophagus tube from your throat to your stomach. Dysphagia can be related to difficulty moving and coordinating your muscles as well as sensation, or the ability to feel where food is in your mouth and throat. Swallowing problems can cause dehydration, malnutrition, weight loss, and pneumonia.
Some people have dysphagia for a short time because of sudden weakness from a flare up of an unrelated problem, such as the flu or kidney disease. Others may have more long-term swallowing problems. Because many conditions cause swallowing problems, it is hard to tell how many people are affected. It is thought that one in 25 adults experience a swallowing problem every year Bhattacharyya, If you have been recently diagnosed with Head, Neck or Oral Cancer HNC pre-habilitation is strongly encouraged to help you maintain your ability to swallow liquids, foods, and medications.
If you have been treated in the past for HNC and have developed swallowing or speech issues interventions are still available for you.
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We offer a variety of interventions to assist with maintaining or regaining swallowing and communicational status before, during and after medical interventions for HNC. Medical treatments for head and neck cancer can cause certain side effects that may affect a patient's speech, eating techniques, swallowing and mouth function. These cancer treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, which could present the following side effects:. Erythema and ulcerations during radiation treatment.
