Signs And Symptoms That Lead To Dysphagia Evaluation In Adults

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By Melissa Baker


It is in rare cases that an ailment is discovered before advancing to complex stages and this is the main cause as to my many diseases become untreatable as they have already advanced to very dangerous stages. In this matter then it is advisable that one does early evaluation on health. In adults, Dysphagia Evaluation plays a very vital role in helping to discover some of the life-threatening ailments.

At one point in our lives, we have all somehow experienced trouble when swallowing but this should not be confused with dysphagia. Dysphagia is the uncomfortable feeling one gets when swallowing food and liquid and can be accompanied by pain causing more time to be taken for food to reach the stomach from the mouth.

Dysphagia is a condition that can attack anyone at any particular age but it is a condition most common in older adults. It has different causes as to why it develops and can attack different systems of the swallowing process. At times a root cause of disorder cannot be established but there are different categories of disorder that attack different parts.

One can also have the feeling that food is being stuck in your throat or behind your sternum. In such a case, a feeling of sharp stings can be felt especially if the meal taken was of a coarse nature. It is not also uncommon to feel like the food is stuck in your chest making it feel like you are having some trouble breathing and episodes of running out of breath.

Due to the inability of the food to reach the belly well, regurgitation will occur. This is the involuntary coming back of food from the stomach back to the throat and even in the mouth. It happens without having vomiting induced and due to the belly acids coming back up and soaring the throats then wounds can form on the walls of the oesophagus.

There is also the Oropharyngeal disorder whereby an occurrence of a certain condition weakens your muscles over time making it hard for food to reach your stomach without difficulties and one can even begin to choke as they swallow. A common cause for this is neurological disorders such as Parkinsons disease-altering with swallowing.

Another common system is that one can often start drooling without even realizing it and this means that one is having trouble swallowing saliva and hence the excess amounts are being let out by drooling. This is then followed by poor oral management hence speech can become slurred. As a result, one will have a wet gurgle filled speech that will be beyond their control.

These symptoms may appear in extreme in some cases and moderately in some cases. However, one symptom is not enough to self-diagnose with dysphagia as it could be just simply a digestion discomfort or a stomach upset. But if one feels it is advancing to something else then it is advisable to visit your doctor and have a full medical diagnostic done professionally.




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