A patient recently told me they've been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this? Swallowing is a pretty complex body function. It starts in the oral phase, when food is moistened ...

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 ...

Dysphagia, a severe comorbidity of many neurological diseases, often lacks targeted therapies. This critical review assessed ...

A six-food elimination diet significantly improves symptoms in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American ...

The American Stroke Association (ASA) has formally recognised pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) as an important tool for post-stroke dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) treatment. In ASA’s 2026 ...

Chronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty swallowing, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a common problem among patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The ability to swallow is important to patients' oral and physical health, especially ...

A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

Treatment with an antidepressant may improve recovery from dysphagia after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Results of a prospective, cohort study showed patients with AIS who were prescribed an ...