{"id":366,"date":"2021-05-27T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedent.fm1.dev\/providing-comprehensive-ear-nose-throat-care\/trouble-swallowing-dysphagia\/"},"modified":"2021-12-06T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T22:19:00","slug":"trouble-swallowing-dysphagia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/ent\/trouble-swallowing-dysphagia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble Swallowing (Dysphagia)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Dysphagia is the medical term for trouble swallowing. Sufferers are sometimes unaware of their problem. Some signs and symptoms of dysphagia include difficulty starting a swallow, difficulty controlling food or saliva in the mouth, coughing, choking, unexplained weight loss, gurgly or wet voice after swallowing or the sensation that food is becoming stuck or held up before it passes into the stomach or is regurgitated. Untreated dysphagia may develop into aphagia in which one refuses to swallow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A common cause of dysphagia is spasm of the esophageal sphincters due to gastroesophageal reflux. Tumors and strictures of the esophagus can also cause swallowing problems. If dysphagia is severe enough, aspiration into the airway can occur causing aspiration pneumonia which can be life threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n