PPT-Dysphagia Dysphagia = difficult swallowing

During a meal have you ever noticed someone Coughing Choking Gurgling Clearing their throat Chewing slower than normal Reporting chest pain Regurgitating their food These are all signs and symptoms of dysphagia. Dysphagia What is d ysphagia ? Dysphagia problems swallowing. You may not be able to swallow at all or you may have problems swallowing certain food s , liquids, pills and/or your saliva. Swa l Dysphagia and Quality of Life. Jocelen. . Gudgeon, M.A. CCC-SLP. Speech-Language Pathologist.  . Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery . University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics . Dysphagia and Quality of Life. Dietary Managers Association . Thursday February 4, 2016. . . Presented by : Jeanine O’Toole RD . . ( Corporate Dietitian Brandywine Senior Living). What is Dysphagia?. It is defined as a difficulty or discomfort in swallowing.. An Overview. Adults and Pediatric Population. Nadita. . Maharaj. , . Certified S&LP, . Director and CEO of Talk the Walk Speech & Language Therapy . Services.. Sirlon. George. , . MS, S&LP and . Margaret Mills. SLP Graduate Student. Wayne State University. The Normal Swallow. A highly integrated and complex set of behaviors. Usually divided into three phases:. Oral phase. Preparation (mastication). Office of . N. ational Statistics, 2015 . Ageing Population in the uk. In 1948, 45% of the population died before the age of 65 years. . Today the life expectance for females is 86 years and 84 years for males. Christine Davis . Saskatoon Public Schools. What is Dysphagia?. intro video. What is dysphagia?. Dysphagia is a . greek. word meaning disordered eating. Dysphagia can be a serious threat to one’s health because of increased risk of aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, weight loss and airway obstruction. STROKE. Anyone can have a stroke. Stroke occurs approximately 152,000 times a year in the UK . One in four strokes are fatal within a year . Stroke is the fourth single largest cause of death in the UK. Dysphagia. . Difficulty in swallowing which may affect any part of swallowing pathway from the mouth to the stomach. Physiology of swallowing. Oral phase. Preparation of bolus. Pharyngeal phase. Closure of the . 1 2 Table of Contents Content Page # D ysphagia Overview…..………………………………..3 Causes of D ysphagia…………………………………….4 Evalua NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTERJAPAN(WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE)July, 2015DYSPHAGIA REHABILITATION MANUALMASAMI AKAI Note : This manual is published by National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Dis Eastern Journal of Medicine 17 (2012) 188-193 Review Article For safe swallowing to occur, oral motor function, swallowing, and respiration must be precisely controlled and coordi Speech-Language Pathologists Can Help . Identifying and Treating Dysphagia Dysphagia is often caused by damage to the brain or muscles of the head, neck and mouth. These structures are also important Dysphagia is the inability to safely transfer food and liquid from the oral cavity to the oesophagus (. Macht. 2011). . Occurrence in the ICU:. from 3% to 62% of those patients who have been intubated (.