What is dysfagia? What are the causes of dysphagia? How is diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Dysphagia
Dysphagia is called
the disease in which people experience difficulty or pain
Glotania. Sometimes patients are completely unable to swallow food or
liquid. As dysphagia causes difficulty meal and water, it is
often leads to insufficient flow of calories and
Violation of the energy balance.
Dysphagia occurs when
There are disorders at any stage of the act of swallowing. Weak muscles
Language or cheeks may also cause illness. To dysphagia can
give the habit of swallowing food big slices. Other reasons
Diseases may be neurological disorders, such as
No stimulus of swallowing reflex.
Dysphagia is serious
disease. It leads to insufficient food intake,
reduce normal weight, deterioration of health and decrease
Quality of life. Dysphagia leads to defending food. Hanging
in the respiratory tract, causes cough, and can also cause
Bacterial infection, including pneumonia.
Violation of the swallowing process can be involved in the development
diverticulov esophagus that can develop with muscle weakness
Walls. The diverticulus is an extension of the esophagus forming a pocket where
Can get food.
What are the causes of dysphagia
Dysphagia may cause
various states causing attenuation or muscle damage and
nerves participating in the act of swallowing. For example, people with diseases
nervous system, such as cerebral paralysis or illness
Parkinson, often faced swallowing problems. Besides,
Stroke, head injuries or neck, tumors can affect coordination
act of swallowing or taste.
Some infectious diseases may cause esophagus.
Sometimes swallowing is a congenital anomaly. To such
Defects belong «cleft palate» - The unexpection of the sky of the upper jaw.
Diagnosis and treatment of dysfagia
To identify the causes of the dysfagia caused medical
Inspection, including the oral cavity. Can be applied
Instrumental research methods such as X-ray diagnostics,
Endoscopy, ultrasound. For diagnosis may be needed
Consultations of Otolaryngologist, Therapist, Surgeon, Neuropathologist.
The treatment of dysphagia depends on its type. After diagnosis
A decision on drug or surgical treatment is made.
Treatment may include exercises to strengthen weak facial
muscles or improve their coordination. Also to treatment may relate
Training of the patient to eat in a special way and dietary recommendations.
