Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research ...

Although dysphagia can affect people of all ages, you're correct that it's seen more often in older adults. This is commonly due to age-related changes in the body, such as loss of muscle tone, mass ...

Education Resources Inc. is partnering with hospitals to bring a new course on adult dysphagia to New Jersey and Indianapolis. MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a prevalent and multifaceted syndrome among older adults, characterised by difficulties in initiating and coordinating the swallow. Such impairments can lead to serious ...

The Case: A 70-year-old man came to the emergency department with a complaint of dysphagia of acute onset. ... An adult patient with new-onset dysphagia. Kieran McIntyre, Simon McVaugh-Smock, Ophyr ...

The most common cause of adult neurogenic dysphagia, however, is stroke (Kirshner, 1989). Dysphagia and neurological damage Traditionally, it has been taught that because the brain-stem swallowing ...

Difficulty swallowing is a common problem in older adults. Nerve or muscle problems are often the cause, but the condition can also stem from various health conditions. It can significantly affect ...

Castejón-Hernández S et al (2021) Association between anticholinergic burden and oropharyngeal dysphagia among hospitalized older adults. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research; 33: 7, 1981-1985.

IDR has been successfully applied to a small cohort of adult patients with neurogenic dysphagia (Malandraki et al. 2016) and a larger research study is now under way. The aims of our current IDR study ...

Dear Doctor: Why do the elderly often have a hard time swallowing, and sometimes experience a feeling that food is stuck in their throats? I heard there's a procedure to ...

Sarcopenic dysphagia is an emerging clinical syndrome that reflects the confluence of two interrelated conditions prevalent in older adults: sarcopenia, the age-associated loss of muscle mass and ...

Dear Doctor: Why do the elderly often have a hard time swallowing, and sometimes experience a feeling that food is stuck in their throats? I heard there’s a procedure to stretch the throat. Does ...